1964 Round Australia Trial

The 1964 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the tenth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 14 and 28 June 1964. The event covered 11,260 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville, driving a Ford Cortina GT.

1964 Round Australia Trial
Ampol Trial
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Host country Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run14 28 June 1964
Stages16
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance11,260 km (7,000 miles)
Results
Overall winner Harry Firth
Graham Hoinville
Ford Motor Company of Australia
Crews147 at start, 101 at finish

Results

Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 50 Ford Motor Company of Australia Harry Firth
Graham Hoinville
Ford Cortina GT 21
2 60 Lanock Motors Barry Ferguson
Tony Denham
Volkswagen 1500 S 25
3 106 Pat Cullens Garage Greg Garard
John Garard
Holden EH 179 Manual 25
4 40 Lanock Motors Doug Stewart
Barry Lloyd
Volkswagen 1500 S 28
5 91 Pat Cullens Garage Lionel Williams
Steve Halloran
Terry Gould
Holden EH 179 Manual 31
6 122 Kain and Shelton Limited Tom Quill
Roger Abrahams
Ford Falcon XL 170ci 43
7 39 Enterprise Auto Service Barry Arentz
Geoff Stock
Ford Cortina GT 51
8 109 Bruce Collier Bruce Collier
John Bryson
Holden EH 179 Manual 55
9 117 A.J. Thiel Tony Thiel
Garry Chapman
Ford Falcon XM 170ci 57
10 112 B.S. Stillwell and Co. Pty. Ltd. Malcolm McPherson
Ian Home
Holden EH 179 Manual 71
11 115 L.L. Fiebig Lance Fiebig
Gilbert Ahrens
Holden EH 179 Manual 88
12 103 Ron Marshall Ron Marshall
Ian Butcher
Holden EH 179 Manual 95
13 41 W.F. Hartigan William Hartigan
Martin Hartigan
Volvo 122S 95
14 44 Goodwin Motors Harold Goodwin
Terry Robinson
Tom Edwards
Volvo 122S 97
15 70 Victorian VW Agents Ray Christie
David Dunlop
Volkswagen 1500 S 106
16 121 Ford Motor Company of Australia Ken Harper
Frank Kilfoyle
Bob Forsyth
Ford Falcon XM 170ci 109
17 108 Pat Cullens Garage Pat Cullen
Mark Markwell
Holden EH 179 Manual 122
18 64 Continental and General Distributors Ron Green
David Johnson
Peugeot 404 123
19 114 Kevin Bell Kevin Bell
Ron Wilcock
Lionel Long
Holden EH 179 Manual 134
20 61 Graham Ward Graham Ward
Bruce McPhee
Volvo 122S 143
21 104 Seike Motors Maurie Seike
Keith Hughes
Robert Beasley
Chrysler Valiant AP5 162
22 113 South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club Jim Johnson
David Harris
Holden EH 179 Manual 163
23 7 Tom Bentley Tom Bentley
Dean Ryan
Bob Johnson
Volkswagen 1200 171
24 55 Alan Crabbe Motors Alan Crabbe
Des Pike
Peugeot 404 177
25 13 Peter Warren Motors Don Garard
Jim Roberts
Volkswagen 1200 178
26 80 Ray Heffernan Ray Heffernan
Des Turner
Fiat 770 224
27 47 Laurie Boyle Laurie Boyle
Graham Jones
Robert Schaefer
Hillman Super Minx 231
28 140 Cronulla Tool & Engineering Co. John Priddle
Lindsay Adcock
Ford Zephyr Mark II 245
29 63 Toyota Motor Company Limited Geoff Russell
Ron Burns
Toyota Crown 247
30 75 Hemco Safety Belts Stewart Hughes
Alan Mottram
Ford Anglia 254
31 142 Bill Burns Bill Burns
Brian Lawler
Bruce Kaye
Fiat 2300 258
32 93 Milo Team Murray Jack 'Crackerjack' Murray, Jnr.
Peter Barnes
Chrysler Valiant AP5 262
33 45 G.L. Crown Gerry Crown
Nigel Collier
Ford Cortina GT 264
34 17 Dalex Motors Alan Leahey
Don Hyam
Volkswagen 1200 274
35 62 Bruce Hodgson Bruce Hodgson
Ralph Baulch
Ford Cortina GT 276
36 59 Continental and General Distributors Bob Holden
Monty Love
Peugeot 404 290
37 33 J.A. Witter Jack Witter
Ron Maloney
Volkswagen 1200 296
38 126 NSW Banana Board Russ Hammond
Jim Palmer
Chrysler Valiant AP5 Safari Wagon 296
39 19 Motokov Ron Bird
Jim Horman
Škoda Octavia 327
40 54 Continental and General Distributors Jack 'Gelignite' Murray
Roy Denny
Peugeot 404 333
41 1 VW Motors Pty Ltd Leigh Moore
Pat Lawless
Volkswagen 1200 347
42 136 B.G. Sloane Keith Dosser
John Weare
Graham Robinson
Holden EK 347
43 128 Eric Vigar Eric Vigar
Neil Morrison
Graham Stafford
Ford 1958 Customline 363
44 37 Regal Motors Brian Hilton
David Duncan
Morris 1100 371
45 116 Bob Gudgeon Bob Gudgeon
Henry Jenkins
Holden EH 179 Manual 377
46 20 Team Travelodge Ken Tubman
Alan Greenway
Morris 1100 385
47 16 Light Motors Adrian Callery
John Lock
Volkswagen 1200 393
48 35 Western Australian VW Agents George Reynolds
