Here are some more photos inside the Oakland Shipping Warehouse before the cars were loaded into shipping container. The cars shipped from Oakland Aug 11th and should be in Yokohama, Japan by the end of the week…
Leo, Luke and me with my 1928 Plymouth…our fourth tour member, Eileen Was not available for pic.
Quite an age span between the two cars….
Mine ….1928
Leo’s……2011
Leo detained in Customs
The American made 1907 Thomas Flyer is the car that actually won the 1908 Great Race that we are duplicating. A bit different from the automotive technology of today.
Think about how it must have been to drive this car from New York to Paris. No A/C, heat or GPS, no top, you were part of the elements. In addition what roads were there were wagon trails…..they basically followed the railroad as they had no maps.
An amazing feat!!!
Leo, Luke and I delivered the cars this morning to Impact Shipping for loading onto the container heading to Japan. The warehouse is located deep in the bowels of the old Oakland Army facility….a real adventure getting in.
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I had to disconnect the battery as they push the cars into the container, not drive. Since my battery is located under the seat, I’m sure no one will be able start it again till I pick it up at the Japanese warehouse in Yokohama.
All that’s left is to get on the plane May 7 and head for Tokyo….we are almost ready to start the adventure, which is very exciting!!
Checking in at the security gate before going to warehouse
