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Peking to Paris 2010 - Competitor Web Links

Many of those taking part on The 2010 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge are recording their preparations and adventures on their own websites and blogs. Here is a selection.


1929 Buick http://www.pekingparis1929buick.co.uk

#24 - From Tim Wilkinson's blog ...I was fascinated and enthralled.... 13500 km in a vintage car from Beijing, across the Gobi desert, five weeks later, with luck, arriving in Paris. What an adventure! I got home and told my wife Julie.... much to my surprise, Julie seemed very interested.


1952 FX Holden http://www.peking2paris.com

#90 - Liz and Greg Newton from Australia are busy preparing their fully restored 1952 Holden 48-215 FX for the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge in 2010. Starting in Peking (Beijing) on September 11th, 2010 and driving over 14,000 kms over tough terrain over 36 days to reach Paris... they are going on a journey of a life time.


1935 Ford http://www.2010pekingtoparis.com

#33 - This website chronicles the journey of Leslie Roy and Rand Elliott from the USA as they prepare for the ultimate drive in their 1935 Ford Phaeton.


1929 Studebaker http://www.pekingparis.co.za

#50 - Peter Gillespie & Detlev Borner (The Stude BoyZ) are South African entrants taking up the 2010 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge in their 1929 Studebaker President.


1929 Studebaker http://peking2paris4parkinsons.com/

#49 - New Zealanders, Bruce and Ben Washington are preparing their 1929 Chrysler Roadster for Peking to Paris. They are looking on the event as a once in a lifetime father-son adventure but also looking to raise awareness and finance towards Parkinsons disease.

1929 Ford Model A http://www.pekingparismodela.com

#23 - This is the site of Simon Mackenzie Smith & Rupert Marks and their 1929 Ford Model A drive from Peking to Paris. Simon is raising money for Debra, the children’s skin disease charity, and Rupert for the Pioneer Sailing Trust, the Essex based sail training ship for young people which he set up in 1999.


1936 MG SA http://www.mgsa36.com.au/

#34 - "Men who share misery together are forever brothers" .... Hope the misery thing is just a saying! says Rhys Timms about the prospect of spending 40 days on the road in his MG SA with co-driver John Hastie.


1954 Austin Princess http://pekingtoparis.travellerspoint.com/

#107 - Retired professor Colin Ryan and engineer Norm Brice were looking for something to put a bit of excitement into their lives when they saw the Peking to Paris site about a car rally across Asia and Europe. They entered Norm’s 1954 Austin Princess LWB Mark 111 Vanden Plas Limousine which is now car 107.....


1939 Dodge http://www.p2p4pegasus.com/

#70 - Bill Shields and Danny Day from the USA have re-built a 1939 Dodge Business Coupe for Peking to Paris. Their adventure is supporting The Pegasus Project, a Therapeutic Riding Center for special needs children.


1949 Cadillac Coupe http://www.pressonregardless.net/

#86 - Lloyd Dahmen (driver) and Chuck Schwager (navigator). Preparation of their 1949 Cadillac Series 62 coupe began several years ago with Lloyd’s acquisition of the car from Wayne Watkins of California, the son-in-law of the original owner....


1939 Plymouth Sloper http://suzyp2p.blogspot.com/

#74 - Suzy Harvey is blogging her adventure with Rachel Vestey as they take on the Peking to Paris Challenge... "The car is packed and has our number and names on it .....the next time we will see it will be at the docks in China....."


1930 Ford Model A Coupe http://www.shooterspekingtoparis.com/

#29 - Adrian and Barbara Shooter manage and operate the Beeches Light Railway in Oxfordshire. They have owned their Ford Model A since 1996 and have dedicated their trip to helping to educate the disenfranchised, mainly rural poor, children of Cambodia.


1931 Lagonda 3ltr Special http://www.9000mijl.nl/

#28 - "For years it haunted my mind, the need to ever do anything that is adventurous, something you do not know what to expect, a journey through distant lands...." is a probably-less-than-perfect Google translation from Maarten Hoeben and Jan Bruintjes' website but it gives a good idea and is worth the effort.


1929 Ford Model A Coupe http://www.pekingparis2010.com/

#19 - For the past two years, Fritz and Lang have been preparing their car and themselves for the 2010 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. Ready or not – it’s time for their 1929 Ford Model A to start its journey.


1967 Anadol A1 http://www.pekindenparise.com/

#96 - Engineers Ahmet Ongun and Erdal Tokcan are participating with an Anadol A1, first year’s production of Turkish Automotive Industry in 1967. They are donating all sponsorship contributions to a Foundation, giving scholarships to university students in need. Their target is to sponsor minimum 250 students, throughout their university studies.


