The Frontera World Challenge

[Drift]

Ive been after this press pack for some time, now Ive finally got my hands on it in mint condition Ive scanned it for you all to enjoy.

[weave67]

well done drifter thats good reading

[andysd1]

that's fantastic Ste, but why has the fronty got different bumpers in some of the pictures

[Drift]

Its only in the Australian pictures, I can only think they upgraded the bullbars there in case of Kangaroo's in the road which is a major hazard in Australia, think they mention the Australian wildlife in one of the passages.

[Adam]

the fronty is sitting in the heritage centre in luton

[Drift]

I never knew that

[bobbinsjob]

Nice one Ste

[Adam]

heres it's display card photo

[Road Hog]

[jmc]

Thanks drift great reading.

[weave67]

i think somebody must have used trusty rusty for doing something like that,due to his high millage,194,000 now

[Drift]

Garry Sowerby and his two British co-drivers completed an around-the-world drive in a record time of just 21 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes. The three left Greenwich, England on October 1, 1997, travelled east and returned to the same point December 11, 1997 after driving 18,344 miles through 16 countries and across four continents.

They travelled in a virtually standard 1997 Vauxhall Frontera Estate powered by a 2.5 litre turbo-diesel engine.

The Guinness Book of Records has confirmed this as a new record for "World Circumnavigation by Car".

http://www.adventuredrive.ca/history/road_trip.php

Further reading on this event
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/articl ... e88b3.html

[Mr Mud]

Great stuff guys thanks for the posts

[aretnorf1]

That was a good read... got me thinking tho ,.

Would it be in anyway possible for this forum and its community to set up >

>>>>>>A NEW FRONTERA WORLD CHALLENGE<<<<<<

just putting it out there.......

[James Bass]

Not a round the world one though.....I don't think any one would risk it given the age of most of these trucks now.

Great read though Ste!

[aretnorf1]

Yeah mate you could be right there shame..

Im up for it for sure, for this reason i M.O.T.'d my fronty a few days ago and pass with flying colours my odometer reads 126153 as of 07/02/2013 last year it read 106984 02/2010,

20.000 miles in one year, and the fronty has need is 1 oil & filter change 2 tyres in all u.k. weathers and could be doing the same this year..
i cant say any more about my fronty it may just go and die on me tomorrow lol.not.

There must be more trucks out there ???

[RatCav]

Nice one Ste


What is more amazing is the truck is a 2.5 TDS and it made the journey!

[aretnorf1]

Or even an Frontera European Challenge...

[James Bass]

What is more amazing is the truck is a 2.5 TDS and it made the journey!

Nowt wrong with the 2.5.

[wideformat]

Great posting, don't know about round the world, I'd be luck if mine made it round the M25