1953 Round Australia Trial

The 1953 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the inaugural running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 30 August and 13 September 1953. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Ken Tubman and John Marshall, driving a Peugeot 203.

1953 Round Australia Trial
Redex Trial
Next event 
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run30 August 13 September 1953
Stages15
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance10,460 km (6,500 miles)
Results
Overall winnerAustralia Ken Tubman
Australia John Marshall
Crews186 at start, 142 at finish

Results

Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 48 Australia Team Tubman and Marshall Australia Ken Tubman
Australia John Marshall
Peugeot 203 19
2 191 Australia John McGrath Motors Australia Ken Robinson
Australia Russell Lane
Australia Anthony Peck
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 20
3 160 Australia D.H. Antill Australia Peter Antill
Australia George Reed
Australia Max Winkless
Plymouth 1952 Concord 21
4 41 Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd Australia Lex Davison
Australia Peter Ward
Australia Otto Stone
Holden 48-215 22
5 64 Australia Lloyd Davies Australia Lloyd Davies
Australia Lisle Dunmore
Australia Jack Cherry
Holden 48-215 23
6 91 Australia E.A. Nelson Australia Eric Nelson
Australia Bill Burrows
Australia S. Baker
Standard Vanguard Phase II 23
7 51 Australia J.A. Masling Australia Jack Masling
Australia Leo Hennessy
Australia Don Baldry
Humber Super Snipe Mark II 25
8 115 Australia David McKay Australia David McKay
Australia Rex Marshall
Austin A40 Somerset 28
9 46 Australia John McGrath Motors Australia Tom Sulman
Australia John Hall
Australia Jock Morgan
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 30
10 57 Australia W.T. Nunn Australia Bill Nunn
Australia Leonard Voss
Australia Ron Smyth
Mercury 1939 Eight 30
11 145 Australia Footscray Motors Australia M. Gilbert
Australia Laurie Oxenford
Standard Vanguard Phase II 30
12 117 Australia Jack Jeffrey Australia Jack Jeffrey
Australia Neil Smyth
Peugeot 203 33
13 5 Australia A.L. Kipling Australia 'Possum' Kipling
Australia John Hughes
Holden 48-215 36
14 53 Australia J.P. Crouch Australia John Crouch
Australia John Dowling
Australia Jack Walker
Peugeot 203 37
15 28 Australia Neville Vale Australia Neville Vale
Australia Spencer Vale
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 42
16 13 Australia E.B. Perkins Australia Eddie Perkins
Australia Lance Perkins
Rover 75 46
17 52 Australia T.H. Farrell Australia Tom Farrell
Australia Frank Denlay
Australia John Jones
Ford 1952 Customline 50
18 122 Australia T.L. Quill Australia Tom Quill
Australia Frank Campbell
Ford Consul 61
19 85 Australia M.L. Arentz Australia Martin Arentz
Australia Norman Bond
Australia Ricky Smidt
Ford 1953 Customline 86
20 114 Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd Australia Charlie Dean
Australia John Joyce
Australia Lou Molina
Holden 48-215 88
21 93 Australia D.L. West Australia Des West
Australia Lindsay West
Holden 48-215 91
22 150 Australia D.B. Williams Australia Doug Williams
Australia Donald Bain
MG TD Midget 96
23 175 Australia Team Brenchley and Brown Australia Colin Brenchley
Australia Cliff Brown
Plymouth 1948 De Luxe 108
24 113 Australia F.W. Hecker Australia Sam Hecker
Australia Norm Hutchison
Australia Norwood Warry
Holden 48-215 121
25 158 Australia A.F. Johnson Australia Fred Johnson
Australia Ray Johnson
Chevrolet 1950 Deluxe 125
26 167 Australia Preston Motors Pty Ltd Australia Stan Jones
Australia Bill Patterson
Australia Ern Seeliger
Holden 48-215 126
27 143 Australia Orrmans Service Station Australia Kenneth Orrman
Australia Ian Mountain
Australia Robert Orrman
Peugeot 203 127
28 129 Australia E.J. Lefoe Australia John Lefoe
Australia Ellis Glover
Australia Haugh Featherston
Standard Vanguard Phase II 143
29 66 Australia M. & B. Distributors Australia Walter Luxton
