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The Rugged Road

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ISBN-10: 0953509826

ISBN-13: 9780953509829

Edition: N/A

Authors: Theresa Wallach

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London to Cape Town overland by Panther and sidecar, pulling a trailer. No roads, no backup -- just straight across the Sahara through equatorial Africa, and South to the Cape -- in 1935, without even a compass! This is quite simply the most incredible Panther journey ever! Undeterred by nomads, sand drifts, heat, rain, rivers, breakdowns and politics, Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron completed a journey that might well defeat a modern bike. From oasis to oasis arguing with the French Foreign Legion for permission to continue, and winning; fashioning a tow hitch for the trailer when it broke in the desert; rebuilding the entire engine from scratch in Agadez; meeting gorillas, lions…    
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Book details

Publisher: Panther Publishing Ltd
Pages: 150
Size: 5.32" wide x 7.98" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 3.256