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Originally Posted by rslonaker
4x4 expedition with a dozen like-minded souls on the old Silk Road from Beijing to Istanbul, then Pt. Barrow, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, and then, for real old school fun, one lap of India in an Ambassador
Harsha, I am with you on these. Want a co-driver?Add to it, set the record for a Straight to Straight run. (Bering to Gibraltar)
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Hey, Rob: Speaking of sponsorship, first idea: do you think we could get Spyker to "lend" us a Peking-to-Paris for the Strait-to-Strait?
http://news.caradisiac.com/Salon-de-...eking-to-Paris
(Not really roughing it but with that horsepower, we would definitely set a record! And we would more than balance out the extravagance with the Ambassador later--trust me)
We could be a tribute to the original Peking-to-Paris Rally in 1907 that put Spyker on the map.
http://www.ritzsite.net/Spyker/03_spyker.htm
I think we could sell it. They want publicity and seem to have gazillions to throw at it (here's a riddle: how many digits in "F1"?). And being Dutch, they would probably
love your shoes (you, know, from that
other thread
)