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Diesel G-Wagon Colorado to Argentina
Just ordered this book. Thought some other people here might be interested in it.
http://www.amazon.com/OVERLAND-Mercedes-Benz-Journey-Through-Americas/dp/1884886914/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232369096&sr=1-1
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Seems less of a challenge after that fellow did California to almost Argentina in a 116 SD
Let me know if this crew charged through the Darien gap or shipped from Panama to Colombia. Sixto 87 300D Last edited by sixto; 01-20-2009 at 01:27 AM. |
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Yeah, I saw that book sitting on the counter of an MB dealer.
The VIN is listed in the book and I wrote it down, let me try to find it. |
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Ernst Wiese did Alaska to Cape Horn in a 50's MB diesel sedan in the late 1950's , and wrote about it in his From Alaska to Cape Horn, so it's not a completely new undertaking. Interesting nonetheless.
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Pretty sure this was the guy and story that originally apperared in series form in the Star magazine a few years back- great and inspirational story. Makes one fantasize about doing it too. (with that kind of family fortune behind me!)
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Old but good book. He drove around the world in a highly modified SLk.
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edit- it seems it's been done over land only at least once. Driving to me means driving on land. Last edited by MTUpower; 01-20-2009 at 09:24 PM. |
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This concept is EXACTLY my plans. Starting with US trips using ONLY forrest service roads and back roads. Meeting w/4wheel drive clubs along the way.
Vehicle 1962 Mercedes Unimog converted to Diesel (617A) and fueld on Diesel and WVO Camper 1981 Scamper 5th wheel mounted on 1962 M105A2(think that's the number) former US Airforce generator trailer. (5th wheel hitch scrapped. That area under it used for storage Rokon, spare tires, later a Dual sport bike.) Camper will be dropped at a homebase before doing more hardcore trails w/the 4wd club. Both Mog and Camper are under slow (cause Im broke) modifications/reconditioning.
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"If anyone knows other lessons I need to learn, please tell me. I'm tired of learning them the hard way". by JerryBro The Glow Plug Wait: This waiting period is a moment of silence to pay honor to Rudolph Diesel. The longer you own your diesel the more honor you will give him". by SD Blue My normal daily life; either SNAFUed- Situation Normal... All Fouled Up, or FUBARed- Fouled Up Beyond All Repair 62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD daily driver- both powered by blended UCO fuels Last edited by coachgeo; 01-20-2009 at 10:16 PM. |
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It took four attempts before I was able to cross the Darien Gap by motorcycle. "The first vehicular crossing of the Darien Gap was made in 1959 - 1960 using a Jeep and a Land-Rover. Upton records that the exact route from the Panamanian / Columbian border is unknown, possibly being by boat down the Atrato River. Around 1962 an expedition sponsored by General Motors failed in an attempt to take three Corvairs, surely improbable vehicles, across the gap. The British Trans-Americas Expedition drove two Range Rovers from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in 1972. This was partly to promote the recently released Range Rover. They had numerous mechanical problem, breaking differentials due to overloading and the use of over-size tyres on the Darien Gap section. That section was undertaken as a major expedition with British Army support. Between 1985 and 1987 they completed the first all land crossing of the gap in a 1966 Jeep CJ5 (earlier crossing included floating vehicles down rivers or through the Atrato Swamp)." here is more info Clearly a monumental task- and I stand corrected that people have driven across the gap- but the british expedition mentioned earlier did not do so- they floated down a river for more than a portion of the trip. The task of driving from north america to south america is task enough. Make that first then think about the tough stuff. Last edited by MTUpower; 01-20-2009 at 09:28 PM. |
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edit: I just dug up my 100 Days book and looked at the map of the route. They did float down a river for a short distance but it was in a generally east/west direction just putting a 'jog' in their land route as opposed to making forward progress thru the gap.
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" My Mercedes Is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...an Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara
by Jeroen Van Bergeijk About this title: With the wit and insight of J. Maarten Troost's "Sex Lives of Cannibals" and Tony Horwitz's "Baghdad Without a Map," this is a rollicking tale of an innocent abroad that also vividly portrays the impact of globalization on Africa through its thriving car culture." I just finished this book and it's a good read.
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"About 12 miles were traveled with the Jeep tethered and lashed to the top of two local piraguas (dugout canoes) through the Atrato Swamp area of Colombia - thus not an all-land crossing. "
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Not for the feint of heart, it took over 2 years to get through the gap.
"a total of 741 days to travel 125 miles, from the end of the Pan-American Highway at Yaviza, Panama to the beginning of a road system in Colombia at the town of Rio Sucio on the Atrato River, all on land." There were 7 river that had to be crossed that were too deep to drive through. They were either ferried across or built log bridges.
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Model A?
I recall a gentleman and his son from Corrales, NM who drove a model A with a camper body from NM to Prudhoe Bay, AK then to Tierra del Fuego. It was in the 70's and they had quite an adventure. I'm sure they had to float part of it. I remember they had almost no valves left in the engine due to poor gas.
Not diesel but i think one could run kerosene once it was heated up. (Of course that was back when Ford was a good car).
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