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245 Long Trip

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BlackBart wrote: 04 Aug 2021, 14:33 V 245 long trip.jpg
So, what is the rest of the story?

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No idea! But cool picture. Where do we think that is? Europe? Tibet? Afghanistan?
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I can't guess where it may be. Here is another photo from a long road trip. I read about this one on a Mercedes forum several years ago. A couple guys rebuilt the car in Europe and drove on a long trip to Africa and back. It is a 300TD Diesel wagon about 1985.

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Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
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2009 Smart Passion
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^^^Those are tanks!
Organized long distance rally I think. Expensive gear. Can't read logo on the doors, but multiple stages, or years? European model 245. Sponsors in English. One driver is L Hansen, German. Can't find Team-Straight-Six anywhere.
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Ahh, here it is...."Superlative Adventure Club." Baltic Sea Circle rally for 80s and 90s classics. "The Northernmost Adventure Rally." Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland.

https://superlative-adventure.com/en/ba ... t-six.html

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Looks to be almost all German teams. But here's a Swiss one in a 122S! It'
s that same pic I posted some time ago with the Christmas Tree on the roof.

https://superlative-adventure.com/en/ba ... north.html

Team Fully Loaded has a V70 wagon...
https://superlative-adventure.com/en/ba ... oaded.html

Another 245...
https://superlative-adventure.com/en/ba ... dream.html

Bunch of old Mercedes, BMWs, Volvos, VW vans, Soviet era misc, a Chevy Blazer(?), a Chrysler Voyager??.....
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Very Cool!
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Secaucus, NJ….background by photoshop.
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That is a dam in the background including bath tub ring.
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The Fleet:
Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.

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