Ivan Tighe
Volkswagen 1200 398
49 48 Commercial Motor Vehicles Pty Ltd Lance Grosser
P. McCarthur
Hillman Super Minx 416
50 52 Henry Dalton Henry Dalton
Neils Hansen
Hillman Super Minx 417
51 150 Fred & Mary Murray Fred Murray
Mary Murray
Keith Thallon
Ford Falcon XM 144ci 426
52 111 A.A. Anderson 'Duck' Anderson
Tony Anthony
Chrysler Valiant AP5 440
53 152 Canberra Speed Shop Jack Byrne
Ray Gulson
Morris Cooper 446
54 86 Wes Nalder Wes Nalder
Trevor Stanley
Hillman Imp 451
55 151 R.W. Haycock Bill Haycock
Garry Welsh
Noel Bottle
Ford Falcon XM Pursuit 455
56 4 C.J. Bond Colin Bond
George Shepheard
Andy Frankel
Volkswagen 1200 460
57 51 Toyota Motor Company Limited Doug Hughes
Ross Farmer
Toyota Crown 462
58 8 Joe Freedman Joe Freedman
Hayden Cadwallader
Volkswagen 1200 474
59 53 David Tweedle David Tweedle
Marshall McCarroll
Jim Smith
Standard Vanguard 477
60 74 Yorkshire Insurance Jacqueline Price
Neville Price
Ford Anglia 480
61 29 Mrs Maureen Adams Maureen Adams
Yvonne Johnson
Volkswagen 1200 483
62 67 Sports Car World Ron Phillips
Ian Smith
Porsche 356 484
63 153 Preston Motors Bob Watson
Tom Myers
Holden EH 179 Manual 504
64 5 Lanock Motors Yvonne McKeahnie
Gayle Sach
Volkswagen 1200 512
65 94 John Newmarch John Newmarch
Tim Bonython
Chrysler Valiant AP5 540
66 43 Toyota Motor Company Limited Shihomi Hosoya
Masaharu Terao
Toyota Crown 542
67 98 Don Faulkner Motors Evan Thomas
Les Barren
Holden EH 179 Manual 549
68 146 W. Huezenroder W. Huezenroder
Jimmy Sweet
Stewart McLeod
Holden EK 552
69 68 Wal Truscott and Company John Hiscock
Wal Truscott
Bill Roche
Humber Vogue Sports 584
70 30 Geoff Hood Geoff Hood
Pat Crea
Volkswagen 1200 589
71 65 Bill McLaughlin Bill McLaughlin
Alan Clarke
Ford Cortina GT 592
72 139 Ford Motor Company of Australia George Hughes
Peter Coffey
Doug Rutherford
Ford Falcon XM 144ci 619
73 36 Keith Gamble Keith Gamble
John Old
Datsun 1200 649
74 34 Motokov Syd Fischer
Bill Coe
Škoda Octavia 682
75 58 Ross and Hurst's Ampol Service Station Ron Turnley
Brian Cross
Alan Lockyer
Ford Cortina GT 702
76 46 Toyota Motor Company Limited Kevin Lott
Michael Flanagan
Toyota Crown 709
77 131 K.A. Dean Ken Dean
Edmond McGee
Holden EK Station Sedan 729
78 6 Arthur Treloar Arthur Treloar
Richard Barker
Volkswagen 1200 797
79 28 Bert Ruddy Bert Ruddy
Eric Johnson
Volkswagen 1200 814
80 69 Reg Lunn Reg Lunn
Rex Lunn
Jeff King
Ford Cortina GT 842
81 105 John Steward John Steward
Andrew Richards
Peter Richards
Chrysler Valiant SV1 851
82 76 Tony Fuller John Stephens
Tony Fuller
Morris 850 865
83 57 Claude Ruwolt Claude Ruwolt
Richard Ruwolt
Peugeot 404 884
84 87 S.H. Badger Sidney Badger
Edward Cram
Morris 850 896
85 132 Mal Longmore Ampol Garage Bruce Darke
Ron Willis
Holden FC 951
86 10 Ken Ogie Ken Ogie
Trevor Smith
Volkswagen 1200 930
87 143 D.C. Shooks Desmond Shooks
James Ubrihien
Holden FC 1,076
88 9 Motokov Gerry Merrett
Peter Buckley
Škoda Octavia 1,084
89 27 Wilkinson Datsun Bruce Wilkinson
Peter Wilson
Datsun 1200 1,112
90 135 Enterprise Auto Service Martin Arentz
Ron Williams
Ford Falcon XM 144ci 1,159
91 141 Neil Harrod Neil Harrod
Les Ring
Holden FB Station Sedan 1,185
92 95 Sunrise Eggs Blanche Brown
Vince Brown
Cathy Price
Rolls-Royce Phantom I 1,333
93 125 R.A. Walker Bob Walker
Majorie Walker
Dodge Phoenix 1,367
94 11 Mac's Car Sales Joan McAulay
Lorna Gamble
Datsun 1200 1,594
95 31 Dorothy Sibley Dorothy Sibley
John Sibley
Volkswagen 1200 1,692
96 116 Jack Baker Jack Baker
Ern Hines
Jack Guest
Chevrolet 1938 Master 1,841
97 133 Harvey Lane Harvey Lane
Jim Thompson
Stan Viles
Holden FB 2,693
98 107 Judy MacDonald Judy MacDonald
Scott MacDonald
Vauxhall 1938 Wyvern 2,821
99 3 Goblin-BVC Vacuum Cleaners Tony Cornell
John Harris
Volkswagen 1200 3,296
100 88 Warren West Warren West
Peter Harden
Renault Dauphine 3,950
101 78 Lightburn & Company Limited Ted Polgreen
Ray Chapman
Lightburn Zeta 6,185
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 100-108
  2. "Canberra Crew Will Be First Away In Record Car Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1964.
  3. "Appeals Delay Some Car Trial Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 1964.
  4. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 206-209
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