1954 Round Australia Trial

The 1954 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the second running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 3 and 20 July 1954. The event covered 16,900 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack 'Gelignite' Murray and Bill Murray, driving a Ford 1948 V8.

1954 Round Australia Trial
Redex Trial
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Host country Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run3 20 July 1954
Stages16
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance15,450 km (9,600 miles)
Results
Overall winner Jack 'Gelignite' Murray
Bill Murray
Crews246 at start, 120 at finish

Results

Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 256 J.E. Murray Jack 'Gelignite' Murray
Bill Murray
Ford 1948 V8 0
2 29 G.W. Patterson Bill Patterson
Harry Russell
Peugeot 203 8
3 176 A.A.C. Anderson 'Duck' Anderson
Tony Anthony
Vergel Zaccour
Holden FJ 14
4 30 E.A. Nelson Eric Nelson
Brian Simpson
Standard Vanguard Phase II 19
5 31 Rootes (Australia) Limited Tom Sulman
T. Dowse
Norman Hutchison
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 22
6 260 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Stan Jones
Don Thomson
Ern Seeliger
Holden FJ 22
7 22 J.E. Roberts Don Roberts
Bill Edmonds
Standard Vanguard Phase II 25
8 33 T.H. Farrell Tom Farrell
Frank Denlay
John Jones
Ford 1954 Customline 25
9 96 Team Gibson and Vale Alex Gibson
Neville Vale
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 25
10 52 R.B. Walker Bruce Walker
Reginald Hall
Standard Vanguard Phase II 26
11 262 F.A. Johnson Fred Johnson
Ray Johnson
Holden 48-215 27
12 20 H.C. Cape Harry Cape
George Scales
Holden FJ 28
13 27 Sandy Rayward Sandy Rayward
Harvey Roy
Peugeot 203 29
14 54 Regent Motors Pty Ltd Laurie Whitehead
Ian Barns
Volkswagen 1100 29
15 136 Team Westren and Kennedy Les Westren
Carl Kennedy
Peugeot 203 30
16 126 NSW Country Holden Dealers Ken Miller
Alan Miller
Norman Colless
Holden FJ 31
17 213 Rootes (Australia) Limited Russell Lane
Claude Turner
Donald Boynton
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 32
18 53 S.W. Hecker Sam Hecker
Jack Oliver
Norwood Warry
Holden FJ 32
19 199 J.F. Crouch John Crouch
Keith Jones
Gordon Stewart
Morris Oxford Series II 33
20 253 Standard Motor Company Harry Firth
Max Newbold
Reg Sparks
Standard Vanguard Phase II 33
21 46 D.H. Antill Peter Antill
George Reed
Max Winkless
Mercedes-Benz 220 34
22 135 Claridge Motors Fred Claridge
Jim Claridge
Holden FJ 34
23 19 Reno Auto Sales Reg Smith
Robert Whyte
Harley Mehegan
Austin A70 Hereford 35
24 127 A.L. Kipling 'Possum' Kipling
Ken Walker
Holden FJ 35
25 47 J.F. McCaffery John McCaffery
Thomas Leonard
Holden FJ 37
26 156 Walton and Gardner Ted Walton
Flo Gardner
John Gardner
Holden FJ 37
27 202 Noel Worland Noel Worland
Michael Malouf
John Burton
Dodge 1954 Kingsway 38
28 78 Frank Kleinig Frank Kleinig
Clive Gibson
Peugeot 203 38
29 10 Marshalls Motors John Lefoe
Evan Green
Standard Vanguard Phase II 40
30 197 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Reg Nutt
John Joyce
Lou Molina
Holden FJ 41
31 205 H.A. Hines Bert Hines
Arthur Scholtz
Holden FJ 41
32 219 Orrman's Service Station Kenneth Orrman
Ian Mountain
Peugeot 203 41
33 48 S.M. Miller Sam Miller
Patrick Kelly
Albert Griffiths
Ford 1953 Customline 45
34 95 E.A. Gibson Eric Gibson
Leonard McGill
Allan Robshaw
John Roberts
Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe 46
35 101 Rootes (Australia) Limited Anthony Peck
John Trowell
Robert Callander
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 46
36 231 Parade Motors Cecil Dix
Ronald Dix
Alec Dealtry
