1955 Miscellaneous Rallies

25th Monte Carlo Rally
17th-23rd January 1955

Note: Sunbeam drivers who finished 9th, 11th, 52nd & 122nd were Mary Walker/Betty Haig, Farquharson/Peters,
      Leslie Brooke/Howard-Sorrell, Wallwork/Ray, Richardson/Heathcote, Gott/Brookes - but who drove which?

Hankirally
11th-13th March 1955

    23 Bernt Goetze/Nils-Olof Eklundh		Skoda 1200

Acropolis Rally
? 1955

 1     Johnny Pesmazoglou/M.Papandreou          Opel Kapitan

VI Sestrieres Rally
25th February-2nd March 1955

 1     Gatta/Mazzonis				Lancia Aurelia		23 penalty points
 2     Luciano Ciolfi/Ottorino Monaco		Fiat 1100cc		32
 3     Valenzano/Sposetti			Lancia Aurelia		35
 7     Ken Wharton				Daimler Century		52
10     Guido Cestelli-Guidi/Cestelli-Guidi	Alfa Romeo

RAC Rally
8th-13th March 1955

 1 213 Jimmy H. Ray/Brian Harrocks              Standard Ten		 258.1 pts		PRW 894
 2 172 H.E.Rumsey/P.P.Roberts			Triumph TR2		 462.3			LVJ 932
 3 215 W.K.Richardson/J.C.Heathcote		Standard Ten		 559.5			PRW 534
 4     R.J.Adams/D.A.Wilkins			Alvis 3.0 litre		 583.4
 5 170 A.Goff Imhof/Ian Mackenzie		Cadillac-Allard		 615.4
 6     A.J.Greig/T.A.M.Pigott			Triumph TR2		 829.4
 7     Ian Appleyard/J.Mansbridge		MG TF 1500		 904.4
 8     E.V.Baker/R.P.N.Stark			Ford			 921.7
 9 194 D.Done/J.E.Storrar			Fiat 1100 TV		 937.5
       Richards/Nott				Ford Anglia 100E	1105.4
10     C.M.Seward/A.C.Johnson			Triumph
51 147 Peter Harper/D.Humphrey			Sunbeam-Talbot Mk 3	10th in class		PWK 605
       Sheila van Damm/Anne Hall		Sunbeam				won Ladies Award PWK 604
       Ginn					Triumph
       Jones					Morris Minor
       Boulton					Austin Healey
       Hughes					Ford Anglia
       Moore					Morgan Plus Four
       Birkett					MG Magnette
       Sir Chas. Kimber				Sunbeam-Talbot
       Pearson					Mercedes-Benz
       J.A.Hall					Triumph TR2
       Audrey Wild/Miss Clegg			Triumph TR2					TFM 939
 R						Jaguar				water pump
 R  31 Schluter					DKW				too much delayed
 R     Maurice Gatsonides			Aston Martin DB2/4		crashed
     1 J.Sprinzel				Austin A30					881 BMV
     3						Sunbeam-Talbot					PLJ 240
     4						Rover						PKC 861
     6 						Sunbeam-Talbot					EX 7814
     9						Jaguar						JRP 582
    10						Jaguar XK120					ORT 626
    11						Sunbeam-Talbot					MEL 63
    13						Renault						LOR 775
    14						Austin-Healey					SYA 957
    17						Sunbeam-Talbot					NKN 776
    18						Riley						GON 479
    19 Lew Tracey				Jaguar XK120					LOB 300
    20						MG Magnette					PLN 111
    21						Ford						STA 1
    22						Triumph TR2					KAK 656
    25						Singer
    27 						Austin Healey					NWD 394
    28 Prince von Preussen/W.Bushmann		Porsche
    29						MG Magnette					414 BMD
    30 Gustav Menz				DKW
    33						DKW						4 CMK
    34						DKW						3 AMT
    35 C.Spiliotakis				DKW						154 Z 228
    37 E.R.Shillabeer				Vauxhall					TYA 178
    39 E.T.Pritchard				Morris
    40						Vauxhall					TRO 255
    42						Fiat						PLL 481
    46						Renault						4 CMT
    48						Renault						273 AR 75
    52 P.C.Wadham				Swallow Doretti					KBK 500
    56						Ford						PLE 461
    62						Ford						KCO 143
    64						Triumph TR2					MCG 909
    68						MG						NDA 43
    74 K.G.Cramp				AC Ace						WPF 200
    75 Hurlock/Richmond				AC Ace						UPJ 75
    78						Volkswagen					RUE 45
    79						Volkswagen					NBM 300
    84						MG						YHK 777
    86						Triumph TR2					THW 1
    90						MG						MER 933
    92						Morgan						KUY 714
   100						Ford Zephyr					914 AVX
   101 Sydney Allard				Ford Zephyr					315 AVX
   102						Ford Zephyr					913 AVX
   104						Daimler Conquest				PWK 180
   108						MG
   111						MG						HRX 766
   112						MG Magnette					PXE 4
   115						Peugeot						VPK 876
   120						MG						YMG 1
   124												OWK 605
   140						Ford						447 BVW
   141						Ford						446 BVW
   142						Ford
   144						MG Magnette					LET 2
   148 Frank Grounds				Jaguar XK120					LOE 3
   149 Lola Grounds/Doreen Reece		Ford						POH 348
   150						Ford						445 BVW
   154						Morris Minor					UPA 542
   158						Sunbeam-Talbot					MWK 17
   164						Triumph TR2					FF 9292
   168 Paterson/Gillespie			MG Midget TF
   183 Miss Quarmby				Sunbeam-Talbot					AJM 992
   192						Austin						POM 754
   193 Pat Moss/Pat Faichney			MG Midget TF					KRX 90
   203						Alvis TA21 Tickford Drophead Coupe		MLY 913
   211						Jaguar						SUB 333
   218						MG						JM 9311

