1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the fifth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 4 and 19 August 1956. The event covered 13,680 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Lance Perkins, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

1956 Round Australia Trial
Mobilgas Trial
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run4 – 19 August 1956
Stages17
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance13,680 km (8,500 miles)
Results
Overall winnerAustralia Eddie Perkins
Australia Lance Perkins
Crews83 at start, 27 at finish

Results
Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 16 Australia E.B. Perkins Australia Eddie Perkins
Australia Lance Perkins		 Volkswagen 1200 48
2 11 Australia Country Holden Dealers Australia Jack Masling
Australia Ken Miller
Australia Harry Cape		 Holden FE 62
3 14 Australia R.L. Foreman Australia Bob Foreman
Australia Geoff Easton		 Volkswagen 1200 80
4 85 Australia A.A. Griffiths Australia Arthur Griffiths
Australia Maxwell Galt		 Volkswagen 1200 101
5 21 Australia G.N. Horner Australia George Horner
Australia Bill Price
Australia Alwyn Kurtz		 Ford 1956 Customline 216
6 27 Australia J.R. Hall Australia John Hall
Australia James Alward		 Volkswagen 1200 225
7 68 Australia Regal Motors Australia Malcolm Brooks
Australia Frank Tate		 Standard Vanguard Phase III 241
8 38 Australia Mrs M.B. Blakeway Australia Maude Blakeway
Australia Norman Bolton
Australia William Hubbard		 Ford 1955 Customline 243
9 59 Australia J.K. Gamble Australia Keith Gamble
Australia Lorna Gamble
Australia Geoff Ackerman		 Volkswagen 1200 249
10 63 Australia P.J. Sullivan Australia Patrick O'Sullivan
Australia Les Innes		 Volkswagen 1200 253
11 88 Australia A.H. Smith Australia Arthur Smith
Australia Archer Smith		 Volkswagen 1200 305
12 36 Australia Ron Leech Australia Ron Leech
Australia Valerie Leech
Australia Leslie Lee		 Holden FJ 320
13 57 Australia Parkers Australia Arthur Packer
Australia Bill Parker
Australia John Parker		 Holden FE 348
14 89 Australia Greg Cusack Australia Greg Cusack
Australia Leigh Moore		 Volkswagen 1200 385
15 47 Australia Doug Whiteford Australia Doug Whiteford
Australia Jim Hawker		 Peugeot 403 388
16 89 New Zealand Alma Braddock New Zealand Alma Braddock
New Zealand Gerald McMillan		 Volkswagen 1200 846
17 49 Australia Jack Vaughan Australia Jack Vaughan
Australia Bob Lancet		 Volkswagen 1200 984
18 4 Australia D.M. Calvert Australia Dave Calvert
Australia Arthur Smith		 Bristol 401 1,096
19 35 Australia N.L. Crowfoot Australia Norman Crowfoot
Australia Clarrie Newey		 Simca Aronde 1,219
20 82 Australia D.K. Hose Australia David Hose
Australia H. Symons
Australia James Gainger		 Austin A70 1,545
21 51 Australia Austin Distributors Pty Ltd Australia Jeff Brotherton
Australia Patrick Case
Australia Geoff Smith		 Austin A90 1,724
22 90 Australia L.J. Spies Australia Leo Spies
Australia Michael Pines
Australia Leslie Lee		 Holden FJ 1,977
23 94 Australia Major Warwick Australia Major Warwick
Australia Allan Zimmerer		 Škoda 440 2,235
24 72 Australia J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd Australia John Fagan
Australia Ken Limbrick
Australia Bill Ellis		 DeSoto 1955 Firedome 2,388
25 3 Australia Jack Hay Australia Jack Hay
Australia Jack Gore		 Standard Vanguard Phase I 2,392
26 74 Australia Reg Lenaghan Australia Reg Lenaghan
Australia Len Lenaghan		 Volkswagen 1200 2,438
27 23 Australia Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd Australia Val Richardson
Australia Max Kirwan		 Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 2,717
Source:[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86
  2. "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.
  3. "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.
  4. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196
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