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Pam Brink was van 1950 tot ongeveer 1954 ‘n jong predikant op Lüderitz voordat hy ‘n beroep in Arusha, Tanganjika, aan die ander kant van Afrika aangeneem het. Maar dit was op Lüderitz wat die predikant, by wyse van spreke, tot “bekering” gekom het. Dit was nou toe hy Peugeot ontdek het!
Dit was die legendariese Peugeot 203 wat in die vyftigerjare aan hierdie vervaardiger ‘n reputasie as ‘n kanniedood en geharde voertuig vir Afrika-omstandighede gevestig het. Hierdie reputasie was hoofsaaklik te danke aan twee Franse, monsieurs Mercier en Se Cortanze, wat in 1951 met ‘n 203 stasiewa ‘n nuwe rekord geslaan het deur die afstand van Kaapstad na Parys in 17 dae en 9 uur af te lê.
This was the caption of an advertisement in the British magazine, The Motor, in May 1962; fifty years ago.
The reason for this jubilation was that Peugeot – again – won the East African Safari. And they did have reason to be over the moon since they finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 1600-2000 cc class in one of the most gruelling endurance rallies at the time. The winning 404 was driven by local driver, the Kenyan Nick Nowicki with Paddy Cliff as his co-driver.