1957 Round Australia Trial (Ampol)
The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the sixth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 7 and 21 July 1957. The event covered 9,660 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack Witter and Doug Stewart, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
| 1957 Round Australia Trial Ampol Trial | |||
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| Host country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | ||
| Rally base | Sydney | ||
| Dates run | 7 – 21 July 1957 | ||
| Stages | 35 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 9,660 km (6,000 miles) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner | Jack Witter Doug Stewart | ||
| Crews | 79 at start, 42 at finish | ||
Results
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | J.A. Witter |
Jack Witter Doug Stewart |
Volkswagen 1200 | 3 |
| 2 | 27 | Team Perkins and Reynolds |
Eddie Perkins George Reynolds |
Volkswagen 1200 | 5 |
| 3 | 77 | Yaralin Ampol Service Station |
John Garard Jack Garard Greg Garard |
Holden FE | 21 |
| 4 | 70 | Bob Scarlett |
Bob Scarlett Joe Dunlop Ron Mountford |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 48 |
| 5 | 58 | Mrs Blanche Brown |
Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price |
Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 61 |
| 6 | 5 | Des West |
Des West Kevin Thomas Noel Eade |
Holden FE | 74 |
| 7 | 19 | Team Sheedy and Roberts |
Col Sheedy M. Roberts |
Volkswagen 1200 | 76 |
| 8 | 64 | Team Dean and Houstein |
John Dean Bill Houstein |
Volkswagen 1200 | 107 |
| 9 | 78 | Woodger Brothers |
Rex Woodger D. Woodger |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 133 |
| 10 | 60 | Team Tosh and Gilbert |
Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert |
Simca Aronde | 157 |
| 11 | 49 | W.J. Robinson |
Bill Robinson Kevan Houley |
Volkswagen 1200 | 159 |
| 12 | 69 | W.A. Burns |
William Burns Ron Coulston |
Holden FE | 187 |
| 13 | 17 | Doreen and Bill Parker |
Doreen Parker Bill Parker Eric Vigar |
Ford 1953 Customline | 266 |
| 14 | 30 | R.E. Gudgeon |
Bob Gudgeon Lionel Jenkins |
Peugeot 403 | 297 |
| 15 | 82 | Pascoe Brothers |
Phil Pascoe Norm Pascoe |
Holden FE | 322 |
| 16 | 10 | Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars |
Don Garard Jim Roberts Ross Garard |
Holden FJ | 408 |
| 17 | 61 | A.A. Anderson |
'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony |
Peugeot 403 | 453 |
| 18 | 50 | Ted Kelly |
Ted Kelly George Hughes B. Hopkins |
Holden FJ | 476 |
| 19 | 79 | Mrs Kathleen Christie |
Kathleen Christie Ray Christie Ron Grose |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 477 |
| 20 | 66 | Laurie Sanders |
Laurie Sanders David Pitt G. Shipham |
Holden FE | 482 |
| 21 | 7 | Bill Lee |
Bill Lee John Thurston |
Peugeot 403 | 490 |
| 22 | 71 | Team Anderson and Kingham |
David Anderson R. Kingham |
Morris Minor 1000 | 521 |
| 23 | 31 | C.E. Hook |
Charles Hook Vera Bayliss H. Blake |
Peugeot 403 | 537 |
| 24 | 29 | Robertson Brothers |
George Robertson Mick Hughes |
Volkswagen 1200 | 567 |
| 25 | 37 | Warren Williamson |
Warren Williamson William Whiting John Collins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 601 |
| 26 | 1 | M.L. Arentz |
Martin Arentz Ray Davie |
Ford 1956 Customline | 612 |
| 27 | 12 | Team Scott and Shelton |
Alan Scott Aub Shelton |
Holden FE | 669 |
| 28 | 9 | G.S. Ross |
George Ross T.D. Harry |
Fiat 600 | 676 |
| 29 | 39 | A.C. Stone |
Angus Stone Unknown |
Volkswagen 1200 | 687 |
| 30 | 68 | Team Sly and Townsend |
Leon Sly M. Townsend J. Feloy |
Ford 1955 Customline | 694 |
| 31 | 20 | Hughes and Stewart |
Stewart Hughes D. Scarlett |
Standard Ten | 719 |
| 32 | 53 | J.N. Davis |
Norton Davis Ron Johnston |
Volkswagen 1200 | 792 |
| 33 | 80 | Greg Featherstone |
Greg Featherstone Graham Blowes |
Peugeot 403 | 818 |
| 34 | 6 | John Lefoe |
John Lefoe Unknown |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 846 |
| 35 | 51 | Parade Motors Limited |
Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Dennis Dix |
Dodge 1948 | 982 |
| 36 | 8 | Ken Christie |
Ken Christie Edna Christie |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,016 |
| 37 | 11 | J.B. Davey |
John Davey Unknown |
Holden FJ | 1,075 |
| 38 | 45 | Vic Wilson |
Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson |
Plymouth 1955 | 1,081 |
| 39 | 33 | Delore Motors |
Joe Freedman Hayden Cadwallader |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,202 |
| 40 | 72 | Jack Davey |
Jack Davey Eric Nelson Bill Murison |
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,276 |
| 41 | 54 | L.A. Cave |
Len Cave Bernie Prentice |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,340 |
| 42 | 76 | L.N. Young |
Leslie Young Unknown |
Holden FE | 1,444 |
| Source:[1] [2] [3] | |||||
References
- "Ballot for '57 Motor Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1957.
- "Only 42 Cars Finish of 79 in Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1957.
- Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 196-198
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