1954 REDEX Trials
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- 1954 REDEX Trials
The 1954 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the second running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 3 and 20 July 1954. The event covered 16,900 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack 'Gelignite' Murray and Bill Murray, driving a Ford 1948 V8.
Lots of fabulous footage. As a Peugeot fan I loved seeing the two Cinesound News vans in action. They did the first Redex (in 53) as well. This film is a wonderful social document of the era. Great to see it here on RUclips.
Was about 7 and remember watching the Redex Trial cars passing what is now Chadstone Shopping Centre one evening along Dandenong Road as they came into Melbourne.
What a great memory! I was seven also, but never got to witness the event live. But still got caught up with the massive hype. Being before the introduction of television, we got our news from the radio, the press, newsreels and word of mouth. And what an incredible event! Different times.
I’m 74 now (2004) but knew Jack Murray and Ken Tudman of Maitland. Thank you for this nostalgic footage…
also the birthplace of speedway
Dynamite Jack Murray. When I was younger and a member of Melton Motor Sports Club in late '70/early 80's there was a story going about that in one Redex Trial a rival of Jacks found him beside his upside down car off the road.
When asked what happened Jack is said to have replied - "Just adjusting the brakes mate".
Gorgeous !!!!
Fragile, underpowered cars, no modifications....an impressive achievement just to finish
I’m not sure that they were fragile.
@@hisheroship No. They weren't. And simple to repair, simple parts and...REDEX Upper Cylinder Lubricant to boot! Hahaha.
Fragile?
They were built like tanks 😂
@@Aussiehomestead1965 look at the suspensions, bearings and brakes...
We need something like that again in Australia like the annual Dakar Rally, Melbourne to Port Augusta (via Wilcannia, Menindee and Broken Hill), up to Darwin via Coober Pedy and Alice Springs and across to Western Australia with the finish line in Perth WA, or maybe Albany?, and like the Dakar have all categories from bikes to trucks. Gelignite Jack, Jack Brabham, Jack Davey (famous radio announcer) what legends, back then it was tough men in tough cars. A lot of those outback roads are little changed today. Just loved that witty commentary, great video, much enjoyed!😉
Suggest the Torrens Track. One of the worst long roads in the country. Only cars and they must be 'stock'.
Amazed that so many survived that.
Five years before I was born. The Morris Minor would
come to be the first car i got my chance to
Drive way back in '76, B'dos, W.I.
Well documented piece of Entertaining History. Congratulations.!.
The 1950s music and excitable narrative is hilarious, repleat with Lucas, the prince of darkness as we knew it Teriffic footage from two years before I was born, what a trial!
My dad the mechanic Gordon Jolley along with Harry Everet. navigator and Dave Doherty driver were in Ford Zephr car number 8.
The Sydney Show Ground in 1954 was at More Park and is now used to make movies
The Sydney Show was moved in the 1990's
SHlT, I'm getting old fast. This was 8 years before I was born.
Great footage of the old days .I liked the meeting of the drivers at 13:10 to have a break & enjoy a beer. Would be a no no these days, plod would be around the next corner.
Yes. And what about the routine, risque remarks about the good sorts! Hahaha...
Ex. Holden but avid owner of Peugeot 203, Holden never stood a chance against one of THE BEST Engineered vehicles ever!!!!!
A friend of the family installed a hotted up holden 179 motor and 4sp gearbox into a Peugeot 203, needless to say that was quite quick.
Yes they came through Tenterfield on one of the trials wonderful to see.
1954 the year l was born and every car l reconised all of them
Australia's population in 1954 was 9,000,000 which is about one third of its 2024 population of 26,700,000. Infrastructure outside of the major coastal cities was minimal and the Pilbara region in Western Australia which is shown here would have been in the general vicinity of the a***end of the universe. Round Australia trials under different names ran occasionally to 1998 but the Redex Reliabilty Trials in 1954 and 1955 were the one that caught public interest.
2WD...old technology...incredibly challenging roads and conditions...unfamiliarity of what to expect...a pioneering experience. This is all so much more entertaining and satisfying than the current assortment of 4WD programmes. To be with one of those teams would be a remarkable experience.
But .. what's this...at 35.17...a non-Australian chameleon??? Did they not turn left at Albuquerque and wind up in Africa?
Can't do this in an EV!
Why aren't these held today??
I would like to buy one now 👌 😊
They're *NOT* "FX" Holdens, they are *48-215* Holdens! The *FIRST* Holdens to have the 2-letter designation was the *FJ,* followed by the *FE,* Then the *FC* then finally the *FB* as far as the "F's" went, Then came the "E's" then "H's". The last two-letter designations were the 'V's" of which my car, the VE-Commodore Series 2 Sportswagon is part.
Absolutely spot on.!!!!!
Not much snow in the Alps in July 1954. Well well?
A pity manufactures did away with the opening vents in the front windows, air con even if it was available wasn't needed. Wonder how the icon of Australian roads the Ford Customlines fared?
first 2nd hand car Holden FX !!
Dinkum Aussies forever !!!
Just added this video to the wikipedia page. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Round_Australia_Trial
Resilient people back then. Tackled those 'roads' in those cars, which nowadays they wouldn't risk in a fully accessorised 4WD.
5:17 Sydney Showground (start)
Gelignite jack murray !! 😅
4:02 Wonder what happened to that bloke?
He didn't achieve too much ! 😊
Seen one his boy's creations recently...the BT62...not a bad lil hot rod
Well spotted!
Cool.
Modern Mad Max will has nothing on this archive.
6:09 That dog was almost up her arse.
You'd have got a 'clip in the ear' for saying out aloud that in those days.
left motorcycles out?
There is some rather inappropriate language about aboriginals in a few place. Some editing might be in order.
oh you poor tender sweetheart... I'm sorry you had to hear such vile language! I hope you (and the aboriginals) are not scarred for the rest of your lives. Do try to move on and forget what was said 70 years ago.
I,m not offended, so why are you who by your picture appear to be white would be, or do you have nothing better to do than stir up shit that has nothing to do with you
@@Bellbuoy144 disagree. This is history and should be preserved for future generations. Sanitizing the past is always a bad idea
Put "pathe redex" in the search window to access the restored clips.