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Preparing the Plymouth to Dakar desert cruiser..
06.10.05
Replacement carb & fuel pump fitted & she now runs like silk!
Most of the Baja body panels now fitted & looking good!

29.09.05
She's a runner! The engine was started today for the first time in 15 years. Yee Haa!!

28.09.05
Got the engine refitted today and almost ready to try starting up but rain stopped play..

6000 km in a 34 year old car!

By chance, in January 2005 I came across a newspaper article about the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge and was immediately intrigued. I'd long been a fan of the famous Paris-Dakar Rally but that multi-million dollar event is now beyond the reach of most people. Something about the idea of doing the trip in a £100 banger appealed to me and so, here we are, preparing to set off in late December 2005.



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