# 1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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

| Pos | No | 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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