1958 Round Australia Trial (Ampol) Explained

1958 Round Australia Trial
Native Name:	Ampol Trial
Previous Round:	1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Next Round:	1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Startdate:	18 May
Enddate:	1 June 1958
Stages:	26
Overallkm:	12070
Surface:	Tarmac and Gravel
Driver1:	Don Garard Jim Roberts
Team1:	A.C. McGrath and Company
Teamsstart:	148
Teamsfinish:	84

The 1958 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the eighth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 18 May and 1 June 1958. The event covered 12,070 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Don Garard and Jim Roberts, driving a Holden FE.

Results

		Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	158	A.C. McGrath and Company	Don Garard Jim Roberts	Holden FE	9
2	7	A.D. Hughes	Doug Hughes Ken Harper	Standard Vanguard Phase III	10
3	75	J.A. Witter	Jack Witter Doug Stewart	Volkswagen 1200	10
4	136	Alan Coffey Motors	Peter Coffey Robin Petty D. Irwin	Ford Zephyr Mark II	12
5	135	Flamingo Motors	Harley Mehegan Laurie Macalister		15
6	28	Regal Motors	Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate	Standard Vanguard Phase III	22
7	29	Ray Christie	Ray Christie David Dunlop	Volkswagen 1200	23
8	84		Jack Davey Bill Murray Bill Murison	Chrysler Royal V8 AP1	25
9	1	R.E. Gudgeon	Bob Gudgeon Alan Platt	Peugeot 403	29
10	88		George Reynolds Ivan Tighe	Volkswagen 1200	31
11	63	Reg Smith	Reg Smith Unknown	Volkswagen 1200	40
12	161	Team Gilbert and Tosh	Allan Gilbert Sid Tosh	Simca Aronde	40
13	87	Mrs R.E. Corbett	Ruth Corbett Eric Vigar John LeFoe	Holden FE	43
14	54	Bill Wilcox	Bill Wilcox Jack Tremain Ron Liley	Peugeot 403	51
15	41	G. Green	Stan Donney Peter Orr	Peugeot 403	52
16	160	Standard Motor Company (Australia) Limited	Harry Firth Ern Abbott	Standard Vanguard Phase III	55
17	152	Mrs Beryl Withers	Beryl Withers Arthur Withers Frank Burke	Holden FJ	786
18	59	Dean and Weston	John Dean Jeff Weston	Volkswagen 1200	57
19	34	S.G. McGlashan	Stan McGlashan Patrick O'Sullivan	Volkswagen 1200	61
20	107	David McKay	David McKay Desmond Tester Digby Cooke	Ford Zephyr Mark II	64
21	138	David Marks	David Marks Peter Simpson Les Frost		69
22	132	J.T. Byrne	John Bryne Leon Sly	Morris Minor 1000	72
23	34	Palmer's Garage	A. McQuade G. Porter	Volkswagen 1200	74
24	87	L.A. Corzens	Leslie Corzens Norm Enright Ron Bell	Holden FE	75
25	10	Team Kingham and Frazer	Rod Kingham Tom Frazer	Morris Minor 1000	80
26	40	James Farrow	James Farrow Fred Fear Brian Higgins		85
27	42	Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars	John Garard Greg Garard Ross Garard	Holden FE	85
28	58	Monumental Motors	John Harrison Keith Fry	Austin Lancer	86
29	17	Vic Wilson	Vic Wilson Warren Wilson Leon Martin	Simca Aronde	90
30	133	John Priddle	John Priddle Ian Paul	Ford Zephyr Mark II	90
31	99	Albert Griffin	Albert Griffin Ted Hillman	Peugeot 203	104
32	137	George Williams	George Williams L. Baverstock	Peugeot 203	105
33	82		Jack 'Gelignite' Murray Dave Johnson	Fiat 1100	109
34	105	Team Wallace and Flynn	Maurice Wallace Jim Flynn Stan Wheeler	Dodge 1956 Kingsway	110
35	54	Team Waples and Watt	Bruce Waples Neil Watt	Peugeot 403	112
36	115	Barry Motors	Colin Bowden Neville Dalmain	Morris Major	117
37	2	Ken Tucker	Ken Tucker Alan Tucker	Porsche 356 A	131
38	157	Ken Tubman	Ken Tubman John Evans	Simca Aronde	135
39	68	Laurie Sanders	Laurie Sanders Norm Enright Ron Bell	Holden FE	135
