W A Championships 1955-1968
[Amended 29 Jan 2009]
In Around the Houses, using the best available data at the time, I produced a somewhat simplified version of the Western Australian State Championships. There was an Under/Over 1500 capacity division for each Championship, even though they were run together in the same race. The public, and some contemporary reports, tended to see the outright placings at the end of the race as the Championship placegetters and didn't clearly observe that there were TWO champions in each category.
Here, so far as I can reconstruct them with more and better information than I had in the late 1970s, are all the Championships from their introduction in 1955 to the close of Caversham in 1968.
This table is now complete with the addition of 1965 details.
| Year | Category | Driver | Car |
| 1955 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1=
Sydney Anderson 1= Sid Taylor 3 Mick Geneve | A-Healey
100/4 TS Spl Dodge Spl |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
Ray Davies 2 John Walker 3 Ted Kinnear | MG
Byfield MG MG | |
| Sports Cars over 1500 | 1
Sydney Anderson 2 Geoff Way 3 Fred De Bonde | A-Healey
100/4 A-Healey 100/4 | |
| Sports Cars Under 1500 | 1
Ray Davies | MG | |
| Closed Cars Over 1500 | 1
Aubrey Badger 2 Sydney Anderson | Holden Jaguar Mk 7 | |
| Closed Cars Under 1500 | 1
Hugh McKinlay 2 Tony Frederico 3 D Kinnear | Anglia Fiat 1100 Morris Minor | |
| 1956 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1
Sid Taylor 2 Merv Dudley 3 Syd Negus | TS
Special BRM Morgan Plymouth Spl |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
John Walker 2 W Fitzgerald 3 Don Hall | Byfield
MG Hall Spl | |
| Sports Cars | 1
Sydney Anderson 2 Jack Wynhoff 3 Vin Smith | A-Healey
100/4 | |
| Closed Cars Over 1500 | 1
Sydney Anderson 2 B Wray 3 Dick Blythe | Holden | |
| Closed Cars Under 1500 | 1
Jack Ayres 2 Bob Annear 3 E Allwood | ||
| 1957 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1
Greg McEwin 2 Syd Negus 3 Peter Bond | Mac
Healey Cooper Bristol Bondley |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
Sydney Anderson 2 Doug Green 3 None | GP
Alta s/c Cooper Mk V | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Ted Hantke 2 Ray Haythornthwaite 3 Jack Wynhoff | Austin
Healey Jaguar XK120 Austin Healey | |
| Sports Cars Under 1500 | 1
Hugh McKinlay 2 Bill Downey 3 J Gibbons | Berkeley MG TF s/c MG TF | |
| Production Cars O/1500 | 1
Lou Kingsley (NSW) 2 R A Anthony (Sing.) 3 G D Rimes | Holden
FE Holden Riley 2.5 | |
| Production cars U/1500 | 1
Clem Dwyer 2 Dick Blythe 3 Bob Annear | Dauphine Austin A50 Peugeot 203 | |
| 1958 | Racing Cars Over 1500 | 1
Syd Negus 2 Norm Rossiter 3 Peter Bond | Cooper
Bristol TS Spl Bondley |
| Racing Cars Under 1500 | 1 Doug Green | Cooper Mk V | |
| Sports cars Over 1500 | 1
Syd Negus 2 I McDonald 3 A Hilton | Plymouth
Sports Triumph TR2 Triumph TR2 | |
| Sports cars Under 1500 | 1
Bill Downey 2 - 3 - | HRG | |
| Closed Production O/1500 | 1
Dave Sullivan 2 Jack Ayres 3 J Ward | Holden Holden Zephyr | |
| Closed Production U/1500 | 1
Bob Annear 2 J Lenton 3 - | Peugeot
203 Wolseley | |
| 1959 | Racing Cars Over 1500 | 1
Len Lukey (Vic) 2 Stan Jones (Vic) 3 Alec Mildren (ACT) | Cooper
Climax Cooper Climax Cooper Climax |
| Racing Cars Under 1500 | 1
Vin Smith 2 - 3 - | Alpha | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Jack Ayres 2 Syd Negus 3 Bob Annear | Repco
Holden Sports Plymouth Sports Pegasus | |
| Sports Cars Under 1500 | 1
C Reardon 2 Ken Lang 3 - | MGA HRG | |
| Sedan Cars Over 1500 | 1
Terry Le May 2 George Wakelin 3 Dave Sullivan | Holden Holden Holden | |
| Sedan Cars Under 1500 | 1
David Sadique 2 Jack Wynhoff 3 - | Simca Renault | |
