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 the 20th of August and the 7th of 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	Australia
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)
Results
Overall winner	Eddie Perkins Arthur Smith
Crews	67 at start, 34 at finish

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
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
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