1956_Round_Australia_Trial_(Mobilgas)
The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the fifth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 4 and 19 August 1956. The event covered 13,680 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Lance Perkins, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Quick Facts 1956 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial, Host country ...
| 1956 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Host country |  Australia | ||
| Rally base | Sydney | ||
| Dates run | 4 – 19 August 1956 | ||
| Stages | 17 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 13,680 km (8,500 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 83 at start, 27 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins | ||
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More information Pos, No ...
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | E.B. Perkins |
Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 48 |
| 2 | 11 | Country Holden Dealers |
Jack Masling Ken Miller Harry Cape |
Holden FE | 62 |
| 3 | 14 | R.L. Foreman |
Bob Foreman Geoff Easton |
Volkswagen 1200 | 80 |
| 4 | 85 | A.A. Griffiths |
Arthur Griffiths Maxwell Galt |
Volkswagen 1200 | 101 |
| 5 | 21 | G.N. Horner |
George Horner Bill Price Alwyn Kurtz |
Ford 1956 Customline | 216 |
| 6 | 27 | J.R. Hall |
John Hall James Alward |
Volkswagen 1200 | 225 |
| 7 | 68 | Regal Motors |
Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 241 |
| 8 | 38 | Mrs M.B. Blakeway |
Maude Blakeway Norman Bolton William Hubbard |
Ford 1955 Customline | 243 |
| 9 | 59 | J.K. Gamble |
Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble Geoff Ackerman |
Volkswagen 1200 | 249 |
| 10 | 63 | P.J. Sullivan |
Patrick O'Sullivan Les Innes |
Volkswagen 1200 | 253 |
| 11 | 88 | A.H. Smith |
Arthur Smith Archer Smith |
Volkswagen 1200 | 305 |
| 12 | 36 | Ron Leech |
Ron Leech Valerie Leech Leslie Lee |
Holden FJ | 320 |
| 13 | 57 | Parkers |
Arthur Packer Bill Parker John Parker |
Holden FE | 348 |
| 14 | 89 | Greg Cusack |
Greg Cusack Leigh Moore |
Volkswagen 1200 | 385 |
| 15 | 47 | Doug Whiteford |
Doug Whiteford Jim Hawker |
Peugeot 403 | 388 |
| 16 | 89 |  Alma Braddock |
Alma Braddock Gerald McMillan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 846 |
| 17 | 49 | Jack Vaughan |
Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet |
Volkswagen 1200 | 984 |
| 18 | 4 | D.M. Calvert |
Dave Calvert Arthur Smith |
Bristol 401 | 1,096 |
| 19 | 35 | N.L. Crowfoot |
Norman Crowfoot Clarrie Newey |
Simca Aronde | 1,219 |
| 20 | 82 | D.K. Hose |
David Hose H. Symons James Gainger |
Austin A70 | 1,545 |
| 21 | 51 | Austin Distributors Pty Ltd |
Jeff Brotherton Patrick Case Geoff Smith |
Austin A90 | 1,724 |
| 22 | 90 | L.J. Spies |
Leo Spies Michael Pines Leslie Lee |
Holden FJ | 1,977 |
| 23 | 94 | Major Warwick |
Major Warwick Allan Zimmerer |
Škoda 440 | 2,235 |
| 24 | 72 | J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd |
John Fagan Ken Limbrick Bill Ellis |
DeSoto 1955 Firedome | 2,388 |
| 25 | 3 | Jack Hay |
Jack Hay Jack Gore |
Standard Vanguard Phase I | 2,392 |
| 26 | 74 | Reg Lenaghan |
Reg Lenaghan Len Lenaghan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 2,438 |
| 27 | 23 | Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd |
Val Richardson Max Kirwan |
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 2,717 |
| Source:[1][2][3][4] | |||||
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- Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86
- "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.
- "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.
- Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196