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Pionnier de Dakar

In December, 1978, a moment in history was made when 182 competitors in a motley assortment of cars, 4x4s, trucks and motorcycles set off under the shadow of the Eifel Tower on an epic adventure. Almost three weeks and more than 10,000kms later, less than half of those starters arrived in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. This was the first Paris-Dakar Rally, and one very special Toyota LandCruiser was part of it. It’s an iconic event today, but back in 1979, the Paris-Dakar was more of a curiosity than anything else. Cross country rallies were nothing new, but a ‘rally raid’ of this magnitude was rare. From central Paris, competitors in what was called the ‘Oasis-Paris-Dakar’ made their way south to Marseille on the Mediterranean coast, then via ferry to…

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Just 4x4s, Caravans & Campers|Issue 442

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