1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between the 21st of August and the 8th of September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

1957 Round Australia Trial
Mobilgas Rally
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Host country Australia
Rally baseMelbourne
Dates run21 August – 8 September 1957
Stages35
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance14,480 km (9,000 miles)
Results
Overall winner Laurie Whitehead
Kevin Young
Crews86 at start, 52 at finish

Results
Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 76 Laurie Whitehead Laurie Whitehead
Kevin Young		 Volkswagen 1200 13
2 23 S.J. Vaughan Jack Vaughan
Bob Lancet		 Volkswagen 1200 28
3 18 J.R. Hall John Hall
Colin Wilkinson		 Volkswagen 1200 36
4 10 E.B. Perkins Eddie Perkins
Les Perkins		 Volkswagen 1200 65
5 50 R.L. Foreman Bob Foreman
John McDougall		 Volkswagen 1200 77
6 52 Greg Cusack Greg Cusack
Pat Lawless		 Volkswagen 1200 90
7 43 Mrs Geordie Anderson Geordie Anderson
Bill Pitt
J. Abercrombie		 Jaguar Mark VIII 172
8 97 A.J. Thiel Ard Thiel
Mick Kimpton		 Standard Vanguard Phase III 187
9 8 A.D. Hughes Doug Hughes
Ken Limbrick
Ken Harper		 Standard Vanguard Phase III 199
10 102 Team Fiebig and Holness Lance Fiebig
Brian Holness		 Holden FE 209
11 64 Team Darby and Ruston Phillip Darby
John Ruston		 Volkswagen 1200 215
12 12 Coles Stores Australia Dave Anderson
Laurie McAlister
Jack Kelley		 Holden FE 223
13 62 Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford
Harry Russell		 Peugeot 403 227
14 72 Portland's Leading Traders Geoff Ackerman
Roy Petrie		 Volkswagen 1200 231
15 35 S.G. McGlashan Stan McGlashan
Patrick O'Sullivan		 Volkswagen 1200 240
16 1 Westco Motors Ken Anderson
M. McFadyen		 Simca Aronde 263
17 60 Diamond and Roberts Ron Diamond
Downes Roberts
Max McPherson		 Holden FE 302
18 3 H.H. Gunn Harvey Gunn
Cyril Lyons		 Holden FE 322
19 98 H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited Don Elliot
Mick Watt		 Morris Minor 1000 328
20 55 George Winton George Winton
Mal Eastmond		 Volkswagen 1200 336
21 22 Alma and Gerald McMillan Alma McMillan
Gerald McMillan		 Volkswagen 1200 383
22 77 Team Hay and Gault Jack Hay
Max Gault		 Simca Aronde 394
23 58 Claude Ruwolt Claude Ruwolt
Louise Ruwolt		 Peugeot 403 448
24 101 S.L. Archer Terry Archer
Don Dunoon		 Volkswagen 1200 472
25 5 Team Lindner and Boles William Lindner
Levi Boles		 Volkswagen 1200 492
26 73 H.R. Smith Harry Smith
Peter Staines		 Volkswagen 1200 504
27 93 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG Tom Jackson
David McKay		 Porsche 356 A 539
28 26 Claridge Motors Limited Fred Claridge
Len Claridge
Max Steer		 Holden FE 561
29 41 Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Malcolm McPherson, Jr.
Robert Stevens		 Volkswagen 1200 602
30 68 C.R. Turner Claude Turner
Bob Holden		 Hillman Minx 618
31 44 Hasthorpe Brothers George Hasthorpe
J. Hasthorpe
E. Pentland		 Holden FE 685
32 16 Frank Bradshaw Frank Bradshaw
Geoff Fortune
S. Armstrong		 Holden FE 695
33 75 Keith Gamble Keith Gamble
Lorna Gamble		 Volkswagen 1200 719
34 31 H.R. Krieg Harry Krieg
K. Moore
Albert Calnan		 Holden FE 792
35 48 Federal Woollen Mills Limited Jim Keddie
Arthur Smith
Robert Riley		 Ford 1954 Customline 865
36 79 Team Leech and Vincent Ron Leech
George Vincent		 Holden FJ 924
37 32 Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd Peter Anderson
Terence Allen		 Holden FE 960
38 63 H.L. Firth Harry Firth
Maurie Monk		 Standard Vanguard Phase III 1,018
39 40 Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara Keith Holden
Alan Sharpley
B. McNamara		 Ford Zephyr Mark II 1,081
40 21 Bill Hurley Jack Place
Bill Hurley		 Volkswagen 1200 1,140
41 7 Zupps Motors Evan Thomas
Garth Llewellyn
Jack Phillpott		 Volkswagen 1200 1,168
42 38 Brifield Service Station Alan Jack
R. Burns		 Simca Aronde 1,183
43 37 L.E. Howes Lawrence Howes
James Davenport		 Volkswagen 1200 1,190
44 53 K.E. Jones Keith Jones
N. Wise
Max Duncan		 Holden FE 1,204
45 30 G.N. Horner George Horner
Robert Mills		 Ford 1956 Customline 1,290
46 67 Agence Alma Jacques Leraux
Phil Irving
Andre Jacquet		 Citroën DS 19 1,493
47 100 Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited Kunio Kaminomura
Lindsey Hedley
Kojiro Kondo		 Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe 1,515
48 17 Noel Dickson Noel Dickson
John Chapman		 Ford Anglia 1,712
49 2 C.C. Scott Cliff Scott
Ron Jones
John Slade
Tom O'Brien		 Ford 1950 Custom 1,902
50 81 Associated Industrial Designers George Baird
Mat Walton		 Ford 1956 Customline 1,951
51 80 Bruce Wilkinson Bruce Wilkinson
Fred Townsing		 Austin A70 Hampshire 2,595
52 88 Norma Harrison Norma Harrison
Audrey Millgate		 Volkswagen 1200 3,943
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References
  1. "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.
  2. "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.
  3. "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.
  4. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200
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