Plymouth 1947 De Luxe 47
37 110 G.N. Horner George Horner
Len Reay
Ken Worrall
Ford 1953 Customline 48
38 150 J.E. Pedley Joe Pedley
Stan Hill
Austin A70 Hereford 48
39 172 Standard Motor Company Alan Pilkington
Wal Gillespie
Llyn Evans
Standard Vanguard Phase II 48
40 129 P.E. Benson Peter Benson
Greg Percival
Bert Watson
Holden FJ 49
41 148 Parker Brothers Auto Company Arthur Parker
Ron Tandy
John Parker
Holden FJ 49
42 181 Rootes (Australia) Limited Gilbert Graydon
Ian Logan
Ken Harper
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 49
43 79 C.M. McArdle Colin McArdle
Frank Sexton
Ray McNamara
Standard Vanguard Phase II 50
44 38 Team Cox,Mackenzie and Smith Rowl Cox
Blyth Mackenzie
Clem Smith
Standard Vanguard Phase II 50
45 194 M.D. Lawrence Michael Lawrence
William Gee
John Place
Bob Crewdson
Ford Zephyr Six 50
46 32 C.A. Fulton Cecil Fulton
Neil Stewart
Norman Newton
Lester Minchin
Austin A70 Hereford 51
47 112 Team Theil and Billing Ard Theil
Angus Billing
Holden FJ 51
48 252 N.Q. Klingner Neville Klingner
Thomas Lonergan
Standard Vanguard Phase II 51
49 132 R.K. Osmond Ron Osmond
Norman Smith
Ray Harvey
Holden FJ 52
50 154 G.S. Onto Joe Kent
Kevin Mooney
Geoff Robbins
Lagonda 3-Litre 52
51 106 Team Macmillan and Murray Joe Macmillan
Harry Murray
Peugeot 203 53
52 165 Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Robert Burgin
Roy Francis
Rob Boddenberg
Peugeot 203 56
53 214 L.J. Coppock Launce Coppock
Neil Long
Holden FJ 56
54 173 John Welsh John Welsh
Theodore Irwin
Alfred Rabone
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 57
55 76 Team Johnston, Rosevear and Lambert Ronald Johnston
Helen Rosevear
John Lambert
Standard Vanguard Phase II 58
56 162 Preston Motors Pty Ltd Lex Davison
Peter Ward
Otto Stone
Holden FJ 58
57 68 Jack Hay Jack Hay
Jack Thornton
Frank Heyward
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 63
58 103 C.V. Cresswell Charles Cresswell
Douglas Marshall
Neville Sutton
Plymouth 1947 De Luxe 67
59 109 Team Welinski and Wardell Andre Welinski
Laurence Ward
Taroslaw Tablonski
Holden FJ 67
60 125 R.J. Williams Robert Williams
Milford Johnson
Ian Robertson
Holden FJ 67
61 177 G.J. Perrignon George Perrignon
Bruce Hall
Roy Glenn
Ford 1953 Customline 67
62 224 Team Robinson, Brooks and McLeish Keith Robinson
William Brooks
Alan McLeish
Standard Vanguard Phase II 67
63 43 Albert Correy Albert Correy
Arthur Anshaw
Ford 1946 V8 68
64 56 E.J. Ahren Eric Ahren
Hector Gray
Phillip Hancox
Holden 48-215 69
65 145 Courtney and Patterson Leslie Courtney
Dennis Carroll
Ford Zephyr Six 70
66 121 G.A. Birmingham George Birmingham
Ronald Callow
Ronald Hall
DeSoto 1954 Powermaster 73
67 134 R.H. Clarke Reg Clarke
Norman Neindorf
Harry Westcott
Ray Clarke
Holden 48-215 75
68 11 Les Burrows Les Burrows
James Allen
Standard Vanguard Phase II 76
69 143 Team Watt and Peniston Neil Watt
Arthur Peniston
Peugeot 203 78
70 208 Malcolm Parr Malcolm Parr
Graeme Parr
James Costello
Standard Vanguard Phase II 81
71 105 Miss S.E. Thorpe Sybil Thorpe
John Diamond
Douglas Evans
Holden FJ 82
72 113 Reg and Francis Thomas Reg Thomas
Francis Thomas
Ford Zephyr Six 83
73 35 V.R. Burton Viv Burton
Wesley Burton
Morris Oxford Series MO 84
74 133 Ride-Ezy Shock Absorber Specialists Harry Walker
Horrie Waters
George Walsh
Ford Consul 86
75 40 R.F. Rothwell Roy Rothwell
Hugh Rothwell
Colin Mitchell
Holden 48-215 89
76 257 J.T. Belling John Belling
Robert Peake
Forbes Cumming
Ford Zephyr Six 89
77 237 H.E. Budd Harry Budd
Dave Sullivan
Holden 48-215 92
78 170 P.R. Williams Pty Ltd Donald Bain
Les Slaughter
MG TD Midget 96
79 4 Team Akers and Thallon Ron Akers
Keith Thallon
Citroën Light 15 100
