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1957 Round Australia TrialMobilgas Rally Host country
Australia Rally base
Melbourne Dates run 21 August – 8 September 1957 Stages 35 Stage surface
Tarmac and Gravel Overall distance 14,480 km (9,000 miles) Crews 86 at start, 52 at finish Overall winner
Laurie Whitehead
Kevin Young
The 1957 Round Australia Trial , officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the
Round Australia Trial . The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around
Australia . It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a
Volkswagen 1200 .
Entrant
Drivers
Car
Penalties (Points)
1
76
Laurie Whitehead
Laurie Whitehead
Kevin Young
Volkswagen 1200
13
2
23
S.J. Vaughan
Jack Vaughan
Bob Lancet
Volkswagen 1200
28
3
18
J.R. Hall
John Hall
Colin Wilkinson
Volkswagen 1200
36
4
10
E.B. Perkins
Eddie Perkins
Les Perkins
Volkswagen 1200
65
5
50
R.L. Foreman
Bob Foreman
John McDougall
Volkswagen 1200
77
6
52
Greg Cusack
Greg Cusack
Pat Lawless
Volkswagen 1200
90
7
43
Mrs Geordie Anderson
Geordie Anderson
Bill Pitt
J. Abercrombie
Jaguar Mark VIII
172
8
97
A.J. Thiel
Ard Thiel
Mick Kimpton
Standard Vanguard Phase III
187
9
8
A.D. Hughes
Doug Hughes
Ken Limbrick
Ken Harper
Standard Vanguard Phase III
199
10
102
Team Fiebig and Holness
Lance Fiebig
Brian Holness
Holden FE
209
11
64
Team Darby and Ruston
Phillip Darby
John Ruston
Volkswagen 1200
215
12
12
Coles Stores Australia
Dave Anderson
Laurie McAlister
Jack Kelley
Holden FE
223
13
62
Doug Whiteford
Doug Whiteford
Harry Russell
Peugeot 403
227
14
72
Portland's Leading Traders
Geoff Ackerman
Roy Petrie
Volkswagen 1200
231
15
35
S.G. McGlashan
Stan McGlashan
Patrick O'Sullivan
Volkswagen 1200
240
16
1
Westco Motors
Ken Anderson
M. McFadyen
Simca Aronde
263
17
60
Diamond and Roberts
Ron Diamond
Downes Roberts
Max McPherson
Holden FE
302
18
3
H.H. Gunn
Harvey Gunn
Cyril Lyons
Holden FE
322
19
98
H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited
Don Elliot
Mick Watt
Morris Minor 1000
328
20
55
George Winton
George Winton
Mal Eastmond
Volkswagen 1200
336
21
22
Alma and Gerald McMillan
Alma McMillan
Gerald McMillan
Volkswagen 1200
383
22
77
Team Hay and Gault
Jack Hay
Max Gault
Simca Aronde
394
23
58
Claude Ruwolt
Claude Ruwolt
Louise Ruwolt
Peugeot 403
448
24
101
S.L. Archer
Terry Archer
Don Dunoon
Volkswagen 1200
472
25
5
Team Lindner and Boles
William Lindner
Levi Boles
Volkswagen 1200
492
26
73
H.R. Smith
Harry Smith
Peter Staines
Volkswagen 1200
504
27
93
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG
Tom Jackson
David McKay
Porsche 356 A
539
28
26
Claridge Motors Limited
Fred Claridge
Len Claridge
Max Steer
Holden FE
561
29
41
Malcolm McPherson, Jr.
Malcolm McPherson, Jr.
Robert Stevens
Volkswagen 1200
602
30
68
C.R. Turner
Claude Turner
Bob Holden
Hillman Minx
618
31
44
Hasthorpe Brothers
George Hasthorpe
J. Hasthorpe
E. Pentland
Holden FE
685
32
16
Frank Bradshaw
Frank Bradshaw
Geoff Fortune
S. Armstrong
Holden FE
695
33
75
Keith Gamble
Keith Gamble
Lorna Gamble
Volkswagen 1200
719
34
31
H.R. Krieg
Harry Krieg
K. Moore
Albert Calnan
Holden FE
792
35
48
Federal Woollen Mills Limited
Jim Keddie
Arthur Smith
Robert Riley
Ford 1954 Customline
865
36
79
Team Leech and Vincent
Ron Leech
George Vincent
Holden FJ
924
37
32
Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd
Peter Anderson
Terence Allen
Holden FE
960
38
63
H.L. Firth
Harry Firth
Maurie Monk
Standard Vanguard Phase III
1,018
39
40
Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara
Keith Holden
Alan Sharpley
B. McNamara
Ford Zephyr Mark II
1,081
40
21
Bill Hurley
Jack Place
Bill Hurley
Volkswagen 1200
1,140
41
7
Zupps Motors
Evan Thomas
Garth Llewellyn
Jack Phillpott
Volkswagen 1200
1,168
42
38
Brifield Service Station
Alan Jack
R. Burns
Simca Aronde
1,183
43
37
L.E. Howes
Lawrence Howes
James Davenport
Volkswagen 1200
1,190
44
53
K.E. Jones
Keith Jones
N. Wise
Max Duncan
Holden FE
1,204
45
30
G.N. Horner
George Horner
Robert Mills
Ford 1956 Customline
1,290
46
67
Agence Alma
Jacques Leraux
Phil Irving
Andre Jacquet
Citroën DS 19
1,493
47
100
Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited
Kunio Kaminomura
Lindsey Hedley
Kojiro Kondo
Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe
1,515
48
17
Noel Dickson
Noel Dickson
John Chapman
Ford Anglia
1,712
49
2
C.C. Scott
Cliff Scott
Ron Jones
John Slade
Tom O'Brien
Ford 1950 Custom
1,902
50
81
Associated Industrial Designers
George Baird
Mat Walton
Ford 1956 Customline
1,951
51
80
Bruce Wilkinson
Bruce Wilkinson
Fred Townsing
Austin A70 Hampshire
2,595
52
88
Norma Harrison
Norma Harrison
Audrey Millgate
Volkswagen 1200
3,943
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