Highlights
The Ford factory team continued its dominance in 1964, Frank Kilfoyle and Roger Abrahams won the Victorian Trials Championship in a Falcon and also won the annual Alpine Trial. Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville won the year’s biggest event, the Ampol Trial in a Cortina. But Ford did not have it all their way, with a new Holden in the hands of Bob Watson having some success.
The first ever Victorian Trials Code was released in 1964 and sold for 3/- (3 shillings).
Major Events
The BP Rally of South Eastern Australia was conducted from 5-10 May, effectively starting in Geelong and finishing at Chadstone Shopping Centre. The event was won by Ray Christie and Joe Dunlop in a VW. Kilfoyle again swapped seats to navigate for Firth, but they could only manage sixth after receiving a penalty for stopping in sight of a control.
The 1964 Ampol Trial was a 7000 mile trek around eastern Australia, including quite a lot of competition in Victoria and a stopover in Melbourne. It was won by Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville in a factory Ford Cortina.
The 1964 Alpine Trial was won by Frank Kilfoyle and Roger Abrahams in a factory Ford Falcon.
