# 1957 Round Australia Trial (Ampol)

The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the sixth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 7 and 21 July 1957. The event covered 9,660 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack Witter and Doug Stewart, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

## Results

| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
| 1 | 26 | J.A. Witter | Jack Witter Doug Stewart | Volkswagen 1200 | 3 |
| 2 | 27 | Team Perkins and Reynolds | Eddie Perkins George Reynolds | Volkswagen 1200 | 5 |
| 3 | 77 | Yaralin Ampol Service Station | John Garard Jack Garard Greg Garard | Holden FE | 21 |
| 4 | 70 | Bob Scarlett | Bob Scarlett Joe Dunlop Ron Mountford | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 48 |
| 5 | 58 | Mrs Blanche Brown | Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price | Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 61 |
| 6 | 5 | Des West | Des West Kevin Thomas Noel Eade | Holden FE | 74 |
| 7 | 19 | Team Sheedy and Roberts | Col Sheedy M. Roberts | Volkswagen 1200 | 76 |
| 8 | 64 | Team Dean and Houstein | John Dean Bill Houstein | Volkswagen 1200 | 107 |
| 9 | 78 | Woodger Brothers | Rex Woodger D. Woodger | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 133 |
| 10 | 60 | Team Tosh and Gilbert | Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert | Simca Aronde | 157 |
| 11 | 49 | W.J. Robinson | Bill Robinson Kevan Houley | Volkswagen 1200 | 159 |
| 12 | 69 | W.A. Burns | William Burns Ron Coulston | Holden FE | 187 |
| 13 | 17 | Doreen and Bill Parker | Doreen Parker Bill Parker Eric Vigar | Ford 1953 Customline | 266 |
| 14 | 30 | R.E. Gudgeon | Bob Gudgeon Lionel Jenkins | Peugeot 403 | 297 |
| 15 | 82 | Pascoe Brothers | Phil Pascoe Norm Pascoe | Holden FE | 322 |
| 16 | 10 | Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars | Don Garard Jim Roberts Ross Garard | Holden FJ | 408 |
| 17 | 61 | A.A. Anderson | 'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony | Peugeot 403 | 453 |
| 18 | 50 | Ted Kelly | Ted Kelly George Hughes B. Hopkins | Holden FJ | 476 |
| 19 | 79 | Mrs Kathleen Christie | Kathleen Christie Ray Christie Ron Grose | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 477 |
| 20 | 66 | Laurie Sanders | Laurie Sanders David Pitt G. Shipham | Holden FE | 482 |
| 21 | 7 | Bill Lee | Bill Lee John Thurston | Peugeot 403 | 490 |
| 22 | 71 | Team Anderson and Kingham | David Anderson R. Kingham | Morris Minor 1000 | 521 |
| 23 | 31 | C.E. Hook | Charles Hook Vera Bayliss H. Blake | Peugeot 403 | 537 |
| 24 | 29 | Robertson Brothers | George Robertson Mick Hughes | Volkswagen 1200 | 567 |
| 25 | 37 | Warren Williamson | Warren Williamson William Whiting John Collins | Volkswagen 1200 | 601 |
| 26 | 1 | M.L. Arentz | Martin Arentz Ray Davie | Ford 1956 Customline | 612 |
| 27 | 12 | Team Scott and Shelton | Alan Scott Aub Shelton | Holden FE | 669 |
| 28 | 9 | G.S. Ross | George Ross T.D. Harry | Fiat 600 | 676 |
| 29 | 39 | A.C. Stone | Angus Stone Unknown | Volkswagen 1200 | 687 |
| 30 | 68 | Team Sly and Townsend | Leon Sly M. Townsend J. Feloy | Ford 1955 Customline | 694 |
| 31 | 20 | Hughes and Stewart | Stewart Hughes D. Scarlett | Standard Ten | 719 |
| 32 | 53 | J.N. Davis | Norton Davis Ron Johnston | Volkswagen 1200 | 792 |
| 33 | 80 | Greg Featherstone | Greg Featherstone Graham Blowes | Peugeot 403 | 818 |
| 34 | 6 | John Lefoe | John Lefoe Jim Allen | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 846 |
| 35 | 51 | Parade Motors Limited | Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Dennis Dix | Dodge 1948 | 982 |
| 36 | 8 | Ken Christie | Ken Christie Edna Christie | Morris Minor 1000 | 1,016 |
| 37 | 11 | J.B. Davey | John Davey Unknown | Holden FJ | 1,075 |
| 38 | 45 | Vic Wilson | Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson | Plymouth 1955 | 1,081 |
| 39 | 33 | Delore Motors | Joe Freedman Hayden Cadwallader | Morris Minor 1000 | 1,202 |
| 40 | 72 | Jack Davey | Jack Davey Eric Nelson Bill Murison | Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,276 |
| 41 | 54 | L.A. Cave | Len Cave Bernie Prentice | Morris Minor 1000 | 1,340 |
| 42 | 76 | L.N. Young | Leslie Young Unknown | Holden FE | 1,444 |
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