Australia Frank Lobb
Mercedes-Benz 170S 146
30 21 Australia W.J. Locke Australia Jim Locke
Australia Laurie Haysom
Australia David Maclure
Holden 48-215 160
31 135 Australia Jack Saywell Australia Jack Saywell
Australia Dave Sullivan
Australia S. Fellows
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 163
32 184 Australia R.R. Noble Australia Ron Noble
Australia Unknown
Chevrolet 1937 Master 167
33 75 Australia M.S. Law Australia Martin Law
Australia Malcolm Robinson
Australia Pauline Barnes
Humber Super Snipe Mark III 170
34 9 Australia Larke Hoskins Australia Barry Gurdon
Australia Unknown
Austin A40 Devon 174
35 25 Australia W.A. Burns Australia William Burns
Australia Leonard Hubball
Australia Clive Odgers
Australia Norm Hord
Holden 48-215 188
36 121 Australia William Hayes Australia William Hayes
Australia Len Slade
Australia Ken Walker
Standard Vanguard Phase II 193
37 179 Australia Bill English Australia Bill English
Australia Ralph Newton
Austin A40 Devon 208
38 156 Australia Keith Jones Australia Keith Jones
Australia William Shipway
Riley 2.5 Litre 214
39 97 Australia J.E. Roberts Australia Don Roberts
Australia George Roberts
Standard Vanguard Phase II 217
40 112 Australia David Bowman Australia David Bowman
Australia C. Bowman
Australia Paddy Fergusson
Holden 48-215 226
41 82 Australia R.A. Gardiner Australia Rueb Gardiner
Australia Les Faulkner
Ford 1947 V8 233
42 63 Australia J.R. Seymour Australia Ron Seymour
Australia Norm Foley
Ford Consul 234
43 24 Australia W. Allen Australia W. Allen
Australia Clive Adams
Holden 48-215 236
44 116 Australia Reno Auto Sales Australia Reg Smith
Australia Fred Allen
Australia Harley Mehegan
Ford 1952 Customline 254
45 99 Australia H.R. Smith Australia Harry Smith
Australia Jim Clay
Peugeot 203 255
46 92 Australia A.E. Fraser Australia A. Fraser
Australia C. White
Australia L. Arden
Jaguar Mark VII 266
47 43 Australia Don Gorringe Australia Don Gorringe
Australia William Caldwell
Australia Trevor Gorringe
Jowett Javelin 289
48 165 Australia J.A. Bickett Australia John Bickett
Australia Sam Miller
Ford 1952 Customline 294
49 140 Australia Gibson Industries Australia 'Hoot' Gibson
Australia Les Ramsay
Australia Sid Gibson
Standard Vanguard Phase II 305
50 108 Australia C.W. Graham Australia Colin Graham
Australia MacGregor Graham
Australia Terry Gilbert
Peugeot 203 306
51 6 Australia D.A. McLachlan Australia Bill McLachlan
Australia Marie Higgs
Australia Malcolm McKay
Ford 1952 Customline 308
52 133 Australia W.K. Meier Australia William Meier
Australia Stan Jones
Austin A40 Devon 310
53 84 Australia A.G. Melrose Australia Aubrey Melrose
Australia Harry Murray
Australia John Van Lieven
Austin A40 Devon 311
54 80 Australia A.H. Gibson Australia Alex Gibson
Australia H. Howell
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 320
55 96 Australia C.A. Roberts Australia Chris Roberts
Australia Wallace Hair
Australia Guy Bristol
Ford Zephyr Six 322
56 7 Australia E.J. Brotherton Australia Jeff Brotherton
Australia Maurie Monk
Austin A30 331
57 181 AustraliaJ.A. Brabham Australia Jack Brabham
Australia Bill Armstrong
Australia Ron Tauranac
Holden 48-215 334
58 55 Australia C.J. Arthur Australia Cliff Arthur
Australia Edna Arthur
Australia Ron Campbell
Peugeot 203 337
59 22 Australia C.E. Dix Australia Cecil Dix
Australia Ronald Dix
Australia Alec Dealtry
Australia Keith Pederson
DeSoto 1947 Deluxe 346
60 166 Australia Lionel Ryan Australia Lionel Ryan
Australia Tom Day
Australia Edgar Ryan
Holden 48-215 357
61 44 Australia Team Tyas and Craigie Australia Ken Tyas
Australia J. Craigie
Ford Consul 372
62 87 Australia Team Buly and Williams Australia Lloyd Buly
Australia Stan Williams
Australia Lyle Gray
Australia Fred Haig
Ford 1953 Customline 372
63 138 Australia Jack Phillips Australia Jack Phillips
Australia Ron Phillips
Australia Jack Cox
Ford 1953 Customline 373
64 58 Australia Harold Weal Australia Harold Weal
Australia Harold Weal, Jr.