40	41	Bob Scarlett	Bob Scarlett Ron Mountford Ken Maxfield	Standard Vanguard Phase II	137
41	16	Mrs Mary Murray	Mary Murray Fred Murray Dick Webb	Ford Consul Mark II	145
42	146	Tubby Black	Tubby Black Jack Luckey Ted Humphreys	Holden FC	150
43	85	Bombadier Motors	Ronald Green Keith Wilson	Peugeot 403	161
44	140	Edward Patten	Edward Patten Russell Linabury	Austin Lancer	172
45	119	Robert and Graeme Bunge	Robert Bunge Graeme Bunge	Fiat 1100	174
46	36	Delore Motors	Elaine Lenaghan Reg Lenaghan	Morris Major	179
47	43	Team Kook and Ritchie	Greig Kook John Ritchie	Volkswagen 1200	183
48	62	Trevor Presland	Trevor Presland Ian Presland John McGill	Holden 48-215	184
49	26	Mrs Dorothy Betts	Dorothy Betts J.E. Betts	Peugeot 403	189
50	13	Norm Porter	Norm Porter Allan Rost	Morris Minor 1000	190
51	123	Peter Lloyd Limited	Peter Holder Unknown	Morris Minor 1000	196
52	4	Leslie Young	Lesile Young Unknown	Morris Minor 1000	200
53	89	Lorna and Keith Gamble	Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble Joan Cass	Volkswagen 1200	206
54	86	Lance Fiebig	Lance Fiebig Brian Holness	Holden FC	215
55	22	Alan Crabbe	Alan Crabbe Unknown	Peugeot 203	223
56	49	Team Lloyd and Machin	Barry Lloyd Bill Machin	Morris Minor 1000	237
57	26	Team Pollack, Williamson and Germyn	Kevin Pollack Bernie Williamson Boyd Germyn	Peugeot 403	281
58	126	Team Drew and Cousins	Harvey Drew Bill Cousins	Standard Ten	284
59	130	Robert Hawke	Robert Hawke Mrs J. Hawke	Holden FJ	284
60	114	Team Hogan, Baartz and Gablonski	Barry Lloyd Bill Machin	Morris Minor 1000	237
61	45	Team Sheedy and Frazer	Col Sheedy Rod Fraser	Volkswagen 1200	292
62	5	Vernon Curtin	Vernon Curtin Ken Shaw Alwyn Batty	Morris Minor 1000	300
63	65	Team Williams and James	Howard Williams Clarrie James	Volkswagen 1200	300
64	71	J.L. Halls	John Halls Dennis Clark	Morris Minor 1000	302
65	20	Broons Motors	J. Newell B. Brown	Ford Anglia	311
66	56	Lloyd-Hartnett Distributors	Ron McNair Clyde Hodgins	Lloyd-Hartnett	323
67	64	Motors Limited	T. Colin D. Brian H. Ron	Morris Major	344
68	64	Ron Dunbier	Ron Dunbier Earnie Matherson	Morris Isis	392
69	3	Allen Harrison	Ken Brigden Allen Harrison	Peugeot 403	424
70	102	Alma and Hughie McClelland	Alma McClelland Yvonne Jurgenson Hughie McClelland	Holden FJ	429
71	98	Leo Shallard	Leo Shallard Ian Jackson Chas Caughey		558
72	81	Graeme Spencer	Graeme Spencer Ron Maloney	Volkswagen 1200	535
73	21	Team Newton and Grinsell	Ron Newton Harold Grinsell		558
74	14	Lloyd-Hartnett Distributors	Tony Harbutt Geoff Reynolds	Lloyd-Hartnett	591
75	55	Johann Rehders	Johann Rehders John O'Donnell	Volkswagen 1200	709
76	108	Roy Castle	Roy Castle Etic Hood Norm Crewdson		722
77	124	C.E. Hook	Charles Hook Vera Bayliss Brian Bates	Morris Major	762
78	73	Mrs Blanche Brown	Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price	Rolls-Royce Phantom I	818
79	51	Stevron Motors	Don Scott Mrs M. Upton	Renault Dauphine	960
80	72	Peter Lloyd	Maureen Lanaghan Barbara Turnbull Patsy Owens	Morris Major	1,206
81	50	Dr. Ivan Markovics	Ivan Markovics Bebe McNab Bill Jones	Renault Frégate	1,270
82	32	Team Sheedy and Meyn	Keith Sheedy Eric Meyn	Renault Dauphine	1,426
83	35	Mrs Norma Williamson	Norma Williamson William Williamson	Holden 48-215	1,721
84	104	Warren Motors	Jack Warren John Hall	Renault Dauphine	2,094
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 90-92
2. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 200-204