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)
Results
Overall winnerAustralia Eddie Perkins
Australia Arthur Smith
Crews67 at start, 34 at finish

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