Ford 1951 Custom 383
65 67 Australia Keith McCrohon Australia Keith McCrohon
Australia Raymond Fuller
Australia Alex Nicol
Ford 1939 V8 Deluxe 398
68 132 Australia J.B. Carrington Australia Banks Carrington
Australia Neville Barnett
Australia Ernest Smith
Morris Oxford Series MO 399
69 40 Australia Bill Messenger Australia Bill Messenger
Australia Unknown
Mercury 1946 Eight 428
70 30 Australia J.F. McCafferty Australia John McCafferty
Australia Ray George
Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe 453
71 88 Australia Ron Muir and Sons Australia Ron Muir
Australia Bill Dresser
Australia Ron Speet
Ford Consul 456
72 73 Australia Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Australia Robert Boddenberg
Australia A. Ghersi
Australia E.Pinkerton
Peugeot 203 458
73 69 Australia W.C. Zeh Australia Willy Zeh
Australia Tom Buddle
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 465
74 86 Australia Titanic Steel Fab Australia Dan Mott
Australia Eric Staples
Jaguar Mark VII 478
75 176 Australia Courtney and Patterson Australia A. Patterson
Australia Lloyd Edwards
Ford Prefect 486
76 168 Australia Roy Rothwell Australia Roy Rothwell
Australia Hugh Rothwell
Australia Clive Mitchell
Holden 48-215 489
77 106 Australia John McGrath Motors Australia Nat Buchanan
Australia Len Weston
Australia Cedric James
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 490
78 146 Australia J.E. O'Connell Australia J. O'Connell
Australia Lou Hall
Australia Jack Kemp
Chevrolet 1952 Deluxe 496
79 4 Australia L.F. Bailey Australia Lyle Bailey
Australia L. Black
Australia N. Bailey
Mercedes-Benz 170S 500
80 38 Australia D.R. McPherson Australia Don McPherson
Australia Ossie Steer
Australia Ted Tallis
Australia Bill Wagner
Ford 1953 Customline 547
81 149 Australia D & K Taxis Limited Australia Arthur Garner
Australia Jack Wade
Australia Mort Harvie
Holden 48-215 550
82 33 Australia Austin Distributors Pty Ltd Australia Ken Smyth
Australia Geoff Smith
Austin A30 560
83 90 Australia Larke Hoskins Australia Curly Brydon
Australia Tom Jemison
Austin A40 Somerset 575
84 83 Australia Frank Kleinig Australia Frank Kleinig
Australia Clive Gibson
Morris Minor Series II 622
85 45 Australia Syd O'Halloran Australia Syd O'Halloran
Australia Jim Savage
Plymouth 1938 640
86 101 Australia N.L. Olivier Australia N. Olivier
Australia Geoff Kittle
MG TD Midget 656
87 125 Australia V.R. Burton Australia Viv Burton
Australia Sam Craig
Morris Minor MM 657
88 56 Australia S.J. Carpenter Australia Stanley Carpenter
Australia Richard Carpenter
Terraplane 1937 660
89 185 Australia Glandore Motors Australia Charles Tabberer
Australia Bob Burnett-Reid
Chevrolet 1937 Master Coupe 666
90 126 Australia L.V. March Australia Les March
Australia John Brooker
MG TD Midget 677
91 107 Australia Jack Davey Australia Jack Davey
Australia Lou Moss
Australia Alan Taylor
Australia Arthur Cushing
Ford 1952 Customline 681
92 137 Australia Noel Sweeney Australia Noel Sweeney
Australia B. Hutchison