Notes: 240 entries, 238 starters, 168 finishers


Test winners:
Start		Imhof (Allard) & Cooper	(Triumph TR2)	19.5s
Oulton Park	Imhof (Allard)				92.0s
Cadwell Park	Hewitt (Jaguar)				56.2s
Monte-Blackpool	Hughes (Ford)				31.5s
Brock Mill	Imhof (Allard)				14.8s
Hard Knott	Cooper (Triumph TR2)			32.8s
Ulpha		Cooper (Triumph TR2)			13.6s
Silverstone	Imhof (Allard)				23.9s
Prescott	Rudd (AC Ace)				54.9s
Goodwood	Imhof (Allard)			       125.6s
Hastings	Cooper (Triumph TR2)			26.6s

3rd Coronation Safari
21st-24th May 1955

Class A - Less than £600
 1  12 T.F.Banks/R.G.Richardson			Volkswagen		 56 pts
 2   2 W.J.Cardwell/N.J.Thomas			Volkswagen		 78
 3  15 R.F.Jennings/D.Partridge			Volkswagen		 96
     8 A.A.N.Burton/A.A.Hofmann			Volkswagen		885

Class B - Less than £750
 1  31 D.P.Marwaha/V.R.Preston			Ford Zephyr Mk 1	 39 pts
 2  33 D.G.King/R.C.G.Fisher			Fiat 1100TV		200
 3  34 C.P.McNaughton/E.T.Everard		Ford Zephyr Mk 1	620

Class C - Less than £1000
 1  64 D.Vincent/L.K.Savage			Vauxhall Velox		111 pts
 2  66 C.L.Englebrecht/G.E.Goby/C.van Malsen	Opel Kapitan		426
 3  65 J.P.W.Heather-Hayes/K.Nash/J.Paton	Renault Fregate		471

Class D - £1000 or over
 1  82 John Boyes/R.N.Noble			Ford V8			 379 pts
 2  76 P.R.Davies/Mrs G.Collinge/J.A.Calder	Riley Pathfinder	1851
 3  79 B.Kobus/P.J.R.Stafford/M.J.Lawrence	Citroen Six		1855

Overall Winner
 1  31 D.P.Marwaha/V.R.Preston			Ford Zephyr Mk 1	Coca Cola Cup

Manufacturers' Team Prize
 1 Volkswagen

Österreichische Alpenfahrt
16-19 June 1955

       Karl Hirsch				DKW
       Willy Löwinger				Simca
50 starters, 31 finishers, 2 unpenalised - but no Alpine Cups were awarded.

