The traditional Midnight Trial, organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club and directed by Neal and Stuart Charge and Maurie Monk, was held on July 5th.
Starting at 11 pm on a Saturday night, the event was run in wet and cold conditions with snow falling in places. A field of 37 cars started with 29 finishing.
The Midnight Trial was won by Peter Manton in a Morris Minor, ably navigated by Don Thomson.
A report appeared in Australian Motor Sports.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Manton | Don Thomson | Morris Minor | 900 |
| 2 | Ian Barnes | George Spanos | Citroen 15 | 895 |
| 3 | Ken Wylie | Doug Paris | MG TC | 870 |
| 4 | G. Richardson | Singer 9 | 845 | |
| 5 | Cec Warren | Austin A40 | 780 | |
| 6 | R. Jackson | MG TC | 770 | |
| 7 | Harry Firth | Morris Van | 765 | |
| 8 | Vic Cox | MG TC | 740 | |
| 9 | W. Montgomery | Morris Minor | 730 | |
| 10 | Stan Jones | Holden | 700 |
From a start in inner Melbourne the event headed to Notting Hill then to Dandenong then north to Warranwood (near Ringwood). Onwards to Beagley’s Bridge near Kallista and a few other places in the Dandenong Ranges and out to Yallock. The remainder of the event appeared to be in west Gippsland including Catani, Yannathan, Langwarrin, Tooradin and Pearcedale, then back through Heatherton to the finish in Melbourne.
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