1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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.

1956 Round Australia Trial
Mobilgas Trial
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Host country Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run4 – 19 August 1956
Stages17
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance13,680 km (8,500 miles)
Results
Overall winner Eddie Perkins
Lance Perkins
Crews83 at start, 27 at finish

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