Peking to Paris 2007 by Austin Seven

[...] result - we were able to pass this on to the errant 30-98 in St Petersburg. They took it very well. This morning we set off early, with the rally traffic, but soon lost [...]

[...] Pic 1. Sky over St Petersburg at 2am. Pic 2. a woman in costume near the Hermitage. Last night we went to the hotel where [...]

[...] 100 miles to Tver. Stared driving at 5:45am to try to do the just over 300 miles and get to St Petersburg for this evening and meet up with Kip & Carmen. PM: 40 miles to go and pouring with rain. [...]

[...] is relatively unspoilt, and quiet. This was quite different from the crowds of tourists in St Petersburg. It's also a manageable size - everything accessible on foot, and some real gems of churches. [...]

[...] Garage - considering this Russian 4 x 4 for his next trip. Pic 6. Mobile workshop of one of the rally cars. [...]

[...] and fragile the Austin looks, and can't believe we've come the same route as them. Many of the rally cars have suffered badly, and been trucked or towed for large portions of the route. Adam Hartley [...]

[...] the frescoes and icons inside were spectacular (but no photos I'm afraid) Pic 3 and 4 - in St Petersburg traffic we met people from the large rally doing the same route. The Vauxhall 30-98 of Michael [...]

[...] Kremlin (Class P5, do you know, or can you find out what a Kremlin is?). After the St Petersburg traffic we've decided that this is a better size of city to visit with a vintage car, and enjoyed [...]

[...] ties and birch twigs held the screen together as far as Moscow, where the engineers at Oldtimer Garage kindly welded the frame together, free of charge and on a Sunday. Apart from this, the [...]

[...] Pic 4. Moscow by night. Pic 5. Sebastian at Oldtimer Garage - considering this Russian 4 x 4 for his next trip. Pic 6. Mobile workshop of one of the [...]

[...] and C for making it and good luck to Jaap and Robert, Vince Leek and the saloons and all the Rally competitors. Thank you to everyone who has donated to Unicef the charity we have been supporting. The [...]

[...] been a very pleasant surprise to find out, both here and in Moscow, how many of the rally competitors were aware of us doing the same route, and they have been looking out for us. In [...]

[...] on unsurfaced roads - we've told them our secret; to do it slowly. We've been thinking of Vince Leek and his team - three Austin 7 saloons who were scheduled to leave Beijing on 10th June, and [...]

[...] , support and help. Congratulations to K and C for making it and good luck to Jaap and Robert, Vince Leek and the saloons and all the Rally competitors. Thank you to everyone who has donated to Unicef [...]

[...] K & C have left for St. Petersburg while we went to Oldtimers garage where we got the windscreen frame welded. We met old and new friends from the big rally that has once again caught us up and [...]

[...] tent; the Russian potholes, one of which launched the car into the air and broke its windscreen frame and glass on landing; and having with the split windscreen wide open when it rained, [...]

[...] engine - this is what the temperature guage looks like most of the time! Pic 2 - arriving in Gdansk Pic 3 - one of the pictures at the Roads to Freedom exhibition in the Gdansk shipyards. Gdansk is [...]

[...] Pic 7 on the ferry on the way to Kazan. Pic 8. me at the Kazan Kremlin Pic 9. the huge hotel Cosmos, with inexplicable statue of Charles de Gaulle in front. Pic 10. [...]

[...] Pic 1. Cloisters at Sanssouci Pic 2. The palace and its fig terraces Pic 3. Formal gardens. Pic 4. Chinese summerhouse This [...]