Swedish Rally
? 1955

 1     Allan Borgefors/Ake Gustafsson           Porsche 356 1500S

Rallye Adriatico
20th-24th July 1955

 1     W.Engel					Mercedes 300 SL		 0 pts	GT >2.0
 2     Nathan					Porsche 1300S		 0.72 p	GT <2.0
 3     Georg Meier				BMW				TC >2.0
 4     von Westerholt				Porsche 1300			GT <2.0
 5     Schlutter				DKW				TC <1.0
 6     H.Schwind				BMW 502				TC >2.0
 7     F.Imbert/M.Salvati			Alfa Romeo 1900		 7.32	TC <2.0
 8     Rodica					Alfa Romeo		 9 pts	GT >2.0
 9     Holle					Porsche 356		10 pts	GT <2.0
10     R.Sebastiani				Fiat 1100		22 pts	TC <1.3
       Mayer					DKW			27 pts	TC <1.0
       Vukovic					Fiat			44 pts	TC <2.0
       von Loesch				Peugeot 203		53.31	TC <1.3
       Saletning				Fiat			62.73	TC <2.0
       Brandolini				Fiat				TC <750cc

Note: TC=Touring Car. "<"=up to, ">"=over.

Jyväskylän Suurajot (1000 Lakes Rally)
19th-21st August 1955

 1  36 Eino Elo/Kai Nuortila                    Peugeot 403             338.4 pts
 2     Osmo Kalpala/Eino Kalpala                Dyna Panhard            343.5
 3     Pentti Hämeenaho/Jorma Haltiala          Fiat 1100 TV            343.7
 4     Vilho Hietanen/Olov Hixén                Ford Zephyr Six         346.7
 5     Tapio Heino/Jorma Heino                  Peugeot 403             362.3
 6     Reijo Helpiö/Mikko Halme                 Peugeot 203             376.6
 7     Erkki Haarla/Timo Urhola                 Studebaker              390.8
 8     Olof Nysten/Erik Nysten                  Citroën 11 Berline      427.1
 9     Lars Nyman/Rolf Ståhlberg                Volvo P444              435.0
10     Pentti Virtanen/Reino Järvelä            Peugeot 203             468.7
17     Harry Saaristo/Matti Jämsä
22     Sven Lundberg/Ingvar Magnusson		Fiat 1100
31     Arvid Andersson/Karl-E.Andersson		Goliath GP
 R     Seppo Keinänen/Arvo Karlsson             DKW Donau
 R     Pauli Toivonen                           Peugeot

XVI Polish Rally
? 1955

 1     Edward Niziolek                          Opel Olympia            (Gp VI)
       Boleslaw Majkowski                       Ford de Lux             (Gp IX)
       Marian Repeta                            FSO Warszawa M-20       (Gp VIII)
       Henryk Olszewski                         Skoda                   (Gp IV-V)
       Jerzy Zaczeniuk                          Citroen                 (Gp VII)
       Jacek Dzieciolowski                      DKW                     (Gp III)
       Grzegorz Timoszek                        BMW 328                 (Gp Sport)

Canadian Winter Rally
? February 1955

 1     L.Stanley				Volkswagen		5 penalty points
 2     H.Wilson					Jaguar XK120
 3     G.Harris					Volkswagen

56 starters, 21 retired

Birmingham Post Rally
22nd-23rd April 1955

M.A.C. Challenge Cup and £30 for best performance:
   T.A.Gold/Miss J.Martin		Triumph TR2		 6.6 marks lost

Production touring cars up to 1000 c.c.
 1 149 W.C.Johnson/A.W.Humphreys	Austin A30		17.3
 2 152 I.B.McLaughlin/J.Nicholls	Austin A30		19
 3 161 W.J.Ward/J.R.F.Carpenter		Standard		33.3
 4 T.Beckingham/G.Hartley-Smith		Standard		46.7
   144 R.Maitland-Hughes/R.V.Kelly	Morris Minor
   146 J.R.Platt/G.H.B.Howard-Smith	Standard
   147 W.A.Machin/R.A.Hobbis		Austin A30
   148 M.Roden/B.W.May			Morris
   150 D.O'M.Taylor/R.F.Daniels		Standard
   151 K.P.Veale/G.Stacey		Standard
   153 B.W.Estaugh/D.S.Murray		Standard
   154 T.Beckingham/G.Hartley-Smith	Standard
   155 B.W.Fursdon/R.Neate		Renault
   156 R.A.Birch/E.Marvin		Morris
   157 J.D.Hadley/L.G.Brown		Renault
   158 W.F.Howarth/W.A.W.Cox		Austin A30
   159 								Scratched
   160 A.B.Bowers/H.B.Watson		Morris
   116 J.F.Dickinson/J.G.Foster		Morris Minor

