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Written by Ollie Kew
Thought the age of eccentric British explorers was over, did you? Goodness gracious no. The latest to add his name to the illustrious list of hardy outdoorsy types covering great distance in not-much-comfort is Ben Coombs. He"s just finished driving his TVR Chimaera from the most northerly pub in the world, to the most southerly. The trip, hatched, appropriately enough in a pub, took Mr Coombs seven months. His journey stretched from Svalbard, Norway on the edge of the Arctic Circle, right down across three continents and 20,000 miles to Puerto Williams in Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Against all the odds of unmade roads, biblical weather, altitude, other road users and the small matter of TVR"s reliability reputation, the car and Mr Coombs - made it intact. Apparently the only breakdown was a short stop in Nicaragua to replace the TVR"s clutch. Is this indeed the most reliable TVR ever? We"d love to hear of an even tougher one
Date written: 19 Feb 2018
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Thought the age of eccentric British explorers was over, did you? Goodness gracious no. The latest to add his name to the illustrious list of hardy outdoorsy types covering great distance in not-much-comfort is Ben Coombs. He"s just finished driving his TVR Chimaera from the most northerly pub in the world, to the most southerly. The trip, hatched, appropriately enough in a pub, took Mr Coombs seven months. His journey stretched from Svalbard, Norway on the edge of the Arctic Circle, right down across three continents and 20,000 miles to Puerto Williams in Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Against all the odds of unmade roads, biblical weather, altitude, other road users and the small matter of TVR"s reliability reputation, the car and Mr Coombs - made it intact. Apparently the only breakdown was a short stop in Nicaragua to replace the TVR"s clutch. Is this indeed the most reliable TVR ever? We"d love to hear of an even tougher one
Date written: 19 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10906
