# 1955 Round Australia Trial

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

| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
| 1 | 90 | Regent Motors Pty Ltd | Laurie Whitehead Bob Foreman | Volkswagen 1200 | 21 |
| 2 | 2 | E.B. Perkins | Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins | Volkswagen 1200 | 27 |
| 3 | 60 | Regal Motors Pty Ltd | Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 45 |
| 4 | 133 | W.H. Hayes | William Hayes Tom Quill | Ford 1954 Customline | 161 |
| 5 | 83 | Carl Kennedy | Carl Kennedy Bill Turner | Peugeot 203 | 236 |
| 6 | 38 | Greig and Lloyd Kook | Greig Kook Sidney Braithwaite Lloyd Kook | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 399 |
| 7 | 89 | D.A. McLachlan | Bill McLachlan Marie McLachlan | Ford 1954 Customline | 506 |
| 8 | 101 | Bill Edmonds | Bill Edmonds Eric Keft | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 591 |
| 9 | 152 | Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Pty Ltd | Robert Burgin Sam Griffiths | Peugeot 203 | 622 |
| 10 | 164 | F.E. McMahon | Francis McMahon Bruce Creber Pat Joyce | Mercury 1948 Eight | 656 |
| 11 | 169 | Team Hines and Eastlake | Bert Hines Frank Eastlake Glen Tippett | Holden FJ | 699 |
| 12 | 72 | W.L. Pitt | Bill Pitt Walter Anderson Richard Howard | Morris Oxford Series II | 725 |
| 13 | 55 | Manly Pacific Garage | Ronald Green Jack Scharkie | Peugeot 203 | 740 |
| 14 | 154 | Robert Sears | Robert Sears Unknown | Peugeot 203 | 750 |
| 15 | 99 | Team Fraser and McLoughlin | Rod Fraser Colin McLoughlin | Volkswagen 1200 | 773 |
| 16 | 136 | F.W. Hecker | Sam Hecker Arthur Griffiths Norwood Warry | Holden FJ | 795 |
| 17 | 174 | Team Watt and Peniston | Neil Watt Arthur Peniston | Peugeot 203 | 847 |
| 18 | 74 | NSW Country Holden Dealers | Ken Miller Terry Wheatley Harry Cape | Holden FJ | 965 |
| 19 | 59 | W.A. Rudder | W. Rudder Raymond Pickett M. Somerville | Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 1,020 |
| 20 | 76 | Christey's Motor Auctions Pty Ltd | Tom Mills Jack O'Hara Bert Easterbrook | Ford 1954 Customline | 1,114 |
| 21 | 125 | D.A. Pollack | Kevin Pollack Donald Pollack John Sample | Ford Zephyr Six | 1,132 |
| 22 | 167 | J. Lefoe and R.S. Upton Pty Ltd | John Lefoe Evan Green | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,245 |
| 23 | 140 | Richardson and Kirwan Pty Ltd | Val Richardson Max Kirwan Bob Crewdson | Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 1,249 |
| 24 | 12 | A.A. Johns | Tony Johns Patrick O'Conner | Peugeot 203 | 1,281 |
| 25 | 67 | 'Possum' Kipling | 'Possum' Kipling Leigh Stevens Les March | Holden FJ | 1,299 |
| 26 | 107 | Koroit Motors | Eric Richardson Gordon McDowell Ian Crockford | Holden FJ | 1,359 |
| 27 | 134 | Team Belling, Cumming and Peake | John Belling Forbes Cumming Robert Peake | Ford Zephyr Six | 1,363 |
| 28 | 31 | Gordon Bray | Gordon Bray Sandy Raywood | Peugeot 203 | 1,422 |
| 29 | 62 | Team Smith and McCrohon | Ross Smith Keith McCrohon Chris Higgins | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,499 |
| 30 | 48 | J.R. Hall | John Hall George Reynolds | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,516 |
| 31 | 58 | Mrs C. Hayes | 'Granny' Hayes George Ross Jack Ricardi | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,653 |
| 32 | 54 | Young's Car Sales | Robert Young Jack Vaughan | Volkswagen 1200 | 1,678 |
| 33 | 102 | Jack Hay | Jack Hay Arch Heyward | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,702 |
| 34 | 173 | Major Warwick | Major Warwick Joseph Little | Škoda 1101 | 1,837 |
| 35 | 1 | A.W. Standfield | Wes Standfield Ron Standfield | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,882 |
| 36 | 158 | D.H. Antill | Peter Antill George Reed Max Winkless | Plymouth 1955 Savoy | 1,926 |
| 37 | 108 | Goodfellow Brothers | Horace Goodfellow Leo Goodfellow | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 1,973 |
| 38 | 168 | K.F. Thallon | Keith Thallon Ike Stubbin Graham Richter | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,054 |
| 39 | 141 | E.A. Gibson | Eric Gibson Leonard McGill James Whelan Arch Nicholson | Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe | 2,222 |
| 40 | 170 | Team Allen and McComb | James Allen Raymond Allen Gordon McComb | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,266 |
| 41 | 118 | Stewart Alexander | Stewart Alexander John Hillman Selwyn Murphy | Dodge 1948 Deluxe | 2,292 |
| 42 | 39 | Jim Hirst | Jim Hirst Geoff Chew | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 2,358 |
| 43 | 6 | Rex Parkinson | Rex Parkinson John Hope Tony Lucas | Holden FJ | 2,508 |
| 44 | 94 | Tom Farrell | Tom Farrell Frank Denlay John Jones | Ford 1954 Customline | 2,689 |
| 45 | 111 | R.J. Williams | Robert Williams Milford Johnson Ian Robertson | Holden FJ | 2,709 |
| 46 | 25 | J.E. Pedley | Joe Pedley Maxwell Oliver | Austin A50 | 2,745 |
| 47 | 50 | J.F. McCafferty | John McCafferty Peter Richardson John McKinney | Holden FJ | 3,310 |
| 48 | 20 | K.V. Tubman | Ken Tubman Ken Pleasant | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 3,327 |
| 49 | 44 | Ride-Esi Shock Absorbers | Harry Walker George Walsh Arthur Green | Ford Zephyr Six | 3,472 |
| 50 | 115 | D.T. Murray | Des Murray Unknown | Holden FJ | 3,894 |
| 51 | 126 | C.A. Fulton | Cecil Fulton Neil Stewart Thomas Cawdroy | Austin A70 Hereford | 4,068 |
| 52 | 137 | 'Pop' Morgan | 'Pop' Morgan Neville Bird | Standard Vanguard Phase II | 4,691 |
| 53 | 36 | Lenaghan's Belmont Taxis | Elaine Lenaghan Reg Lenaghan | Holden FJ | 5,127 |
| 54 | 113 | W.J. Robinson | Bill Robinson Barry Bolton | Holden 48-215 | 6,483 |
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