1001 c.c. - 2000 c.c.
 1 130 P.J.Anton/R.A.Jameson		Ford Anglia		14.9
 2 123 W.G.E.Mackintosh/F.J.Phillips	Volkswagen		28.2
 3 120 P.B.Robson/J.E.B.Hissey		MG Magnette		30.2
 4 142 E.Y.Fullwood/B.Chavasse		Ford Prefect		32.8
   114 B.H.Thompson/P.H.Thompson	Hillman Minx
   115 J.J.Virr/K.T.Broughton		Ford
   117 L.H.Bagnall/E.R.Bamforth		Ford Anglia
   118 D.H.Holland/C.M.Holland		Austin A40
   119 J.G.Dathan/F.Wilkes		Austin
   121 M.Crump/Mrs.P.J.Crump		Morris
   122 D.G.Scott/G.K.Armstrong		Ford
   124 H.W.Whitehouse/T.N.Rock		Austin
NS 125 E.G.Jackson/J.Swaby		Ford			DNS
   126 J.D.Irlam/B.J.Warr		Ford Anglia
   127 J.F.Livingston/H.L.Livingston	Standard
   128 G.Shanley/P.Worledge		Ford Anglia
   129 A.F.Keen/R.F.E.Catherwood	Ford Consul		Transferred to Group 2, Class D (GT <1600)
   131 K.Nightingale/W.Bradley		Volkswagen
   132 J.H.Bostock/C.F.Cowlishaw	Volkswagen
   133 J.Payne/R.Fitton			Volkswagen
   134 J.W.Bishop/J.B.Marsh		Volkswagen
   135 B.R.Potts/M.J.Canner		Ford Prefect
   136 P.E.Gibson/J.Hughes		Riley
EX 137 G.D.Wake/B.Gilbert		Ford Consul		Exceeded 40 MPH average
   138 E.J.S.Townsend/G.K.Emsley	Ford
   139 N.K.Williams/R.Jones		MG Magnette		Transferred to Group 2, Class D
   140 J.R.Crow/Miss.K.M.Crow		MG
NS 141 J.Maltby/R.E.Roberts		Lancia Aprilia		DNS
   143 Miss E.Cullen/K.Graves		Austin A50

Over 2,001 c.c.
 1 110 Dr E.W.Deane/J.H.S.Preen		Sunbeam Talbot		 7.7
 2 102 B.J.Smith/G.T.I.Taylor		Ford			12.4
 3 103 Sir Charles Kimber/Lady Kimber	Sunbeam-Talbot		17.7
 4 100 F.A.Denning/A.E.Clarke		Humber			22.4
    91 W.K.Blomfield/F.V.Harrison	Sunbeam Talbot
NS  92 G.H.Parkes/J.L.Record		Austin A90		DNS
    93 P.E.Roberts/G.Streather		Sunbeam Talbot
    94 M.J.Webb/D.H.Smith		Ford
    95 G.T.S.Smith/Mrs.P.U.Smith
    96 Miss P.A.Ozanne/Mrs G.Shand	Sunbeam Talbot
    97 J.J.Blackburn/K.O.Gibson		Ford
    98 I.V.McLaughlin/J.H.McLaughlin	Austin A70
    99 J.J.Bott/J.T.Thomas		Riley
   101 N.B.Roberts/P.D.Pinson		Ford Zephyr
   104 E.B.Kent-Phillips/R.J.Cooper	Buick
   105 J.Trigg/L.Taylor			Sunbeam Talbot
   106 R.G.Lewis/M.Poole		Riley
   107 K.J.Poulton/S.T.Farmiloe		Ford Zephyr
   108 M.D.Pickering/R.D.Pickering	Ford Zephyr
   109 L.Hill/A.Vizor			Ford Zephyr
   111 R.J.Saunders/V.Wall		Ford Zephyr
NS 112 J.S.Wright/A.E.Wright		Ford			DNS
   113 F.Tyldesley/J.G.Spencer		Sunbeam Talbot
   129 A.F.Keen/R.F.E.Catherwood	Ford Consul
   139 N.K.Williams/R.Jones		MG Magnette

