1955 Miscellaneous Rallies
25th Monte Carlo Rally
17th-23rd January 1955
Ps # Driver/Co-Driver Car Points Start City Class Cat
1 Per Malling/Gunnar Fadum Sunbeam 90 405.936 Oslo >2000cc 1
2 G.Gillard/R.Dugat Dyna-Panhard 430.625 <1000cc 1
3 H.Gerdum/Dr J Kuhling Mercedes-Benz 220 442.667
4 G.N.Burgess Ford Zephyr
5 W.Schock Mercedes-Benz 220
6 W.C.Lier Lancia Aurelia Won class <2000cc 1
7 Maurice Gatsonides/Becquart Aston Martin DB2/4 >2000cc 2
8 R.J.Adams Jaguar Mk VII Glasgow
9 Peter Harper Sunbeam
10 H.Marang Citroen Monte Carlo
11 Sheila van Damm/Anne Hall/Francoise Clark Sunbeam Munich
12 Ford
14 Sidney Allard Ford Zephyr Zodiac Lisbon
17 Nancy Mitchell Daimler
22 Ken Wharton Daimler
33 D.C.Bennett Armstrong Siddeley
36 D.G.Scott Ford Zodiac
37 R.D.Mattock Jaguar
39 T.H.Wisdom Armstrong Siddeley
41 L.O.Sims Riley
48 R.Myhill Jaguar
51 W.M.Couper Armstrong Siddeley
52 Jack Fairman Sunbeam
53 L.Potter Peugeot
68 Mrs E.M.Wisdom Austin
72 R.Richards Ford Consul
78 Standard
89 Ford Zephyr
100 Standard
113 Ford Zodiac
116 Standard
122 Sunbeam
145 Ford Zephyr
150 Standard
168 Ford Zephyr
178 MG
179 Ford Zephyr
184 Standard
194 Ford Consul
202 MG
208 Austin
232 Austin
237 MG
Sleigh/Martin Ford Consul Monte Carlo
Mme M.Pochon Alfa Romeo
Holt/Ashbury MG Magnette Glasgow
Holt/Collinson MG Magnette Glasgow
Shaw/Brown MG Magnette Glasgow
Morris-Goodall/Oscar Moore/Tom Walkerley Austin A90 Athens
R J.Meikle Ford Consul gasket
R Austin A30
R Standard 10
R Standard 10
R Ford fan destroyed radiator
R Miss A.Neil/Miss C.Neil Standard Vanguard lighting
C.Spjuth Alfa Romeo Won class <2000cc 2
M.Parucci Dyna Panhard Won class <1000cc 2
E.Lambert Morris Oxford
W.Herz BMW
Ian Appleyard Jaguar
J.Glasgow Jaguar
C.Vard Jaguar
T.C.Harrison Ford
J.G.Reece Ford
C.F.Bartlett Ford
J.H.Kemsley Ford
R.Phillips Ford
C.Hardman Ford
G.R.Hartwell Sunbeam
N.Garrad Sunbeam
R P.Bolton/T.Sopwith Armstrong Siddeley accident Glasgow
D.J.Uren Armstrong Siddeley Munich
R J.Banks Bristol accident
Sgt.Teer/Sgt.Skeggs Humber Hawk
J.Risk Ford Zephyr Glasgow
R D.J.Farquharson Standard 10 steering link Glasgow
J.Gott Standard
R G.Grant MG accident
Miss E.Cullen Austin Glasgow
Miss M.Ireland Riley Glasgow
K.D.Fraser Riley Glasgow
J.P.Boardman Jaguar Glasgow
W.C.Johnson Austin Seven
W.Schluter DKW
S.H.Gregory Vauxhall
K.S.Hurry Vauxhall
Reg Parnell Aston Martin
W.Daetwyler Daimler
A.Graca Porsche
319 started, 48 retired. Start cities were Monte Carlo, Glasgow, Munich, Lisbon, Stockholm, Athens, Oslo and Palermo.
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 Jimmy H. Ray/Brian Horrocks Standard Ten 258.1 pts
2 172 H.E.Rumsey/P.P.Roberts Triumph TR2 462.3 LVJ 932
3 W.K.Richardson/J.C.Heathcote Standard Ten 559.5
4 R.J.Adams/D.A.Wilkins Alvis 3.0 litre
5 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
10 C.M.Seward/A.C.Johnson Triumph
Sheila van Damm/Anne Hall Sunbeam won Ladies Award PWK 604
Ford Zephyr
101 Sydney Allard Ford Zephyr 315 AVX
Pat Moss MG Midget TF
Ginn Triumph
Jones Morris Minor
Boulton Austin Healey
75 Hurlock/Richmond AC Ace UPJ 75
Hughes Ford Anglia
Moore Morgan Plus Four
Birkett MG Magnette
Sir Chas. Kimber Sunbeam-Talbot
Pearson Mercedes-Benz
J.Sprinzel Austin A30
J.A.Hall Triumph TR2
Prince von Preussen/W.Bushmann Porsche
Audrey Wild/Miss Clegg Triumph TR2 TFM 939
C.Spiliotakis DKW 154 Z 228
183 Miss Quarmby Sunbeam-Talbot
168 Paterson/Gillespie MG Midget TF
R Jaguar water pump
R Schluter DKW too much delayed
R Maurice Gatsonides Aston Martin DB2/4 crashed
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
Tulip Rally
?-5th May 1955
1 Tak/Niemoller Mercedes-Benz 300SL
2 "Bill" J.W.E.Banks/A.Meredith-Owens Bristol 404
3 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
4 Maurice Gatsonides/St.John Forster Standard
5 Rolf Mellde/H.De Montesquieu Saab
8 John Boardman/J.Whitworth Jaguar
10 Harald Stendeldt Hansen/N.Bueshbaum Mercedes
Miss G.Molander 1st in Ladies Cup
Sheila van Damm Sunbeam-Talbot 2nd in Ladies Cup
Nancy Mitchell Daimler Conquest 3rd in Ladies Cup
R Pat Moss MG Magnette lubrication
R Blockley Austin-Healey gearbox
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