1958 Round Australia TrialMobilgas Trial Host country Australia Rally base Sydney Melbourne Dates run 20 August – 7 September 1958 Stages 31 Stage surface Tarmac and GravelOverall distance 16,250 km (10,100 miles) Crews 67 at start, 34 at finish Overall winner Eddie Perkins Arthur Smith
The 1958 Round Australia Trial , officially the Mobilgas Trial was the ninth running of the Round Australia Trial . The rally took place between 20 August and 7 September 1958. The event covered 16,250 kilometres around Australia . It was won by Eddie Perkins and Arthur Smith, driving a Volkswagen 1200 .
Results
Entrant
Drivers
Car
Penalties (Points)
1
2
E.B. Perkins
Eddie Perkins Arthur Smith
Volkswagen 1200
11
2
48
Greg Cusack
Greg Cusack Pat Lawless
Volkswagen 1200
55
3
23
G.J. Coles and Company
Dave Anderson Laurie McAlister
Holden FE
58
4
68
S.G. McGlashan
Stan McGlashan W. Leabeater
Volkswagen 1200
68
5
53
H.R. Smith
Harry Smith David Orr
Volkswagen 1200
117
6
8
L.L. Fiebig
Lance Fiebig Jim Claridge
Holden FE
125
7
72
Regal Motors
Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate
Standard Vanguard Phase III
154
8
21
Team Firth and Young
Harry Firth Kevin Young
Volkswagen 1200
155
9
31
Leith Car Sales
Harvey Gunn Desmond Smith
Volkswagen 1200
158
10
3
Team Murray and Murison
Bill Murray Bill Murison
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1
194
11
25
Team James, Williams and Calnan
Clarrie James Jack Williams Albert Calnan
Holden FE
394
12
71
Motokov
Ken Tubman David Berman
Škoda 440
429
13
69
Nalder's Garage
Wes Nalder Jack Nalder
Ford Zephyr Mark II
480
14
63
Elaine Lenaghan
Elaine Lenaghan Len Lenaghan Reg Lenaghan
Holden FE
520
15
41
J.N. Mather
Joseph Mather Ron Jones H. McKinnon
Volkswagen 1200
658
16
57
Parkers' Colac
Arthur Parker W. Stacey John Parker
Holden FC
695
17
29
Lorna and Keith Gamble
Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble John Hayward
Rover 90
786
18
59
R.J Holden
Bob Holden Matt Walton
Peugeot 403
794
19
62
O.G. Roberts
Tom Quill Sidney Chapman Owen Roberts
Holden FC
820
20
42
C.R. Turner Motors
Claude Turner Laurie Turner
Hillman Minx Mark II
904
21
58
John and Peter Perkins
John Perkins Peter Perkins
Peugeot 403
911
22
49
Team Cullen and Garard
Pat Cullen John Garard
Holden FE
939
23
60
Wally Eremin
Wally Eremin J. Alexander
Hillman Minx Mark II
1,012
24
37
Motokov
Vince Brown Norm Saville
Škoda 440
1,018
25
19
Nissan Motor Company
Yasuhara Nanba Bruce Wilkinson Kazuaki Okuyama
Datsun 1000
1,129
26
22
C.G. Chappell
Chester Chappell Rob Mills
Holden FE
1,157
27
65
H.E. and F.N. Pitts Motors
Frank Pitts Kevin Higgs
Hillman Minx Mark II
1,183
28
55
Victorian Police Motor Sports Club
Alan Sharpley Kevin O'Neill Jerry Merrett
Ford Zephyr Mark II
1,227
29
5
Aubrey Melrose
Aubrey Melrose John Cummins
Austin Westminster A90
1,255
30
54
Jack Murray
Jack 'Milko' Murray John Pomroy Bert Madden
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1
1,295
31
44
Motokov
Major Warwick Max Watson
Škoda 440
1,486
32
36
Team Hose and Hillman
David Hose John Hillman
Morris Minor 1000
1,545
33
27
Leslie Young
Leslie Young Harry Harris
Morris Minor 1000
1,780
34
14
Nissan Motor Company
Yoshitane Oya Allan Gibbons Yonekichi Minawa
Datsun 1000
2,003
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References
^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 93-94 & 99
^ "Draw for Car Trial Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald . 14 August 1958.
^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 204-206