Grand Touring, modified touring and production sports cars up to 1,600 c.c.
 1  67 L.C.Windsor/J.C.Dixon		MG			 9.8
 2  89 E.Woolley/P.F.Steiner		Porsche			11.9		CHF 252
 3  84 G.W.Adams/P.D.Adams		Ford			13.1
 4  74 R.W.Best/C.K.Henson		Austin A40 Sports	14.5
    66 A.T.Fisher/Miss E.V.Domleo	Ford					COF 792
    68 J.R.Charlesworth/J.R.Lambourn	MG
    69 Miss.D.M. Osborn/Mrs.S.Hurley	HRG					KLL 565
    70 M.R.Clarke/J.R.Clarke		MG
    71 J.I.Goddard-Watts/B.J.Stamper 	MG
    72 K.Richardson/J.C.S.Heathcote	Standard				PRW 532
NS  73 E.G.Vanner/P.S.Hindley		Ford Anglia		DNS
    75 D.J.Morley/G.E.Morley		Ford Consul
    80 R.D.Butterell/H.J.H.Dodds	Standard				576 ARF
    81 A.H.Hill/R.L.Ward		Renault
    82 J.W.Cox/T.M.Brooks		Ford Anglia
    83 H.Foster/F.M.Lovett		Austin A40
    85 S.Moore/Miss.J.Chesterton	MG
    86 Mrs.J.Johns/D.Johns		MG
    87 D.J.Balmer/J.Ladds		Ford
    88 A.E.Bengry/G.C.Warburton		Volkswagen				MCJ 191
    90 G.K.Farmer/N.Farmer		Ford Consul

