1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

1958 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial 1958 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) 1964 Round Australia Trial AUS Australia Sydney Melbourne 20 August 7 September 1958 31 16250 Tarmac and Gravel AUS Eddie Perkins AUS Arthur Smith 67 34 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. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 2 AUS E.B. Perkins AUS Eddie Perkins AUS Arthur Smith Volkswagen 1200 11 2 48 AUS Greg Cusack AUS Greg Cusack AUS Pat Lawless Volkswagen 1200 55 3 23 AUS G.J. Coles and Company AUS Dave Anderson AUS Laurie McAlister Holden FE 58 4 68 AUS S.G. McGlashan AUS Stan McGlashan AUS W. Leabeater Volkswagen 1200 68 5 53 AUS H.R. Smith AUS Harry Smith AUS David Orr Volkswagen 1200 117 6 8 AUS L.L. Fiebig AUS Lance Fiebig AUS Jim Claridge Holden FE 125 7 72 AUS Regal Motors AUS Malcolm Brooks AUS Frank Tate Standard Vanguard Phase III 154 8 21 AUS Team Firth and Young AUS Harry Firth AUS Kevin Young Volkswagen 1200 155 9 31 AUS Leith Car Sales AUS Harvey Gunn AUS Desmond Smith Volkswagen 1200 158 10 3 AUS Team Murray and Murison AUS Bill Murray AUS Bill Murison Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 194 11 25 AUS Team James, Williams and Calnan AUS Clarrie James AUS Jack Williams AUS Albert Calnan Holden FE 394 12 71 CZE Motokov AUS Ken Tubman AUS David Berman Škoda 440 429 13 69 AUS Nalder's Garage AUS Wes Nalder AUS Jack Nalder Ford Zephyr Mark II 480 14 63 AUS Elaine Lenaghan AUS Elaine Lenaghan AUS Len Lenaghan AUS Reg Lenaghan Holden FE 520 15 41 AUS J.N. Mather AUS Joseph Mather AUS Ron Jones AUS H. McKinnon Volkswagen 1200 658 16 57 AUS Parkers' Colac AUS Arthur Parker AUS W. Stacey AUS John Parker Holden FC 695 17 29 AUS Lorna and Keith Gamble AUS Keith Gamble AUS Lorna Gamble AUS John Hayward Rover 90 786 18 59 AUS R.J Holden AUS Bob Holden AUS Matt Walton Peugeot 403 794 19 62 AUS O.G. Roberts AUS Tom Quill AUS Sidney Chapman AUS Owen Roberts Holden FC 820 20 42 AUS C.R. Turner Motors AUS Claude Turner AUS Laurie Turner Hillman Minx Mark II 904 21 58 AUS John and Peter Perkins AUS John Perkins AUS Peter Perkins Peugeot 403 911 22 49 AUS Team Cullen and Garard AUS Pat Cullen AUS John Garard Holden FE 939 23 60 AUS Wally Eremin AUS Wally Eremin AUS J. Alexander Hillman Minx Mark II 1,012 24 37 CZE Motokov AUS Vince Brown AUS Norm Saville Škoda 440 1,018 25 19 JPN Nissan Motor Company JPN Yasuhara Nanba AUS Bruce Wilkinson JPN Kazuaki Okuyama Datsun 1000 1,129 26 22 AUS C.G. Chappell AUS Chester Chappell AUS Rob Mills Holden FE 1,157 27 65 AUS H.E. and F.N. Pitts Motors AUS Frank Pitts AUS Kevin Higgs Hillman Minx Mark II 1,183 28 55 AUS Victorian Police Motor Sports Club AUS Alan Sharpley AUS Kevin O'Neill AUS Jerry Merrett Ford Zephyr Mark II 1,227 29 5 AUS Aubrey Melrose AUS Aubrey Melrose AUS John Cummins Austin Westminster A90 1,255 30 54 AUS Jack Murray AUS Jack 'Milko' Murray AUS John Pomroy AUS Bert Madden Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 1,295 31 44 CZE Motokov AUS Major Warwick AUS Max Watson Škoda 440 1,486 32 36 AUS Team Hose and Hillman AUS David Hose AUS John Hillman Morris Minor 1000 1,545 33 27 AUS Leslie Young AUS Leslie Young AUS Harry Harris Morris Minor 1000 1,780 34 14 JPN Nissan Motor Company JPN Yoshitane Oya AUS Allan Gibbons JPN Yonekichi Minawa Datsun 1000 2,003 Source: Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 93-94 & 99 Draw for Car Trial Announced The Sydney Morning Herald 14 August 1958 Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 204-206 References Category:Rally competitions in Australia Round Australia Trial