| 1960 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1
Alec Mildren (ACT) 2 Bib Stilwell (Vic) 3 Derek Jolley (SA) . | Cooper
Maserati Cooper Climax Lotus 15 |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
Jack Ayres 2 - 3 - | GP
Alta s/c | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Derek Jolley (SA) 2 Lionel Beattie 3 Ray Barfield | Lotus
15 Repco Holden Sports Aston Martin DB3S | |
| Sports Cars Under 1500 | 1
Jeff Dunkerton 2 Max McCrackan 3 - | MG
A MG A | |
| Sedan Championship | 1
Dave Sullivan 2 George Wakelin 3 Bob Avery | Holden Holden Simca | |
| 1961 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1
Doug Green 2 M Trenberth (SA) 3 Peter Bond | Ferrari Repco Alta Bondley |
| Racing Car under 1500 | 1
Wally Higgs 2 N Nicholl 3 Vin Smith | Peugeot
Spl HRD Special Alpha | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Lionel Beattie 2 R McDowell 3 G Flugge | Repco
Holden Sports Triumph TR3A Austin Healey | |
| Sports cars Under 1500 | 1
Bob Annear 2 Max McCrackan 3 Jeff Dunkerton | Pegasus Elfin Streamliner A-Healey Sprite | |
| Closed Cars Over 1500 | 1
Dave Sullivan 2 Harley Pederick 3 George Wakelin | Holden Holden Holden | |
| Closed Cars Under 1500 | 1
John Glasson 2 N Marshall 3 J R Collins | Lancer Simca Simca | |
| 1962 | Racing Cars | 1
Wally Higgs 2 Vin Smith 3 Jack Rowe | Peugeot
Spl Vindid Cooper Mk V |
| Sports Cars Over 1600 | 1
Lionel Beattie 2 Ray Barfield 3 Mick O'Rourke | Repco
Holden Sports Aston Martin DB3S A-Healey 100S | |
| Sports Cars Under 1600 | 1
Jack Ayres 2 Max McCrackan 3 Bob Annear | Lotus
Super 7 Elfin Streamliner Pegasus | |
| Touring Cars Over 1600 | 1
Dave Sullivan 2 John Lewis 3 Lloyd Tresize | Holden Holden 1938 Ford V8 | |
| Touring Cars Under 1600 | 1
Mike Tighe 2 John Glasson 3 Bill Downey | Fiat
1500 Lancer Hillman Minx | |
| Grand Touring Over 1600 | 1
Harley Pederick 2 George Wakelin 3 Vic Watson | Jaguar
E-Type Holden Ford Custom 272 | |
| Grand Touring Under 1600 | 1
Bill Inwood 2 J Collins 3 Jeff Dunkerton | Simca | |
| 1963 | Racing Car Over 1500 | 1
Wally Higgs 2 David Rockford 3 Syd Negus | Peugeot
Spl Repco Alta Repco Cooper |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
Jack Rowe 2 Dave Sullivan 3 - | Cooper
Mk V DSM | |
| Sports cars Over 1600 | 1
Ray Barfield 2 Harley Pederick 3 - | Aston
Martin DB3S Jaguar E type | |
| Sports Cars Under 1600 | 1
Wally Higgs 2 Jeff Dunkerton 3 R Anderson | Peugeot
Sports Lotus Super 7 MG A | |
| Grand Touring Over 1600 | 1
Harley Pederick 2 Dick Roberts 3 Syd Negus | Holden Holden Herald Bristol | |
| Touring cars Over 1600 | 1
Rod Donovan 2 J Lewis 3 B Harding | Holden Holden Holden | |
| Touring Cars Under 1600 | 1
Mike Tighe 2 Owen Stringer 3 Bill Inwood | Fiat
1500 Mini Cooper Simca | |
| 1964 | Racing Car over 1500 | 1
David Rockford 2 Syd Negus 3 - | Repco
Alta Repco Cooper |
| Racing Car Under 1500 | 1
Dave Sullivan 2 Mike Tighe 3 Wally Higgs | DSM Elfin Peugeot Spl | |
| Sports Cars | 1
Derek Vince 2 Wally Higgs 3 G Abbott | Elfin
Streamliner Peugeot Sports A-Healey Sprite | |
| Touring Cars | 1
Norm Beechey (Vic) 2 Peter Manton (Vic) 3 Jim McKeown (Vic) | Holden Mini Cooper S Lotus Cortina | |
| 1965 | Racing Cars Outright | 1 Don O'Sullivan | Cooper Climax |
| Racing Cars Under 1500 | 1
Hilton McGee 2 Dick Ward 3 Julian Cowan | Peugeot
Spl Peugeot Elf Panther Ford | |
| Racing Cars Over 1500 | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Dave Sullivan | Cooper
Climax DSM | |
| Sports Cars Outright | 1 Wally Higgs | Peugeot Sports | |
| Sports Cars under 1500 | 1
Derek Vince 2 Rod Slater 3 Warren Matthews | Elfin Renault 750 VW | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Wally Higgs 2 Vic Watson 3 John Glasson | Peugeot
