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ONCE AROUND THE GLOBE IN A '60 CHEVY

Meet Len and Kim who have decided to travel the world in a 1960 Chevrolet.

Their journey begins in their hometown Edmonton and heads to Vancouver to travel with the "rally" car. Then it is a 33 Day Rally Race from Peking to Paris. And to conclude the expediation they make their way home from Halifax.

The journey will take them over 15,000 kms ..

Friday, June 28, 2013

Day#32: Gstaad to Troyes

28JUN13

Welcome to France ... 


Cam Oils .. Keeps our old girl purrrring



"With around 86 cars expected to cross the finish-line in the centre of Paris tomorrow out of the original 96 starters, there is a terrific atmosphere in the bar tonight as competitors breathe a big sigh a relief that it now looks as if the survivors take in liquid refreshment for the struggle to get out of Troyes tomorrow on the final leg.

Doubts? There is only one. There could not be a last minute drama without Bill and Mark from Car 15, the Ford Model A, taking centre-stage. Today the water pump they found in the wreck outside the Victoria Hotel in Davos gave up… and so the car was sadly put on a truck to Troyes. The crew of car 7 have donated a water pump, so Bill is back in optimistic mood that he will be driving across the finish-line under his own steam. By now, he knows all about steam-power.

The atmosphere in the bar is as you would expect after an amazing month on the road, driving almost half way around the globe, crossing two Continents and the biggest single land-mass between two capital cities that has seen a full east to west crossing of the World’s greatest wilderness.

The only crew not yet in the bar is car 15… the sweep mechanics are waiting for the Ford Model A on its truck to arrive so it can set out tomorrow with some 85 others"
Peking to Paris

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