1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

1956 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial 1956 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) 1957 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) AUS Australia Sydney 4 19 August 1956 17 13680 Tarmac and Gravel AUS Eddie Perkins AUS Lance Perkins 83 27 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. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 16 AUS E.B. Perkins AUS Eddie Perkins AUS Lance Perkins Volkswagen 1200 48 2 11 AUS Country Holden Dealers AUS Jack Masling AUS Ken Miller AUS Harry Cape Holden FE 62 3 14 AUS R.L. Foreman AUS Bob Foreman AUS Geoff Easton Volkswagen 1200 80 4 85 AUS A.A. Griffiths AUS Arthur Griffiths AUS Maxwell Galt Volkswagen 1200 101 5 21 AUS G.N. Horner AUS George Horner AUS Bill Price AUS Alwyn Kurtz Ford 1956 Customline 216 6 27 AUS J.R. Hall AUS John Hall AUS James Alward Volkswagen 1200 225 7 68 AUS Regal Motors AUS Malcolm Brooks AUS Frank Tate Standard Vanguard Phase III 241 8 38 AUS Mrs M.B. Blakeway AUS Maude Blakeway AUS Norman Bolton AUS William Hubbard Ford 1955 Customline 243 9 59 AUS J.K. Gamble AUS Keith Gamble AUS Lorna Gamble AUS Geoff Ackerman Volkswagen 1200 249 10 63 AUS P.J. Sullivan AUS Patrick O'Sullivan AUS Les Innes Volkswagen 1200 253 11 88 AUS A.H. Smith AUS Arthur Smith AUS Archer Smith Volkswagen 1200 305 12 36 AUS Ron Leech AUS Ron Leech AUS Valerie Leech AUS Leslie Lee Holden FJ 320 13 57 AUS Parkers AUS Arthur Packer AUS Bill Parker AUS John Parker Holden FE 348 14 89 AUS Greg Cusack AUS Greg Cusack AUS Leigh Moore Volkswagen 1200 385 15 47 AUS Doug Whiteford AUS Doug Whiteford AUS Jim Hawker Peugeot 403 388 16 89 NZL Alma Braddock NZL Alma Braddock NZL Gerald McMillan Volkswagen 1200 846 17 49 AUS Jack Vaughan AUS Jack Vaughan AUS Bob Lancet Volkswagen 1200 984 18 4 AUS D.M. Calvert AUS Dave Calvert AUS Arthur Smith Bristol 401 1,096 19 35 AUS N.L. Crowfoot AUS Norman Crowfoot AUS Clarrie Newey Simca Aronde 1,219 20 82 AUS D.K. Hose AUS David Hose AUS H. Symons AUS James Gainger Austin A70 1,545 21 51 AUS Austin Distributors Pty Ltd AUS Jeff Brotherton AUS Patrick Case AUS Geoff Smith Austin A90 1,724 22 90 AUS L.J. Spies AUS Leo Spies AUS Michael Pines AUS Leslie Lee Holden FJ 1,977 23 94 AUS Major Warwick AUS Major Warwick AUS Allan Zimmerer Škoda 440 2,235 24 72 AUS J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd AUS John Fagan AUS Ken Limbrick AUS Bill Ellis DeSoto 1955 Firedome 2,388 25 3 AUS Jack Hay AUS Jack Hay AUS Jack Gore Standard Vanguard Phase I 2,392 26 74 AUS Reg Lenaghan AUS Reg Lenaghan AUS Len Lenaghan Volkswagen 1200 2,438 27 23 AUS Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd AUS Val Richardson AUS Max Kirwan Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 2,717 Source: Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86 Mobilgas Trial Draw The Sydney Morning Herald 23 July 1956 Too Easy Finish to Trial The Sydney Morning Herald 20 August 1956 Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196 References Category:Rally competitions in Australia Round Australia Trial