The vehicle was delivered to the shipper WWL on Friday, April 12th to cross the Pacific enroute to Vladivostok for the trip across Asia to Europe. It arrived in Halifax in May 2009 for the crossing of North America including heading north up the Dempster Hwy. to Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic and the Dalton Hwy. to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The vehicle remained in Canada for two shorter trips in 2010 in B.C. and last year down the Pacific Coast on the way to Arizona.
With the suspension rebuilt, new tires fitted and general servicing completed, it was ready to cross from Vancouver to Yokohama before going on from Japan to Vladivostok.
The vehicle...a modified 1974 Austin Mini Van with long range fuel tank, full length aluminum skid plate and all the spares, tools and gear needed to accomplish the 6,300 mile leg across Russia to the Ukraine before crossing Europe to the UK.
Here it is:
My Scottish friend Diddy Dave, who hails from the Isle of Mull and who built the Van for this purpose, will be making the solo run from the Pacific Ocean to Europe and home.
As he makes photos and story bites available I will post for him on this thread. He has a Facebook page entitled "The Wrong Way Round" where some of the earlier travel is covered.
With the suspension rebuilt, new tires fitted and general servicing completed, it was ready to cross from Vancouver to Yokohama before going on from Japan to Vladivostok.
The vehicle...a modified 1974 Austin Mini Van with long range fuel tank, full length aluminum skid plate and all the spares, tools and gear needed to accomplish the 6,300 mile leg across Russia to the Ukraine before crossing Europe to the UK.
Here it is:
My Scottish friend Diddy Dave, who hails from the Isle of Mull and who built the Van for this purpose, will be making the solo run from the Pacific Ocean to Europe and home.
As he makes photos and story bites available I will post for him on this thread. He has a Facebook page entitled "The Wrong Way Round" where some of the earlier travel is covered.
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