<VV> Corvairs thru Darien gap

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  Early Darien Gap Expeditions:

  The first vehicular crossing of the Darien Gap was made in 
  1959 - 1960 using a Jeep and a Land-Rover. Upton records 
  that the exact route from the Panamanian / Columbian border 
  is unknown, possibly being by boat down the Atrato River.
   
  Around 1962 an expedition sponsored by General Motors failed 
  in an attempt to take three Corvairs, surely improbable vehicles, 
  across the gap. 

  The British Trans-Americas Expedition drove two Range Rovers from 
  Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in 1972. This was partly to promote the 
  recently released Range Rover. They had numerous mechanical 
  problem, breaking differentials due to overloading and the use of 
  over-size tires on the Darien Gap section. That section was 
  undertaken as a major expedition with British Army support...

  Source:

  http://www.4wdonline.com/Places/CentralAmerica/Darien.html


  Tony I. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Monasterio" <dmonasterio at hotmail.com>
To: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:50 PM
Subject: <VV> Corvairs thru Darien gap


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>   Found this video on Youtube... have you seen it ?
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrhH1U_NAcM
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> Daniel Monasterio