1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

1957 Round Australia Trial
*Mobilgas Rally*
1957 Round Australia Trial; Mobilgas Rally
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Host country	Australia
Rally base	Melbourne
Dates run	21 August – 8 September 1957
Stages	35
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	14,480 km (9,000 miles)
Statistics
Crews	86 at start, 52 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Laurie Whitehead ; Kevin Young

The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

Results edit

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	76	Laurie Whitehead	Laurie Whitehead Kevin Young	Volkswagen 1200	13
2	23	S.J. Vaughan	Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet	Volkswagen 1200	28
3	18	J.R. Hall	John Hall Colin Wilkinson	Volkswagen 1200	36
4	10	E.B. Perkins	Eddie Perkins Les Perkins	Volkswagen 1200	65
5	50	R.L. Foreman	Bob Foreman John McDougall	Volkswagen 1200	77
6	52	Greg Cusack	Greg Cusack Pat Lawless	Volkswagen 1200	90
7	43	Mrs Geordie Anderson	Geordie Anderson Bill Pitt J. Abercrombie	Jaguar Mark VIII	172
8	97	A.J. Thiel	Ard Thiel Mick Kimpton	Standard Vanguard Phase III	187
9	8	A.D. Hughes	Doug Hughes Ken Limbrick Ken Harper	Standard Vanguard Phase III	199
10	102	Team Fiebig and Holness	Lance Fiebig Brian Holness	Holden FE	209
11	64	Team Darby and Ruston	Phillip Darby John Ruston	Volkswagen 1200	215
12	12	Coles Stores Australia	Dave Anderson Laurie McAlister Jack Kelley	Holden FE	223
13	62	Doug Whiteford	Doug Whiteford Harry Russell	Peugeot 403	227
14	72	Portland's Leading Traders	Geoff Ackerman Roy Petrie	Volkswagen 1200	231
15	35	S.G. McGlashan	Stan McGlashan Patrick O'Sullivan	Volkswagen 1200	240
16	1	Westco Motors	Ken Anderson M. McFadyen	Simca Aronde	263
17	60	Diamond and Roberts	Ron Diamond Downes Roberts Max McPherson	Holden FE	302
18	3	H.H. Gunn	Harvey Gunn Cyril Lyons	Holden FE	322
19	98	H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited	Don Elliot Mick Watt	Morris Minor 1000	328
20	55	George Winton	George Winton Mal Eastmond	Volkswagen 1200	336
21	22	Alma and Gerald McMillan	Alma McMillan Gerald McMillan	Volkswagen 1200	383
22	77	Team Hay and Gault	Jack Hay Max Gault	Simca Aronde	394
23	58	Claude Ruwolt	Claude Ruwolt Louise Ruwolt	Peugeot 403	448
24	101	S.L. Archer	Terry Archer Don Dunoon	Volkswagen 1200	472
25	5	Team Lindner and Boles	William Lindner Levi Boles	Volkswagen 1200	492
26	73	H.R. Smith	Harry Smith Peter Staines	Volkswagen 1200	504
27	93	Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG	Tom Jackson David McKay	Porsche 356 A	539
28	26	Claridge Motors Limited	Fred Claridge Len Claridge Max Steer	Holden FE	561
29	41	Malcolm McPherson, Jr.	Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Robert Stevens	Volkswagen 1200	602
30	68	C.R. Turner	Claude Turner Bob Holden	Hillman Minx	618
31	44	Hasthorpe Brothers	George Hasthorpe J. Hasthorpe E. Pentland	Holden FE	685
32	16	Frank Bradshaw	Frank Bradshaw Geoff Fortune S. Armstrong	Holden FE	695
33	75	Keith Gamble	Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble	Volkswagen 1200	719
34	31	H.R. Krieg	Harry Krieg K. Moore Albert Calnan	Holden FE	792
35	48	Federal Woollen Mills Limited	Jim Keddie Arthur Smith Robert Riley	Ford 1954 Customline	865
36	79	Team Leech and Vincent	Ron Leech George Vincent	Holden FJ	924
37	32	Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd	Peter Anderson Terence Allen	Holden FE	960
38	63	H.L. Firth	Harry Firth Maurie Monk	Standard Vanguard Phase III	1,018
39	40	Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara	Keith Holden Alan Sharpley B. McNamara	Ford Zephyr Mark II	1,081
40	21	Bill Hurley	Jack Place Bill Hurley	Volkswagen 1200	1,140
41	7	Zupps Motors	Evan Thomas Garth Llewellyn Jack Phillpott	Volkswagen 1200	1,168
42	38	Brifield Service Station	Alan Jack R. Burns	Simca Aronde	1,183
43	37	L.E. Howes	Lawrence Howes James Davenport	Volkswagen 1200	1,190
44	53	K.E. Jones	Keith Jones N. Wise Max Duncan	Holden FE	1,204
45	30	G.N. Horner	George Horner Robert Mills	Ford 1956 Customline	1,290
46	67	Agence Alma	Jacques Leraux Phil Irving Andre Jacquet	Citroën DS 19	1,493
47	100	Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited	Kunio Kaminomura Lindsey Hedley Kojiro Kondo	Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe	1,515
48	17	Noel Dickson	Noel Dickson John Chapman	Ford Anglia	1,712
49	2	C.C. Scott	Cliff Scott Ron Jones John Slade Tom O'Brien	Ford 1950 Custom	1,902
50	81	Associated Industrial Designers	George Baird Mat Walton	Ford 1956 Customline	1,951
51	80	Bruce Wilkinson	Bruce Wilkinson Fred Townsing	Austin A70 Hampshire	2,595
52	88	Norma Harrison	Norma Harrison Audrey Millgate	Volkswagen 1200	3,943
Source:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.
^ "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.
^ "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.
^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200

[1] "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.

[2] "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.

[3] "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.

[4] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200

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