The first Sun Rally was organised by the Victorian Sporting Car Club and directed by Maurie Monk and Don Thomson. Sponsored by the Sun News-Pictorial, the event started on Thursday April 16th and finished on the following Sunday, covering 1267 miles throughout Victoria, mostly only in daylight with overnight stops in Warrnambool, Bendigo and Lakes Entrance.
The event attracted a large field of 129 entries. Winners were Lex Davison and Peter Ward in a Holden.
| Place | Dtiver | Navigator | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lex Davison | Peter Ward | Holden | 1285.8 |
| 2 | Bob Foreman | John McDougall | Morris Minor | 1283.4 |
| 3 | Rolly Luxton | H. Russell | Aston Martin Lagonda | 1281.8 |
| 4 | Ern Abbott | Mrs. Abbott | Ford Consul | 1277.4 |
| 5 | Pat Sullivan | Margaret Emeny | Morris Minor | 1275.4 |
| 6 | Tony Johns | Tony Grove, Arthur Woolman | Peugeot 203 | 1271.6 |
The event started in Alexandra Avenue then headed to Ballarat via Gisborne and Geelong and to Warrnambool via Skipton and Camperdown.
The second day headed to Bendigo via Hamilton, the Grampians, Ararat, Avoca, Maryborough and Castlemaine.
On Saturday the route took first crews to Albury via Cobram then to Hume Weir and on through the Alps to Omeo, through Bruthen to the overnight stop in Lakes Entrance.
The final day headed west then south to Yarrum then through the South Gippsland hills to the finish at Albert Park for a couple of timed sub-events,
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