80 138 Mick Simmons Limited Leslie Miller
Arthur Green
Ford Zephyr Six 103
81 163 E.B. Perkins Eddie Perkins
Lance Perkins
Rover 90 108
82 235 Team Harrison and Saunders Ken Harrison
Gerald Saunders
Allan Ward
Standard Vanguard Phase I 109
83 169 F.J. Shepherd Fred Shepherd
Keith Johnson
James Power
Holden 48-215 131
84 94 Team McDonald and Schulze David McDonald
Robert Schulze
Ford Consul 135
85 114 Stanley Carpenter Stanley Carpenter
Hilda Carpenter
Ford Zephyr Six 135
86 37 Dan Evans Dan Evans
Neville Somers
Snow Sefton
Ford Zephyr Six 148
87 17 Team Campbell and McBride George Campbell
Allan Murphy
Jack McBride
Ford 1947 V8 158
88 229 Team Cooke and Saville William Cooke
Norm Saville
Peugeot 203 164
89 66 J.G. Anderson James Anderson
Charles Anderson
Austin A70 Hereford 170
90 261 Phillips Brothers J. Phillips
A. Phillips
Holden FJ 180
91 258 J.A. Bicket John Bicket
John Andrew
Peugeot 203 184
92 216 C.A. Edgar Cec Edgar
Jack Jorgensen
Austin A40 Devon 200
93 168 D.G. Barnett Douglas Barnett
William Jones
Roy Woodham
Ford 1949 Custom 210
94 144 M.G. Seike Maurie Seike
John Knight
Neville Sheppeard
Ford 1946 V8 216
95 70 R.E. Wilson Ralph Wilson
James Wilson
Volkswagen 1100 236
96 245 A.W. Standfield Wes Standfield
Ron Standfield
Standard Vanguard Phase II 248
97 233 Christie's Motors Ray Christie
Ken Christie
Stan Christie
Chevrolet 1952 Deluxe 273
98 80 R.E. Gudgeon Bob Gudgeon
Alan Platt
Hudson Super Wasp 276
99 182 J.H. Farrow James Farrow
Gary Fuller
E. Grey
Peter Wieland
Mercury 1947 Eight 286
100 36 Christys Motor Auctions Tom Mills
Jack O'Hara
Bert Easterbrook
Chevrolet 1946 Deluxe 315
101 221 David Raven David Raven
Harry Tregilgas
Ray Hall
Holden FJ 316
102 220 W.H. Crockford William Crockford
William Chambers
Bill Huggett
Ford 1946 V8 336
103 63 Team Kreig and Sanders Ross Kreig
Ronald Sanders
Ronald Treloar
Holden FJ 338
104 89 R.E. Pryer Bon Pryer
David Pinkard
MG Y Tourer 358
105 72 Herbert Happ Herbert Happ
Rowan Grissi
Charles Sexton
Holden 48-215 447
106 187 Century Storage Battery Company Keith Winstanley
Cecil Curtis
Frank Lewis
Holden FJ 456
107 64 Stephen Gibbs Stephen Gibbs
Douglas Thornton
Allen Nixon
Ford Zephyr Six 462
108 159 M.L. Arentz Martin Arentz
Ray Davie
Sid Cresswell
Ford 1953 Customline 480
109 190 N. Shean David McKay
Barry Gurdon
Austin A70 Hereford 522
110 74 John Perkins John Perkins
David White
William Tennent
Holden FJ 563
111 119 Consolidated Press Limited Bill Buchanan
John Larkin
John Wawn
Austin A70 Hereford 596
112 44 A.G. Melrose Aubrey Melrose
George Wakelin
Austin A70 Hereford 622
113 23 Team Holland, Payne and Playfair Allan Holland
Sel Payne
Bob Playfair
Holden 48-215 705
114 60 'Mac' Hicks 'Mac' Hicks
Eric Scott
Fred Strachan
Ford 1953 Customline 722
115 91 Wattle Corrie Motors Patrick O'Sullivan
George Davidson
Victor Walters
Holden 48-215 835
116 140 Manly Pacific Garage Ronald Green
Jack Scharkie
Keith Wilson
Peugeot 203 855
117 116 D.A. McLachlan Bill McLachlan
Marie Higgs
Malcolm McKay
Ford Zephyr Six 978
118 201 Team Lee and Hamilton Digger Lee
Richard Hamilton
Doug Carle
Vauxhall Vagabond 991
119 236 Mrs Edith Nielsen Edith Nielsen
Gwendoline Bagust
John Carson
Peugeot 203 1,209
120 6 G.P. Setter George Setter
Bernard McGrath
Gerald Downing
Ford Zephyr Six 1,242
Source:[1] [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 52-67
  2. "Redex Draw for Positions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1954.
  3. "Murray Named Winner of Car Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1954.
  4. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 181-187
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