1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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.

1958 Round Australia Trial
Mobilgas Trial
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Melbourne
Dates run20 August – 7 September 1958
Stages31
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance16,250 km (10,100 miles)
Statistics
Crews67 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Eddie Perkins
Australia Arthur Smith

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 2   E.B. Perkins   Eddie Perkins
  Arthur Smith
Volkswagen 1200 11
2 48   Greg Cusack   Greg Cusack
  Pat Lawless
Volkswagen 1200 55
3 23   G.J. Coles and Company   Dave Anderson
  Laurie McAlister
Holden FE 58
4 68   S.G. McGlashan   Stan McGlashan
  W. Leabeater
Volkswagen 1200 68
5 53   H.R. Smith   Harry Smith
  David Orr
Volkswagen 1200 117
6 8   L.L. Fiebig   Lance Fiebig
  Jim Claridge
Holden FE 125
7 72   Regal Motors   Malcolm Brooks
  Frank Tate
Standard Vanguard Phase III 154
8 21   Team Firth and Young   Harry Firth
  Kevin Young
Volkswagen 1200 155
9 31   Leith Car Sales   Harvey Gunn
  Desmond Smith
Volkswagen 1200 158
10 3   Team Murray and Murison   Bill Murray
  Bill Murison
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 194
11 25   Team James, Williams and Calnan   Clarrie James
  Jack Williams
  Albert Calnan
Holden FE 394
12 71   Motokov   Ken Tubman
  David Berman
Škoda 440 429
13 69   Nalder's Garage   Wes Nalder
  Jack Nalder
Ford Zephyr Mark II 480
14 63   Elaine Lenaghan   Elaine Lenaghan
  Len Lenaghan
  Reg Lenaghan
Holden FE 520
15 41   J.N. Mather   Joseph Mather
  Ron Jones
  H. McKinnon
Volkswagen 1200 658
16 57   Parkers' Colac   Arthur Parker
  W. Stacey
  John Parker
Holden FC 695
17 29   Lorna and Keith Gamble   Keith Gamble
  Lorna Gamble
  John Hayward
Rover 90 786
18 59   R.J Holden   Bob Holden
  Matt Walton
Peugeot 403 794
19 62   O.G. Roberts   Tom Quill
  Sidney Chapman
  Owen Roberts
Holden FC 820
20 42   C.R. Turner Motors   Claude Turner
  Laurie Turner
Hillman Minx Mark II 904
21 58   John and Peter Perkins   John Perkins
  Peter Perkins
Peugeot 403 911
22 49   Team Cullen and Garard   Pat Cullen
  John Garard
Holden FE 939
23 60   Wally Eremin   Wally Eremin
  J. Alexander
Hillman Minx Mark II 1,012
24 37   Motokov   Vince Brown
  Norm Saville
Škoda 440 1,018
25 19   Nissan Motor Company   Yasuhara Nanba
  Bruce Wilkinson
  Kazuaki Okuyama
Datsun 1000 1,129
26 22   C.G. Chappell   Chester Chappell
  Rob Mills
Holden FE 1,157
27 65   H.E. and F.N. Pitts Motors   Frank Pitts
  Kevin Higgs
Hillman Minx Mark II 1,183
28 55   Victorian Police Motor Sports Club   Alan Sharpley
  Kevin O'Neill
  Jerry Merrett
Ford Zephyr Mark II 1,227
29 5   Aubrey Melrose   Aubrey Melrose
  John Cummins
Austin Westminster A90 1,255
30 54   Jack Murray   Jack 'Milko' Murray
  John Pomroy
  Bert Madden
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 1,295
31 44   Motokov   Major Warwick
  Max Watson
Škoda 440 1,486
32 36   Team Hose and Hillman   David Hose
  John Hillman
Morris Minor 1000 1,545
33 27   Leslie Young   Leslie Young
  Harry Harris
Morris Minor 1000 1,780
34 14   Nissan Motor Company   Yoshitane Oya
  Allan Gibbons
  Yonekichi Minawa
Datsun 1000 2,003
Source:[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 93-94 & 99
  2. ^ "Draw for Car Trial Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1958.
  3. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 204-206