Jaguar Mark VII 707
93 136 Australia Paramount Service Station Australia Rex Sendy
Australia Murray Chesser
Ford Consul 729
94 151 Australia J.E. Pedley Australia Joe Pedley
Australia Fred Hargrave
Austin A70 Hereford 729
95 105 Australia Harry Thompson Australia Harry Thompson
Australia Wal Gillespie
Singer Nine 783
96 152 Australia S.C. Johnson Australia Stan Johnson
Australia Len Reeves
Australia Eric Daley
Studebaker 1947 Champion 788
97 189 Australia J.A. Witter Australia Jack Witter
Australia Raymond Pantlin
Hudson Pacemaker 792
98 23 Australia Team Milne and Conrad Australia G. Milne
Australia Bill Conrad
Vauxhall Velox 795
99 89 Australia N.M. Hamilton Australia Norm Hamilton
Australia Ken Harper
Porsche 356 808
100 98 Australia Miss Lois Rowe Australia Lois Rowe
Australia Nola Rowe
Australia Diana Brunton
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 854
101 187 Australia F.A. Price Australia Frank Price
Australia Dick Cobden
Australia Kethel Rooke
Singer SM1500 868
102 170 Australia W.J. Hamilton Australia W. Hamilton
Australia Unknown
Citroën Light 15 877
103 14 Australia Team Drew and Cousins Australia Harvey Drew
Australia Bill Cousins
Studebaker 1938 Commander 900
104 103 Australia Keith Napier Australia Keith Napier
Australia Alan Dickson
Australia Allan Irish
Plymouth 1934 927
105 29 Australia Škoda Distributors Australia Harry Atkinson
Australia Ronald Wiseman
Australia Kevin Murphy
Škoda 1101 945
106 142 Australia O.E. Yates Australia Owen Yates
Australia Bob Collett
Australia Lou Edwards
Austin A90 Atlantic 946
107 127 Australia A.A. Anderson Australia 'Duck' Anderson
Australia Tony Anthony
Australia Arthur Higgins
Holden 48-215 951
108 59 Australia Don Hassett Australia Don Hassett
Australia Hank Edgar
Australia Geoff Walker
Austin A40 Devon 960
109 17 Australia R.C. Neeley Australia Ray Neeley
Australia Allan Ashcroft
Allard M2X 961
110 42 Australia Woollahra Driving School Australia Frank Eastlake
Australia Jack Fletcher
Australia John Webb
Holden 48-215 977
111 130 Australia D. and R. Charlesworth Australia D. Charlesworth
Australia R. Charlesworth
Australia John Drew
Humber Hawk Mark V 1,033
112 144 Australia D.H. Heggie Australia Don Heggie
Australia C. Heggie
Ford Zephyr Six 1,125
113 148 Australia C.R. Turner Australia Claude Turner
Australia A. Burriss
Australia S. Waiber
Humber Hawk Mark V 1,135
114 172 Australia L.P. Dorgan Australia Leo Dorgan
Australia Pat Riley
Australia Les Makin
Buick 1939 Special 1,209
115 39 Australia J.P. Nind Australia John Nind
Australia Claude Jewson
MG TD Midget 1,316
116 109 Australia Stan Levy Australia Stan Levy
Australia Unknown
Ford 1953 Customline 1,321
117 77 Australia R.J. Mulcahy Australia R. Mulcahy
Australia N. Farmer
Australia Guy Cuthertson
Austin A70 Hereford 1,348
118 36 Australia D. Stanborough Australia D. Stanborough
Australia Unknown
MG TD Midget 1,419
119 74 Australia Les Burrows Australia Les Burrows
Australia Stan Shepheard
Australia Alf Barrett
