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How Sheila the three-wheeler dodged danger on a record 14,000-mile journey to tip of South Africa
The pair raised about $40,000 to $50,000 and drew nearly 100,000 Instagram followers while documenting the record attempt.
- After more than 120 days, Englishman Ollie Jenks and Canadian Seth Scott completed a 14,000-mile journey from London to Cape Town in a British-made Reliant Robin called 'Sheila', aiming to set a Guinness World Record for the longest trip in a three-wheeled vehicle.
- Jenks dubbed the project an 'absurd plan,' noting the Reliant was 'the most unsuitable car for probably any journey' as the pair spent between $40,000 and $50,000 on their four-and-a-half-month expedition through 22 countries.
- Throughout the technical problems, mechanics across the continent repaired the vehicle, which suffered engine failure, gearbox issues, and broken springs, while the duo documented the trip for nearly 100,000 Instagram followers.
- South African car enthusiast Graeme Hurst praised the pair's 'utter tenacity' and called the journey a 'great underdog story' as Sheila currently sits on display in a Cape Town showroom showing wear like bent tire rims and dents.
- Returning to the U.K. for its final home at the London Transport Museum, the vehicle will travel to Kenya and Turkey, while Jenks felt triumphant upon reaching Cape Town but 'relieved to have survived' the tiny two-seater.
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How 2 men claimed an absurd record by driving an old 3-wheel car the length of Africa
Two friends have claimed a bizarre record by driving a decades-old British three-wheel car about 14,000 miles from the U.K. to the southern tip of Africa for the longest trip by a three-wheel vehicle. Englishman Ollie Jenks and Canadian Seth…
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How Sheila the three-wheeler dodged danger on a record 14,000-mile journey to tip of South Africa
Two friends have claimed a bizarre record by driving a decades-old British three-wheel car about 14,000 miles from the U.K. to the southern tip of Africa for the longest trip by a three-wheel vehicle.
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