1955 Round Australia Trial
Appearance
1955 Round Australia Trial Redex Trial | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Sydney | ||
Dates run | 21 August – 11 September 1955 | ||
Stages | 17 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 16,900 km (10,500 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 176 at start, 54 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
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The 1955 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial, was the third running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 11 September 1955. The event covered 16,900 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Bob Foreman, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Results
[edit]Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 90 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 21 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 27 |
3 | 60 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 45 |
4 | 133 | ![]() |
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Ford 1954 Customline | 161 |
5 | 83 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 236 |
6 | 38 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 399 |
7 | 89 | ![]() |
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Ford 1954 Customline | 506 |
8 | 101 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 591 |
9 | 152 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 622 |
10 | 164 | ![]() |
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Mercury 1948 Eight | 656 |
11 | 169 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 699 |
12 | 72 | ![]() |
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Morris Oxford Series II | 725 |
13 | 55 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 740 |
14 | 154 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 750 |
15 | 99 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 773 |
16 | 136 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 795 |
17 | 174 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 847 |
18 | 74 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 965 |
19 | 59 | ![]() |
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Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 1,020 |
20 | 76 | ![]() |
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Ford 1954 Customline | 1,114 |
21 | 125 | ![]() |
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Ford Zephyr Six | 1,132 |
22 | 167 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,245 |
23 | 140 | ![]() |
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Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 1,249 |
24 | 12 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 1,281 |
25 | 67 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 1,299 |
26 | 107 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 1,359 |
27 | 134 | ![]() |
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Ford Zephyr Six | 1,363 |
28 | 31 | ![]() |
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Peugeot 203 | 1,422 |
29 | 62 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,499 |
30 | 48 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,516 |
31 | 58 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,653 |
32 | 54 | ![]() |
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Volkswagen 1200 | 1,678 |
33 | 102 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,702 |
34 | 173 | ![]() |
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Škoda 1101 | 1,837 |
35 | 1 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,882 |
36 | 158 | ![]() |
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Plymouth 1955 Savoy | 1,926 |
37 | 108 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,973 |
38 | 168 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,054 |
39 | 141 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe | 2,222 |
40 | 170 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,266 |
41 | 118 | ![]() |
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Dodge 1948 Deluxe | 2,292 |
42 | 39 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,358 |
43 | 6 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 2,508 |
44 | 94 | ![]() |
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Ford 1954 Customline | 2,689 |
45 | 111 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 2,709 |
46 | 25 | ![]() |
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Austin A50 | 2,745 |
47 | 50 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 3,310 |
48 | 20 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 3,327 |
49 | 44 | ![]() |
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Ford Zephyr Six | 3,472 |
50 | 115 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 3,894 |
51 | 126 | ![]() |
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Austin A70 Hereford | 4,068 |
52 | 137 | ![]() |
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Standard Vanguard Phase II | 4,691 |
53 | 36 | ![]() |
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Holden FJ | 5,127 |
54 | 113 | ![]() |
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Holden 48-215 | 6,483 |
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References
[edit]- ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80
- ^ "182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1955.
- ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191