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Old 25th August 2023, 19:38   #151
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Re: Vintage Overlanding! Driving Cross-Country back in the day

[quote=karlosdeville;5610602 from India to Sweden in an Ashok Leyland Comet bus.
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The "Dalda" Leyland that went to Scandinavia
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Old 27th August 2023, 03:12   #152
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Princess Indira of Kapurthala on an overland trip to India, 1958

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It must have looked similar to this 1957 Bedford Camper

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From a 1977 transcontinental journey

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/d...70s/index.html
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Old 16th September 2023, 19:06   #154
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A Ford Model A Roadster en route from India to Europe in 1971, seen here in Afghanistan.

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1935 Hartlmaier Expedition - Three DKWs Across India

Interesting reading and perhaps posted before!

https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot...artlmaier.html
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April 22nd, 1953. Coverage of the overlanding expedition in a 1930s London Taxi en route from London to Australia, passing through Calcutta.

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Another overland London Taxi trip. The Sphere, July 1954
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A Volkswagen split bus overlanding to India back in 1971/72.

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A superb photo shared on the Ambassador facebook group, showing 4 friends in their Ambassador having driven from Calcutta to Newcastle in 1985

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A pair of Kinetic Honda scooters riding across the Sahara Desert in the early 90s, earning them a Guiness Book record. If I'm not mistaken the bikes survive with Adil.

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