Peking to Paris

What a great trip!! I think my first choice for basic vehicle would be a 31 CCPU wiht 4:11 rear end and a 4 speed trans if I could find one. Maybe a police or 5.5 head. Would think seriously about modern shocks. The less things to break the better. And an ice chest. Beer is the universal lubricant.
 
Well it's all nice and everything. Glad they made the trip. Wish I was there. I'd like to see just what broke and what survived the bouncing.


But if your racing in an 'A' than maybe a bone stock 'A' that finishes would be more impressive.

Otherwise anyone could slap on a '29 Phaeton body atop a Puch chassis and go racing across the desert.

All the VW Wasserboxer Syncro vans made wore Puch AWD underpinnings. VW just shipped them the bodies.

Not to belittle one thing these fellows did. skip.

www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/Tech...
 
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A BRUMFIELD Head, installed on a Model "B" Ford engine, was used in the only Model "A/B" to finish the 1997 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. The car was driven by the Prince of Malaysia, Prince Ioris Shah, and the race was 12,000 miles long over a variety of rough terrain and in all kinds of weather. The engine was built by Ron Kelley of Royse City, Texas, and the car was built by Tim Riley of Northants in England.
 
We were talking about this trip last night at car club . Entry fee is US $35,000!! Ouch
 
1950 Flathead

Didn't a 1950 Flathead finish this race in the last few years, ON ONE SET OF TIRES??
 
Even more impressive to me was the group of Australians, Kiwis and Dutch that replicated the original Peking to Paris in original vehicles, 1907 Itala, 1907 Spyker, a 1907 and a 1912 DeDion's and a replica of the 1907 Contal cycle car. They followed the original path as close as possible. There is a DVD available on the trek, it was aired in Australia after the event.
 
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