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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 the 21st of August and the 11th of September 1955. The event covered 16,900 kilometres around [[Australia]]. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Bob Foreman, driving a [[Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen 1200]].
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 Beetle|Volkswagen 1200]].


==Results==
==Results==
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!colspan=6| Source:<ref> Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title = 182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial |work =[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date = 19 July 1955}}</ref> <ref> Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191</ref>
!colspan=6| Source:<ref> Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = 182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial |work =[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date = 19 July 1955}}</ref><ref> Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191</ref>
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1955 Round Australia Trial
Redex Trial
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run21 August – 11 September 1955
Stages17
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance16,900 km (10,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews176 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Laurie Whitehead
Australia Bob Foreman
Australia Regent Motors Pty Ltd

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80
  2. ^ "182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1955.
  3. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191
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