Over 1,601 c.c.
 1  56 T.A.Gold/Miss J.Martin		Triumph TR2		 6.6 marks lost
 2  38 L.George Holdsworth/A.N.Foster	Triumph TR2		10.2
 3  24 A.L.Yarranton/D.Thompson		Morgan			11.8		KWP 926
 4  26 Peter Reece/B.Davies		Morgan			12.2 		KNP 5
 R   1 Mrs F.Deeley/J.Deeley		Austin Healey
     2 L.Sims/F.I.J.Girling		Aston Martin
     3 E.W.Durrant/C.Lewis		Triumph TR2
     4 E.Williams/A.F.Mitchell		Austin Healey
     5 P.C.Cooper/G.Holland		Triumph
     6 H.C.Rogers/R.Fletcher		Triumph TR2
     7 Mrs Y.B.Jackson/Mrs.J.Kinns	Morgan					UNW 500
     8 J.T.de Blaby/R.Dillow		Morgan
     9 G.C.Hull/K.P.Tallett		Triumph TR2				PAC 555
    10 M.J.Hawley/B.L.Reynolds		Triumph TR2
    11 W.H.Morgan/P.Taylor		Triumph TR2
    12 D.C.Sweeney/A.H.Worward		Sunbeam Alpine Special			OOL 750
    14 D.J.Strange/A.G.Threadgold	Ford Zephyr
    15 G.T.E.Cheney/K.Eckersley		Austin Healey
EX  16 H.E.Rumsey/P.P.Roberts		Triumph TR2		Exceeded 40 mph average	LVJ 932
    17 G.G.Hunt/R.L.Thompson		Triumph
    18 M.Jacoby/W.K.Webster		Triumph TR2				702 FRF
    19 G.R.R.Johanson/J.C.Bray		Triumph
    20 J.M.C.Shand/T.W.Harris		Jaguar					ORT 626
    21 W.H.Osborn/R.E.Noble		Triumph TR2				OVC 272
    22 P.H.G.Morgan/R.E.Stokes		Morgan					KUY 387
    23 W.A.G.Goodall/G.J.Stallard	Morgan
    25 A.N.Hewett/W.A.Jones		Jaguar XK120
    27 J.A.McLaughlin/D.J.Linnington	Austin Healey
    28 W.H.Wadham/S.D.Silverthorne	Triumph TR2				PPX 10
    29 P.C.Wadham/A.E.S.Osgood		Swallow
EX  30 A.Polack/H.R.W.Hughes		Morgan		Exceeded 40 mph ave.	ECF 495
    31 M.B.Warbreck-Howell/C.D.Williams	Triumph TR2
    32 J.M.Taylor/W.H.Green		Sunbeam Alpine
    33 B.Harper/Miss. V.M.Holmes	Triumph TR2
    34 J.L.MacVitie/S.J.MacVitie	Triumph TR2
    35 A.E.Cleghorn/Mrs.M.E.Cleghorn	Morgan
    36 E.C.M.Collier/N.F.Westwood	Austin A40
    37 Mrs.R.Beaumont/J.R.Beaumont	Triumph TR2				GCK 670
 R  39 E.S.Ridley/W.J.Jacobs		Triumph TR2	scratched
    40 A.Merryweather/L.H.Merryweather	Triumph TR2
    41 B.Day/R.O.C.Mellor		Triumph TR2
    42 T.H.Wareham/C.M.Sharp		Austin Healey
    43 G.Wood/P.Uppington		Ford Zephyr
    44 C.B.Taylor/H.C.Burrows		Triumph
EX  45 F.E.Still/L.N.Needham		Jaguar XK120	Exceeded 40 mph ave.	TUR 25
EX  46 R.A.Gouldbourn/S.Turner		Triumph TR2	Exceeded 40 mph ave.
    47 D.P.McIntee/T.Nichols		Triumph TR2
    48 T.N.Blockley/R.D.Richards	Austin Healey
    49 L.K.Lord/S.Keen			Triumph TR2
    50 J.C.Wallwork/W.Cave		Triumph TR2				GJA 205
    51 S.J.B.Foxall/B.W.Bodman		Triumph TR2
    52 Miss D.E.George/C.D.Charnell	Triumph TR2				KVA 506
EX  53 A.G.Imhof/I.Mackenzie		Allard J2	Exceeded 40 mph ave.	LXT 5
EX  54 L.S.Stross/K.G.M.Pointing	Jaguar XK120	Exceeded 40 mph ave.
EX  55 K.N.Ballisat/W.E.Fry		Triumph		Exceeded 40 mph ave.
    57 F.W.B.Watkin/L.Newey		Alvis
EX  58 P.G.Walton/B.S.C.R.Castle	Vauxhall	Exceeded 40 mph ave.
    59 Miss A.C.Wild/Miss J.M.Freeman	Triumph TR2
    60 R.G.Harper/B.A.Harper		Land Rover
    61 W.E.Homer/H.E.Mason		Triumph
    62 G.M.White/T.W.Vizor		Willys					GOP 547
    63 H.J.Freeman/D.E.S.Moore		Jaguar XK120				PPA 777
    64 F.D.Kerr/C.F.Kerr		Triumph TR2
    65 Dr.R.S.Parkin/A.A.Storer		Triumph TR2
   145 J.Sprinzel/L.Arnstein		Triumph TR2

7th Tulpenrallye (Tulip Rally)
23rd-28th April 1955

Circuit of Ireland
April 1955

 4     Ian Appleyard/Mrs Appleyard		MG TF

Moroccan Rally
? 1955

 1     Deschaseaux/Marteau			Peugeot
 2     Lacaze/Grammaticao			Simca
 3     Ostyn/Villard				DKW

Alpine Rally
? 1955

Cancelled due to Le Mans disaster

IX Stella Alpina
? 1955

 1     Olivier Gendebien/Gilberte Thirion	Mercedes 300 SL			W21-6628
 2     Salvador Fabregas Bas			Mercedes 300 SL
 3     Ferdinando Gatta				Lancia Aurelia B20

IV Jugoslovanska Alpska Voznja
4 September 1955

 1     Dusan Maleric				Porsche 1300
       Sepp Greger				Porsche 1500
       Kurt Zeller				Porsche 1500

3rd Boucles de Spa (B)
? 1955

No ranking, all crews out of time

Ndola Rally (Northern Rhodesia)
? 1955

       Mr Glasby/Mrs Glasby			Bristol 401			Won Class B

British Empire Motor Sports Club Rally, CDN
1955 - 1400 miles

       Cpl Victor Stiles/Earl Kimber		Austin A40

8th Lyons-Charbonnières Rally
? 1955