Sports Hurricane V8 Atalantis | |
| Touring Cars Outright | 1 Peter Manton | Mini Cooper S | |
| Touring Cars under 1500 | 1
Peter Manton 2 Ted Lisle 3 Rick Lisle | Mini
Cooper S Mini Cooper S Mini Cooper S | |
| Touring Cars Over 1500 | 1
Jim McKeown 2 Norm Beechey 3 Stan Starcevich | Lotus
Cortina Valiant EH Holden S4 | |
| 1966 | Racing Cars Outright | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Jaime Gard 3 Jack Rowe | Cooper
Climax Gard 27 Elfin |
| Racing Cars Under 1100 | 1
Jack Rowe 2 Lindsay Taylor 3 - | Elfin CRD Renault | |
| Racing Cars 1100-1500 | 1
Jaime Gard 2 Jack Rowe 3 Mike Tighe | Gard
27 Elfin Elfin Catalina | |
| Racing Cars Over 1500 | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Bob Kingsbury 3 - | Cooper
Climax Peugeot Wasp | |
| Sports Cars Outright | 1
Max McCrackan 2 Max Fletcher 3 Craig McAllister | Lotus
Elite VMS Cortina GT 500 | |
| Sports Cars Under 1100 | 1
B Muhling 2 Rod Slater 3 - | Morris/M
Sports Renault | |
| Sports Cars 1100-1500 | 1
Max McCrackan 2 Craig McAllister 3 Murray Charnley | Lotus
Elite Cortina GT 500 Elfin Sports | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Max Fletcher 2 Paul Casellas 3 John Bertina | VMS Hurricane V8 Holden | |
| Touring Cars Outright | 1
Jim McKeown 2 Peter Manton 3 Ted Lisle | Lotus
Cortina Mini Cooper S Mini Cooper S | |
| Touring Cars Under 1100 | 1
B Percival 2 - 3 - | Mini
Cooper | |
| Touring Cars 1100-1500 | 1
Peter Manton 2 Ted Lisle 3 Rick Lisle | Mini
Cooper S Mini Cooper S Mini Cooper S | |
| Touring Cars Over 1500 | 1
Jim McKeown 2 Gordon Stephenson 3 - | Lotus
Cortina Alfa Romeo GTA | |
| 1967 | Racing Cars Outright | 1
Bill Downey 2 Don Hall 3 Bob Kingsbury | Cooper
Climax Ausper Peugeot Wasp |
| Sports Cars Outright | 1
Stan Starcevich 2 Peter Briggs 3 Doug Mould | Lotus
Cortina MG B Mini Cooper S | |
| Touring Cars Outright | 1
Norm Beechey (Vic) 2 Gordon Stephenson 3 Jeff Dunkerton | Chevvy
2 Nova Alfa Romeo Mini Cooper 1275S . | |
| Touring Cars Under 1100 | 1
John Alford 2 Bill Maddocks 3 - | Mini
Cooper 1071S Anglia | |
| Touring Cars 1101-1500 | 1
Jeff Dunkerton 2 Leon Shenton 3 Doug Mould | Mini
Cooper 1275S Mini Cooper 1275S Mini Cooper 1275S | |
| Touring Cars Over 1500 | 1
Norm Beechey (Vic) 2 Gordon Stephenson 3 Dick Roberts | Chevvy
2 Nova Alfa Romeo Holden X2 | |
| 1968 | Racing Cars Outright | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Lou Orton 3 George Cole | Repco
Brabham Climax VW Spl Ford Spl |
| Racing Cars Over 1500 | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 - | Repco Brabham Climax | |
| Racing Cars Under 1500 | 1
Lou Orton 2 George Cole 3 Bernie Zampatti | VW
Spl Ford Spl Ford Spl | |
| Sports Cars Outright | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Vic Watson 3 Don Hall | Lola
T70 Mk 2 Goblin V8 Lotus Elan | |
| Sports Cars Under 1100 | 1
Ray Shaw 2 Jack Kennedy 3 - | A-Healey
Sprite Mini Cooper | |
| Sports Cars 1101-1500 | 1
Warren Matthews 2 Bob Annear? 3 Brian Rhodes | RE
Ford Phoenix 2? Cortina | |
| Sports Cars Over 1500 | 1
Don O'Sullivan 2 Vic Watson 3 Don Hall | Lola
T70 Mk 2 Goblin V8 Lotus Elan | |
| Touring Cars Outright | 1
Norm Beechey (Vic) 2 Peter Manton (Vic) 3 Fritz Kohout | Monaro
327 Mini Cooper 1275S Porsche 911S | |
| Touring Cars Under 1100 | 1
John Alford 2 Ross Bennett 3 - | Mini
Cooper 1071S Mini Cooper | |
| Touring Cars 1101-1500 | 1
Peter Manton (Vic) 2 E Bryant 3 Nigel Barter | Mini
Cooper 1275S Mini Cooper 1275S Mini Cooper 1275S | |
| Touring Cars 1501-2000 | 1
Fritz Kohout 2 Gordon Stephenson 3 - | Porsche
911S Alfa Romeo GTA | |
| Touring Cars Over 2000 | 1
Norm Beechey (Vic) 2 Bob Leisk 3 Rod Donovan | Monaro
327 Monaro 327 Falcon GT |