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Article of Interest
"IT KEEPS GOING AND GOING AND GOING..."
As Printed in the Winter
1998-99
THE PACKARD CORMORANT
Issue Number 93
Books of Interest
The Mad Motorist
By Allen Andrews
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company 1965
The Longest Auto Race
By George Schuster with Tom Mahoney
Published by The John Day Company 1966
The Himalayan Minor
By Philip Young
Published by Speedwell Books 1986
Peking to Paris - A Journey Across Two
Continents in 1907
By Luigi Barzini
Published by Library Press 1973
Movies of Interest
The Great Race
Produced by Blake Edwards
Warner Bros. Classics
Crank your engines! With a roar, sputter
and pop, drivers wheel westward in a wacky
turn of the century autos for a New York to
Paris race. Ahead lie 20,000 miles, a bare-knuckle
barroom brawl, rampaging Indians, a sinking
iceburg, 2,357 pies in the face and all the
laughs one of the best the best comedies ever
made can hold. The Great Race is great fun!
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Submitted
Articles
Trio Take Great Jeep Forward
12,000 mile Beijing to Paris race awaits!
The Arizona Republic July 26, 1997
 David Pierce, Richard Taylor and
Larry Davis (from left), from the Valley,
will take on the 12,000 mile Beijing to Paris
journey.
By any standard, this is a trip of a lifetime.
Beijing to Paris. Not by plane, not by boat,
not even by modern automobile, but in a rally
of 100 vintage cars, each at least 30 years
old.
Katmandu, Delhi, Tehran, Istanbul, Rome -
more than 12,000 miles of overland travel,
some without the benefit of roads. Across
the entire width of mainland China, crossing
Himalayan mountain passes more than 3 miles
high, fording more than a dozen rivers in
India, braving the hostile political climate
of Iran.
Forty-five days of grueling adventure. The
thought of it makes Phoenix lawyer Richard
Taylor grin like a boy.
submitted by Dick Eversale - Chandler,
AZ
Links of Interest
Global Weather
Forecasts
Discovery Channel digicasts - beginning September
5th from Peking. Discovery has a team of reporters
following the Great Race of 1997.
Around the World in 60 days time summary
Make sure you visit these countries with Don
and Carl:
China
India
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Daily Updates
Call 1-888-461-0825 for the latest
audio update or check out the journey's Photo Journal!
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