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... wonderful trucks! Even 2 Blitzes, looking forward to see them sneaking over the high Swiss passes
 
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15-02-09, 14:48
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Rolling Highway..
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http://video.google.ca/videosearch?h...um=5&ct=title#
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15-02-09, 16:16
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... great video, thanks for that, Alex. I guess the Aussies better pay attention to their breakes
 Unleaded fuel is nowadays CHF 1.30 per litre, was nearly up to CHF 2.00 before the finance crisis. I guess, you only drive once in your own Blitz from Turkey to Normandy. So loading her onto a train trailer is probably not an option... greetings Chris
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15-02-09, 21:43
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Alex,
Bev and I did the San Bernadino pass in a 1907 Itala a few years back wih no trouble. Was a bit marginal going down into Aosta with very poor brakes on the rear wheels only but we made it fine. We are going over the Semplon Pass that is shown in Chris' photo above. Much steeper than the San Bernadino but not as long. The blitzes are quite OK for this crossing and if the boys follow the principle that you use the same gear to go down as you would to go up they will have no problems. Lang
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17-02-09, 22:14
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Chris what is the other side of the mountain and do they go up or down this mountain, I would have my eyes shut firmly.
Max
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17-02-09, 23:00
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Max,
Bev and I went up that Semplon road in 2004 with our 1940 Dodge staff car with no difficulty. On the other side we go down into a really nice valley then along to get the Furka car train through the mountain. The train is interesting but if it is a nice sunny day I will probably drive over the Furka Pass with whoever else is keen. As you can see from the photo, the Furka Pass road is a seriously winding road but very spectacular - open only when the snow melts. The mountaineers will meet the train riders on the far side (car train station down the bottom of photo). Last edited by Lang; 17-02-09 at 23:44.
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27-02-09, 07:03
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Sometimes it helps to be small. Jim Sewell exiting his Blitz Radio Van while the Sydney boys stroll around their jeeps in the container.
All 15 vehicles are now on the high seas heading for Istanbul It was no easy job getting them from 4 Australian ports plus New Zealand to all eventually set sail on the same ship. Lang
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27-02-09, 19:46
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Lang, What I would like to know, is how did Jim get to secure the back end of the Blitz to the container? With minimum ground clearance, running on rims, not much chance of crawling underneath  
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28-02-09, 01:27
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Rear tie down
Hi Richard and Lang
Because I could not crawl underneath or go down the sides or go over the top , the only way I could think of restraining the rear was to make up 2 x C section steel purloin for the rear rims to sit on ( rims may have damaged wood floor during shipping ) I drilled 6 holes in each purloin and welded 6 x 1/4 studs with sharped ends that went into six holes punched in the wood floor , this stopped the plate and rim from sliding side ways ( I hope ! ). To also help restrain the rear I used 2 x 2.5 tonne tie down straps which were anchored to the rear of the container through a type of pulley mechanism and one end was attached to each side of the chassis, the other end was relayed out along each side of the vehicle to the front of the container where the tensioner was anchored . The straps were attached to the chassis while the rear of the vehicle was in the doorway and straps were pulled by assistants while the vehicle was backed in , ropes were joined to the straps because the straps were not long enough for this part of the operation . For the front wheels I used 2 x channel irons for the rims to sit in and welded blocks in them to prevent the rim from rolling to or fro , to fit these I jacked the axle up and slipped them in place . The front axle was secured by 3/8 chain and turn buckles . The proof will be when I open the container door in Istanbul , the heart will be in the mouth. Regards Jim S.
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