1964 Round Australia Trial Explained

1964 Round Australia Trial
Native Name:	Ampol Trial
Previous Round:	1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
Next Round:	1970 Round Australia Trial
Rallybase:	Sydney
Startdate:	14
Enddate:	28 June 1964
Stages:	16
Overallkm:	11260
Surface:	Tarmac and Gravel
Driver1:	Harry Firth Graham Hoinville
Team1:	Ford Motor Company of Australia
Teamsstart:	147
Teamsfinish:	101

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.

Results

		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		28
5	91	Pat Cullens Garage	Lionel Williams Steve Halloran Terry Gould		31
6	122	Kain and Shelton Limited	Tom Quill Roger Abrahams		43
7	39	Enterprise Auto Service	Barry Arentz Geoff Stock	Ford Cortina GT	51
8	109	Bruce Collier	Bruce Collier John Bryson		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		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		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		347
43	128	Eric Vigar	Eric Vigar Neil Morrison Graham Stafford		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		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		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]

Notes and References

1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 100-108
2. News: Canberra Crew Will Be First Away In Record Car Trial . The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1964.
3. News: 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