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 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 | ![]() ![]() |
Results
editPos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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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 |
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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