1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
1958 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Sydney Melbourne | ||
Dates run | 20 August – 7 September 1958 | ||
Stages | 31 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 16,250 km (10,100 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 67 at start, 34 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
The 1958 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the ninth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 20 August and 7 September 1958. The event covered 16,250 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Arthur Smith, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Results
[edit]Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 11 |
2 | 48 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 55 |
3 | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 58 |
4 | 68 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 68 |
5 | 53 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 117 |
6 | 8 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 125 |
7 | 72 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 154 |
8 | 21 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 155 |
9 | 31 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 158 |
10 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 194 |
11 | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 394 |
12 | 71 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Škoda 440 | 429 |
13 | 69 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford Zephyr Mark II | 480 |
14 | 63 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 520 |
15 | 41 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Volkswagen 1200 | 658 |
16 | 57 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Holden FC | 695 |
17 | 29 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Rover 90 | 786 |
18 | 59 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Peugeot 403 | 794 |
19 | 62 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Holden FC | 820 |
20 | 42 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Hillman Minx Mark II | 904 |
21 | 58 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Peugeot 403 | 911 |
22 | 49 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 939 |
23 | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Hillman Minx Mark II | 1,012 |
24 | 37 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Škoda 440 | 1,018 |
25 | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Datsun 1000 | 1,129 |
26 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Holden FE | 1,157 |
27 | 65 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Hillman Minx Mark II | 1,183 |
28 | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ford Zephyr Mark II | 1,227 |
29 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Austin Westminster A90 | 1,255 |
30 | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,295 |
31 | 44 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Škoda 440 | 1,486 |
32 | 36 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Morris Minor 1000 | 1,545 |
33 | 27 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Morris Minor 1000 | 1,780 |
34 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Datsun 1000 | 2,003 |
Source:[1][2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 93-94 & 99
- ^ "Draw for Car Trial Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1958.
- ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 204-206