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1956 Round Australia Trial (Ampol)

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1956 Round Australia Trial
Ampol Trial
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run15 – 29 July 1956
Stages16
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance10,460 km (6,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews113 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Wilfred Murrell
Australia Allan Taylor

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

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 32 Australia Team Murrell and Taylor Australia Wilfred Murrell
Australia Allan Taylor
Peugeot 403 258
2 17 Australia M.C. Goldsmith Australia Max Goldsmith
Australia Bob James
Volkswagen 1200 395
3 66 Australia Jack 'Milko' Murray Australia Jack 'Milko' Murray
Australia Jack Diamond
Australia Tom Smith
Holden FJ 688
4 109 Australia Team Letchford and Glasson Australia Jack Letchford
Australia Arthur Glasson
Volkswagen 1200 735
5 80 Australia John Lefoe Australia John Lefoe
Australia Rex Woodger
Australia Spencer Vale
Standard Vanguard Phase I 735
6 44 Australia Bob Scarlett Australia Bob Scarlett
Australia Ken Maxfield
Australia Ron Mountford
Standard Vanguard Phase II 736
7 10 Australia A.A. Anderson Australia 'Duck' Anderson
Australia Tony Anthony
Holden FJ 758
8 35 Australia D.H. Antill Australia Peter Antill
Australia Max Winkless
Austin A90 773
9 34 Australia W.J. Robinson Australia Bill Robinson
Australia Lindsay Hall
Volkswagen 1200 874
10 85 Australia D.G. MacRae Australia Donald MacRae
Australia David Clinton
Australia Mervyn Collens
Ford 1939 V8 879
11 113 Australia Ray and Ken Christie Australia Ray Christie
Australia Ken Christie
Standard Vanguard Phase II 983
12 25 Australia Roger Crocker Australia Roger Crocker
Australia Norm Howes
Peugeot 403 996
13 113 Australia Mrs Blanche Brown Australia Blanche Brown
Australia Vince Brown
Australia Cathy Price
Rolls-Royce Phantom I 1,188
14 67 Australia L.A. Free Australia Les Free
Australia Thomas Rown
Australia N.Nichols
Ford 1954 Customline 1,244
15 49 Australia Frank Bode Motors Australia Les Burrows
Australia Allan Burrows
Morris Minor 1,253
16 83 Australia Shepherd, Harris and Pomeroy Australia Percy Pomroy
Australia Harry Harris
Holden FJ 1,266
17 48 Australia Bombadier Motors Australia Ronald Green
Australia Les Westren
Peugeot 403 1,274
18 51 Australia J.E. Murray Australia Jack 'Gelignite' Murray
Australia Ray Murray
Ford 1948 V8 1,317
19 19 Australia L.N. Young Australia Leslie Young
Australia Frank Pye
Holden FJ 1,390
20 27 Australia Edwards Car Sales Australia King Watson
Australia Herb Wright
Holden FJ 1,399
21 92 Australia Garard's Radio Cabs Australia John Garard
Australia John Garard, Sr.
Australia Ross Garard
Holden FJ 1,572
22 57 Australia 1817 Car Club Australia John Hollingshead
Australia David Hunt
Australia Tony Marsden
Holden FJ 1,619
23 102 Australia R.O. Crombie Australia Bob Crombie
Australia Maurie Craddock
Ford Anglia 1,698
24 90 Australia H.R. Everett Australia H. Everett
Australia David Doherty
Volkswagen 1200 1,736
25 82 Australia T.C. Robertson Australia Thomas Robertson
Australia Peter Denton
Morris Oxford 1,796
26 47 Australia Jim Dick Australia Jim Dick
Australia Roy Terry
Australia Noel Cooper
Terraplane 1935 1,856
27 60 Australia A.J. Gibbons Australia Alan Gibbons
AustraliaRon Speet
Volkswagen 1200 2,044
28 115 Australia Vic Wilson Australia Vic Wilson
Australia John McDonnell
Australia Ian Gibson
Plymouth 1955 2,168
29 37 Australia K.F. Thallon Australia Keith Thallon
Australia Alan Thornton
Standard Ten 2,192
30 112 Australia S.C. Tosh Australia Sid Tosh
Australia Allan Gilbert
Volkswagen 1200 2,231
31 16 Australia T.L. White Australia Tom White
Australia Dave Gaskett
Australia Murray Colless
Morris Isis 2,272
32 73 Australia Norm Porter Australia Norm Porter
Australia Lenard Caspar
Morris Minor 1000 2,307
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References

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  1. ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 81-84
  2. ^ "Ampol Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 1956.
  3. ^ "Points and Prizes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1956.
  4. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 191-194