1939 Chevrolet Speedster http://www.facebook.com/

#60 - This is the Facebook page of Douglas Mackinnon. Douglas, with co-driver Anastasia Karavaeva, is taking on the Peking to Paris Challenge in his 1939 Chevrolet Speedster.


1919 La France http://www.smiletrain.org.uk/

#6 - This link is to the fundraising site of David and Liz Wenman who say... We are doing this Extraordinary adventure as our Honeymoon. Our Vehicle is a 1919 Le France that we fondly call Big Red. We have never done anything like this before and think it is going to be a trip of a life time.


1930 Bentley 4½ http://peking2paris.wordpress.com/

#52 - Peter and David Little started their planning a couple of years ago when Peter asked his brother if he’d like to join him on a vintage car rally from Peking to Paris. At the time they had no car but that was soon taken care of....


1935 Rolls Royce Phantom II http://pekingtoparisalexhoward.blogspot.com/

#39 - Alex Howard and Dominic Collins thought it would be a good idea to drive a 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom II car from Beijing to Paris for a bit of a laugh. And they are supporting three good causes.


1954 Sunbeam Alpine http://joanddavep2p.blogspot.com/

#88 - Jo and David Roberts are back for a second attempt at Peking to Paris. In 2007 they broke down in the Gobi desert, then survived their own two week adventure to rejoin the rally in Moscow.


1907 Itala 40 http://itala-davidkarenayre.blogspot.com/

#2 - Driving their 1907 Itala, oldest car on the Peking to Paris, David and Karen Ayre are well remembered for their participation on the 2007 event. Back again for 2010, this link leads to their blog pages.


1926 Bentley Tourer http://wooshbonk.wordpress.com/

#45 - John Dickinson and Charles McGowan have carried out a fairly extensive rebuild of their 1926 Bentley and plan to bring her home in one piece keeping relatives and friends abreast of their progress with this blog.


1926 Bentley Tourer http://www.maditalianmotorists.com/

#27 - Mattia Nocera and Andrea Mandel-Mantello say "In endurance rallying everyone that arrives at the finish driving their car and not on the back of a truck, is a winner... "


1938 Alvis http://www.paddyandscottsrally.co.uk/

#36 - Scott Greenhalgh and Paddy Walker have packed their special forces survival tin including a fish hook, a flint, waterproof matches and wire to make a snare, but no instruction book and absolutely no idea how to use any of it.


1948 Tatra 87 http://www.tatra87.eu/

#85 - Vladimir Toufar and Michal Popov, the only Czech crew on Peking to Paris, are driving a very distinctive Tatra 87. With its 3 litre air cooled engine, huge rear fin and aerodynamic, three headlight, body it is sure to generate a lot of interest.


1937 Alvis SA http://whereswilkohome.wordpress.com/

#38 - Michael & Anne Wilkinson are competing on their 2nd Peking to Paris. This time the vehicle chosen is a 1937 Alvis SA. Follow Michael and Anne on this extraordinary motoring challenge.


1938 Chevrolet Coupe http://38chevyp2p.blogspot.com/

#72 - Clive Dunster and Cecilia Agger are determined, saying "We are in it to win it" but Clive is worried about the packing... "Over the years Ces has become somewhat of an expert in travelling light, but even I am concerned that this time she's gone too far!"


1923 Vauxhall 23/60 http://vauxhalltoparis.blogspot.com/

#11 - Among the Pioneers is Max Stephenson and Carl Watson in a 1923 Vauxhall 23/60. Max writes.. "I wanted to prepare my car such that all I would need to do was grease, change oil and fix flat tyres. I had no desire to be laying in the sand in the Gobi Desert fixing a gearbox......"


1923 8hp FN Motorcycle http://www.pekintoparis.com/

#1 - In 2007 Tim Scott completed the Peking to Paris driving the oldest car in the event, a 1903 Mercedes. For 2010 Tim wanted a challenge at least as daunting as 2007 so he has chosen to participate on his 8hp 1923 FN motorcycle – alone"


1959 VW Beetle http://theprintingcharity.tumblr.com/

#106 - Garrick Staples and Robert McClements are driving a 1959 VW convertible that they have nicknamed ‘The Ladybird’. "We’re excited and nervous but conditions will be better than those in 1907 when there were no maps and or petrol stations...."


1940 Pontiac Deluxe http://pekingparis2010.autonet.at/

#83 – This is the blog of Hans Geist and Herbert Pinzolits from Austria, where they chronicle their ultimate adventure. Follow them and their passionately restored 1940 Pontiac Deluxe as they take on the challenge from Peking to Paris.


1940 Pontiac Deluxe http://www.vintagebentley.com/p2p_2010_progress.html

#46 The adventures of William and Victoria Medcalf on their honeymoon in their 1925 Bentley Super Sports.