2010 Peking to Paris Rally

As the Endurance Rally Association closes out the 2010 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge with their official highlight video, they announce the route for 2013!  As you watch the video, keep an eye out for cameos by Lang and Henry. On 15 May 2013, the flag will fall at the start of the 2013 Peking to Paris Motor Challenge… it will be the start of a remarkable adventure. Click on the image to watch the Official Highlight Video The intrepid motoring pioneers who set out in 1907 had no roads... (more...)

Fritz and Lang were interviewed on the 6:00 news last week.  >check it out!  (more...)

THEY MADE IT!!!!  Lang and Fritz paraded into Paris on Saturday – One of 85 cars to cross the finish line!  According to the official rally report they’ve driven approximately 10,000 miles in just 32 days (with 5 “rest days”).   Lang’s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were there to welcome No. 19 to Paris.  Lang told me on Saturday that he felt a little lost and laughed saying that it was a good thing his daughter was there to lead him around and tell... (more...)

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 over to China.  In this video Fritz and Lang take one last look at their car, highlighting some of the improvements made for the rally.  First stop Long Beach California!  (more...)

Lang and I wanted to know more about the history of our Model A Phaeton so we contacted Don Ross who sold us the car 2 years ago. Don put us in touch with Mike Worcester, of Dublin New Hampshire. Mike told us a story about how he restored the car. First he received the rolling chassis and the body separate. The body was in a million sheet metal parts and needed total restoration. The frame, engine and transmission had been restored, but Mike spent a lot more time on the frame and chassis parts before... (more...)