The fourth post-WWII Alpine Trial was conducted by the Light Car Club on the weekend of December 5th and 6th. Once again, the event was directed by Bill Leech with assistance from Bill Hicks.
This was a long and arduous event and as the final event of the season, attracted 40 entrants and 36 starters, but only half of those finished. It was convincingly won by Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville in a Sunbeam Alpine.
A full report appeared in Australian Motor Sports.
| Plave | Driver | Navigator | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Firth | Graham Hoinville | Sunbeam Alpine | 966 |
| 2 | Harley Mehegan | Maurie Nelson? | Holden | 951 |
| 3 | Alan Pilkington | Ern Abbott | Ford Zephyr | 947 |
| 4 | Peter Manton | Austin A30 | 946 | |
| 5= | Geoff Brotherton | Austin A30 | 935 | |
| 5= | G. Hay | Ford Zephyr | 935 | |
| 7 | Stan Jones | Holden | 929 | |
| 8 | J. Seymour | Ford Consul | 926 | |
| 9 | Reg Smith | Holden | 922 | |
| 10 | Charlie Dean | Ford Zephyr | 918 |
This Alpine started from Elsternwick and the first control was at Noojee, with two possible routes – through Launching Place or through Gembrook, the later being shorter but slower. Cars then headed to Stratford, thence to Ensay for dinner, and on to Omeo, remembering most of the Omeo Highway was gravel at this time.
The next control was Myrtleford for breakfast, via Yackandandah with a choice of going over hotham or via the High Plains Road. Most chose the former. The run home was via Whitfield, Mansefield, Woods Point (where everyone was late) and on to the finish at Berwick.
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