"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
12/16/2014 at 18:35 • Filed to: Mercedes-Benz, French
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"Mosqvich" (mosqvich)
12/16/2014 at 18:35 • Filed to: Mercedes-Benz, French | 6
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A friend of mine, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , posted this picture recently and wondered why French tagged vehicles were running around Florida. Being the inquisitive type, I typed in the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It brings you to a web page with pictures of this vehicle like the following:
What's not to love? It turns out the family Taotiens took an old Mercedes truck that was an emergency vehicle and turned it into their very own French Ark. They're now on a trip all over creation.
They did the standard conversion and rebuild, but foolishly did not contact Discovery or Velocity to make a TV show about it. Oh, wait, they're French.
And voila! The finished product:
The family is now on a 2 year journey and adventure in what appears to be a pretty nice home. They're currently in America and are trying to stay free at various Walmart and Home Depot parking lots, as well as campgrounds.
The Taotiens plan on going from Canada to Argentina and many points in between. Bon voyage!
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Mosqvich
12/16/2014 at 21:38 |
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That's awesome. There was an Australian fellow by the name of Rob Gray who did something similar. He wrote all about his build and their travel on the road. It's a pretty good read: http://www.robgray.com/graynomad/inde…
bobrayner
> Mosqvich
01/07/2015 at 18:13 |
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I love the mint-green colour. And the Mercedes L-series is indestructible.
It's tempting to buy one: http://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-…
I, (State Your Name)
> Mosqvich
01/07/2015 at 18:41 |
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More power to them! I hope they enjoy the country, meet interesting people, and take a jillion photos for their friends and family back home to enjoy!
I'd love to be able to be able to do something like this. The closest I've come is a 4000mi (more or less) loop I made of the southwestern US on a Piaggio BV350 scooter. It was originally supposed to be a cross country ride but the reality of the length of the ride hit me as I rode out of Utah and into Colorado: This is a freaking big country and you don't have to go far to see amazing things and meet random people with interesting stories to tell.