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Preparation began with a complete strip down.
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The whole team of VBE craftsmen and engineers worked flat out to prepare the Delage
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Period instruments looking resplendant and ready to go.
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Special tool boxes constructed to fit below rear seats.
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Replacing the valves during the rebuild.
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The cylinder head is back in the car.
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Customer with the car and the VBE Restorations team.
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Hill testing of the car was carried out at the VBE off road facility.
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Final preparations in Peking ahead of the 14,360 kilometre route through China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekhistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and France.
Not all of the 105 starters will make it to the finish.
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Finished car loaded onto the transporter en-route to China.
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The Delage completed, on average, 10 hours a day to overcome some of the worst conditions imaginable.
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"Other than some trouble with springs, we had little or no maintenance to do each evening
and unlike many other entries who had often to work all night to keep their cars running,
we were able to relax and get a good nights sleep” said the owner
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The 1930 Delage won a silver medal by completing every stage of the Peking to Paris classic
rally. This is a tribute not only to the car and intrepid drivers but the team
of skilled engineers at VBE Restorations who prepared the car.
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Without fastidious VBE preparation, not much can survive the extreme conditions!
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