Earth Mover!

40 years ago today more than 100 cars started The 1970 London-Mexico World Cup Rally at Wembley Stadium. The idea behind this rally was to mark the fact that the 1966 FIFA World Cup had been held in London and that the upcoming 1970 World Cup was to be held in Mexico. They covered 16,000 miles through Europe and south America. There were 4 Hillman Hunters among the contenders, including the Hunter#17 with the JCB sponsorship. Rootes Group officially didn't run a car in this rally. I guess they didn't wanted to push their luck too far, since two years prior they had already won the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon.

Only 23 cars finished the 1970 World Cup rally, and among them was Hunter#83 which finished 15th overall. Not bad ha?...

Xrayman

If you squint your eyes it almost looks like a V8 isn't it?.... ; /

Beige Trilogy

Photos by Bahar Dashtban from Aksbazi Peykan Hamchenan Miderakhshad! series.

Srivathsa's Minx

Never thought one of these could exist in India, but here it is, a 1967 Hillman Hunter Minx. I sense a slight dissatisfaction in Srivathsa's face, is it maybe because he wishes Great Britain would have given India Hillman Hunters, instead of Hindustan Ambassador ?... ;)

Thanks to Theo for the tip.

Bling's Rear View

Rear view of this costume Paykan that I have featured before. Bling Bling Baby!... ; )

GB2Aus Update#2

What a result!!!... My very good friends Sina & Sohrab got a chance to spend an entire evening with John & Barry in Tehran! I received these pictures from them yesterday, they had a great time together discussing many things. For dinner they went for some famous Kababs also! Yummy stuff! ;) It is great to see their Hunter made it all the way to Tehran, and I wish John and Barry lots of luck for the remainder of their Journey all the way to Australia!...

You can read their GB2Aus Blog, and also track their progress live here.

Special Thanks to Sian & Sohrab!!!... Daametoon Ghaarm Agha!!!...

Trinidad Singer

A Singer Vogue in Trinidad!

Photos from: Angelo Bissessarsingh

Red Arrow

Fresh pictures from Tehran, sent to me by my friend Kamshots. I can't believe the condition of this Paykan Taxi! Kudos to the owner who has chosen to hold on to it rather than joining the sea of mediocracy full of Kia Prides & Peugeot 405s.

GB2Aus Update#1

I had an email from John & Barry, they are in Turkey now, and getting ready to cross the border into Iran this weekend! They had to stiffen the rear leaf-springs somewhere in Italy, but except that their 1968 London to Sydney Hillman Hunter replica is running like a champ!...

You can read their Travel Blog, and also track their journey live here.

For more information go to: http://www.gb2aus.co.uk/

Good Luck to you John & Barry, Travel Safe!...

Grant's Hunter

From Australia again, this is Grant's 1969 Hunter, he purchased it for $5 back in 1983, and later sold it, you can read the story here.

Paykan Lowrider#11

Sandie's Hunter

From Rob & Sandie's cars.

Paykan Overload #4

Triples XXX

:)