Standard Vanguard Phase II 1,447
120 155 Australia Q.C. Smith Australia Clem Smith
Australia Reg Sparks
Terraplane 1935 1,472
121 162 Australia St James Driving School Australia John Moore
Australia Eric Pywell
Australia Barry Taylor
Austin A40 Devon 1,483
122 159 Australia B.D. Kingston Australia Ben Kingston
Australia John Roe
Australia M. Kingston
Jaguar Mark VII 1,500
123 2 Australia K.F. Thallon Australia Keith Thallon
Australia Harold Dowling
Morris Minor Series II 1,617
124 169 Australia C.V. Cresswell Australia Charles Cresswell
Australia Sid Cresswell
Australia Arthur Lynn
Plymouth 1947 De Luxe 1,629
125 177 Australia Alan Carter Australia Alan Carter
Australia Ann Carter
Riley 2.5 Litre 1,659
126 31 Australia Eric Roberts Australia Eric Roberts
Australia Bert Endersby
Morris Minor Series II 1,661
127 124 Australia R.F. Templar Australia Ray Templar
Australia 'Blue' Ryan
Australia Bill Williamson
Rover 75 1,703
128 79 Australia F.M. Higgins Australia F. Higgins
Australia D. Cameron
Australia F. Gill
Peugeot 203 1,726
129 164 Australia Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Australia Robert Burgin
Australia M. Griffiths
Australia Roy Francis
Peugeot 203 1,829
130 81 Australia Fred Maguire Australia Fred Maguire
Australia John Larkin
Australia John Wawn
Nash 1946 600 1,899
131 163 Australia C.F. Herbert Australia Cyril Herbert
Australia Allen Hallett
Standard Fourteen 1,935
132 34 Australia Team Graham and Goldhurst Australia Frank Graham
Australia Peter Hamilton
Ford 1932 V8 Roadster 1,940
133 19 Australia Mrs Winifred Conway Australia Winifred Conway
Australia Denys Tanner
Australia Margaret Bruce
Austin A40 Devon 1,979
134 192 Australia Miss J. Hill Australia Bill Mair
Australia Reg Lusby
Renault 750 1,979
135 60 Australia Commonwealth Motors Australia Laurie Whitehead
Australia Ian Barns
Australia Bill Buckle
Citroën Big Six 2,024
136 154 Australia David Rance Australia David Rance
Australia Len Taylor
MG TD Midget 2,158
137 171 Australia D.K. Carmody Australia Keith Carmody
Australia Ray Melville
Fiat 1400 2,383
138 173 Australia Tom Mills Australia Tom Mills
Australia Jack O'Hara
Australia Bert Easterbrook
Hudson 1937 2,408
139 147 Australia O.M. Joseph Australia Oscar Joseph
Australia Jack Joseph
Australia Harry Tartlin
Australia Neville Branson
Chrysler 77 2,409
140 95 Australia M.D. von Sanden Australia Max von Sanden
Australia Valda Marshall
Australia Lin Paltridge
Nash 1928 Light Six 2,414
141 68 Australia Interstate Car Rentals Australia Donald Tottey
Australia Archie Barnett
Ford Anglia Tourer 2,702
142 180 Australia V.C. Hannaford Australia Vic Hannaford
Australia Merv Barrie
Australia Rex Ellis
Holden 48-215 3,169
Source:[1][2][3]

References

  1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 33-51
  2. Unique Cars and Parts. "1953 Redex Around Australia Car Trial".
  3. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 174-178
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