1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
# 1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the fifth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 4 and 19 August 1956. The event covered 13,680 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Lance Perkins, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

## Results

| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | E.B. Perkins | Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins | Volkswagen 1200 | 48 |
| 2 | 11 | Country Holden Dealers | Jack Masling Ken Miller Harry Cape | Holden FE | 62 |
| 3 | 14 | R.L. Foreman | Bob Foreman Geoff Easton | Volkswagen 1200 | 80 |
| 4 | 85 | A.A. Griffiths | Arthur Griffiths Maxwell Galt | Volkswagen 1200 | 101 |
| 5 | 21 | G.N. Horner | George Horner Bill Price Alwyn Kurtz | Ford 1956 Customline | 216 |
| 6 | 27 | J.R. Hall | John Hall James Alward | Volkswagen 1200 | 225 |
| 7 | 68 | Regal Motors | Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate | Standard Vanguard Phase III | 241 |
| 8 | 38 | Mrs M.B. Blakeway | Maude Blakeway Norman Bolton William Hubbard | Ford 1955 Customline | 243 |
| 9 | 59 | J.K. Gamble | Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble Geoff Ackerman | Volkswagen 1200 | 249 |
| 10 | 63 | P.J. Sullivan | Patrick O'Sullivan Les Innes | Volkswagen 1200 | 253 |
| 11 | 88 | A.H. Smith | Arthur Smith Archer Smith | Volkswagen 1200 | 305 |
| 12 | 36 | Ron Leech | Ron Leech Valerie Leech Leslie Lee | Holden FJ | 320 |
| 13 | 57 | Parkers | Arthur Packer Bill Parker John Parker | Holden FE | 348 |
| 14 | 89 | Greg Cusack | Greg Cusack Leigh Moore | Volkswagen 1200 | 385 |
| 15 | 47 | Doug Whiteford | Doug Whiteford Jim Hawker | Peugeot 403 | 388 |
| 16 | 89 | Alma Braddock | Alma Braddock Gerald McMillan | Volkswagen 1200 | 846 |
| 17 | 49 | Jack Vaughan | Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet | Volkswagen 1200 | 984 |
| 18 | 4 | D.M. Calvert | Dave Calvert Arthur Smith | Bristol 401 | 1,096 |
| 19 | 35 | N.L. Crowfoot | Norman Crowfoot Clarrie Newey | Simca Aronde | 1,219 |
| 20 | 82 | D.K. Hose | David Hose H. Symons James Gainger | Austin A70 | 1,545 |
| 21 | 51 | Austin Distributors Pty Ltd | Jeff Brotherton Patrick Case Geoff Smith | Austin A90 | 1,724 |
| 22 | 90 | L.J. Spies | Leo Spies Michael Pines Leslie Lee | Holden FJ | 1,977 |
| 23 | 94 | Major Warwick | Major Warwick Allan Zimmerer | Škoda 440 | 2,235 |
| 24 | 72 | J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd | John Fagan Ken Limbrick Bill Ellis | DeSoto 1955 Firedome | 2,388 |
| 25 | 3 | Jack Hay | Jack Hay Jack Gore | Standard Vanguard Phase I | 2,392 |
| 26 | 74 | Reg Lenaghan | Reg Lenaghan Len Lenaghan | Volkswagen 1200 | 2,438 |
| 27 | 23 | Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd | Val Richardson Max Kirwan | Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 2,717 |
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