The Boat from the US had docked on the 20th with the '29, and we were waiting for the Customs release. Our toothbrushes and a change of clothes were packed and we were ready to go. By 11h00, we were on the road to Durban from Johannesburg.  Fortunately, Customs would be open on Saturday or we would have had to do some low flying to get to the container terminal by 17h00. Peter was on the cell phone making arrangements, phoning his cousin who he had not seen in a year, to find out if she had two spare beds for the night.  Seeing that we were no longer in a rush, we could stop in at Hillcrest and see a 37 Coupe that had just undergone a full restoration. The next morning we were up at five to meet the shipping agent at 7h30 at the “Phoenix Plaza”, which must be spoken with the local Indian accent.  She had kindly offered to meet us there to give us all the documents, as their offices were closed on Saturday. 

From there it was straight to the container terminal.  Everything went smoothly, except for the Safety vest which everyone is required to wear.  Miraculously the security guard at the gate had some that we could rent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

   

Once we were in, we put some fuel in the tank and she started on first crank.  Thirty minutes after the security had made a very careful check on the document numbers, to make sure that we were leaving with the correct 1929 Studebaker, we were on the road.

 

We filled the tanks at the first filling station and checked all the levels and by 10h30 we were onto an enjoyable trip home.

 

 

 

Along the way we made a detour to stop off in Newcastle to see an immaculately restored 1925 Special 6 Studebaker. With three stops, one for fuel, we were home by 9h30 that evening with a sense of accomplishment.  7 ½ hours driving time for 680 km almost the same as the longest day on the Rally!

  

The 37 Coupe and the 25 Special Six that we took time off to see.

                                         

 

 

 

 

 
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 July 2010 20:25