2010 Peking to Paris Rally

Peking to Paris car rally in a Model A

Day 34 Wednesday 13th Oct – Ancona to Viareggio (Italy) 434km

Posted by Mission Control On October - 13 - 20105 COMMENTS

It’s been a crazy day here at Mission Control!  It all started with the following email  and picture from Lang. Today started with an Italian traffic jam on the Autostrada.   Well, here we are in Italy.  The ferry was a couple hours late and it is raining cats and dogs. And oh yes, there is an accident on the autostrade that has us stopped! It will be an interesting day! -Lang Little did Lang know just how interesting today would be!  Within an hour of receiving Lang’s email I got... (more...)

Fritz and Lang phoned in from the docks this morning where they were patiently waiting for the ferry that would carry them from Greece to Italy.  Lang said the trip to the docks was exciting considering it was raining and they were down a windshield wiper (this time on the navigator’s side).  Both were in good spirits despite the drizzle.  “The car’s held up perfectly!” said Fritz going into a list of the minor issues including a few cracks in the frame, and the metal around the... (more...)