The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the fourth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 15 and 29 July 1956. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Wilfred Murrell and Allan Taylor, driving a Peugeot 403.
Results Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 32 Team Murrell and Taylor Wilfred Murrell Allan Taylor Peugeot 403 258 2 17 M.C. Goldsmith Max Goldsmith Bob James Volkswagen 1200 395 3 66 Jack 'Milko' Murray Jack 'Milko' Murray Jack Diamond Tom Smith Holden FJ 688 4 109 Team Letchford and Glasson Jack Letchford Arthur Glasson Volkswagen 1200 735 5 80 John Lefoe John Lefoe Rex Woodger Spencer Vale Standard Vanguard Phase I 735 6 44 Bob Scarlett Bob Scarlett Ken Maxfield Ron Mountford Standard Vanguard Phase II 736 7 10 A.A. Anderson 'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony Holden FJ 758 8 35 D.H. Antill Peter Antill Max Winkless Austin A90 773 9 34 W.J. Robinson Bill Robinson Lindsay Hall Volkswagen 1200 874 10 85 D.G. MacRae Donald MacRae David Clinton Mervyn Collens Ford 1939 V8 879 11 113 Ray and Ken Christie Ray Christie Ken Christie Standard Vanguard Phase II 983 12 25 Roger Crocker Roger Crocker Norm Howes Peugeot 403 996 13 113 Mrs Blanche Brown Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price Rolls-Royce Phantom I 1,188 14 67 L.A. Free Les Free Thomas Rown N.Nichols Ford 1954 Customline 1,244 15 49 Frank Bode Motors Les Burrows Allan Burrows Morris Minor 1,253 16 83 Shepherd, Harris and Pomeroy Percy Pomroy Harry Harris Holden FJ 1,266 17 48 Bombardier Motors Ronald Green Les Westren Peugeot 403 1,274 18 51 J.E. Murray Jack 'Gelignite' Murray Ray Murray Ford 1948 V8 1,317 19 19 L.N. Young Leslie Young Frank Pye Holden FJ 1,390 20 27 Edwards Car Sales King Watson Herb Wright Holden FJ 1,399 21 92 Garard's Radio Cabs John Garard John Garard Sr. Ross Garard Holden FJ 1,572 22 57 1817 Car Club John Hollingshead David Hunt Tony Marsden Holden FJ 1,619 23 102 R.O. Crombie Bob Crombie Maurie Craddock Ford Anglia 1,698 24 90 H.R. Everett H. Everett David Doherty Volkswagen 1200 1,736 25 82 T.C. Robertson Thomas Robertson Peter Denton Morris Oxford 1,796 26 47 Jim Dick Jim Dick Roy Terry Noel Cooper Terraplane 1935 1,856 27 60 A.J. Gibbons Alan Gibbons Ron Speet Volkswagen 1200 2,044 28 115 Vic Wilson Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson Plymouth 1955 2,168 29 37 K.F. Thallon Keith Thallon Alan Thornton Standard Ten 2,192 30 112 S.C. Tosh Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert Volkswagen 1200 2,231 31 16 T.L. White Tom White Dave Gaskett Murray Colless Morris Isis 2,272 32 73 Norm Porter Norm Porter Lenard Caspar Morris Minor 1000 2,307 Source:Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 81-84Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 191-194
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