Beat-up Robin's Epic 14K Mile Journey

0:00It's April 22nd. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Two British and Canadian Carnots just smashed a record by driving a beat-up three-wheeled reliant Robin named Sheila 14,000 miles from. London to Cape Town, South Africa, through 22 countries. This tiny relic from the 70s, Bill for Quick Shot runs back home, had zero power steering, no aircon, and hated hills, but Oli Janks and… Scott kicked off in October, with just a fuel can, some supplies, and pure grit, funded by sponsors and crowdfunding that hit around 42. $50,000 over four and a half months. They dodged disasters like a bus nearly squashing them against the cliff in Congo, plus endless breakdowns, spring snapped early, gearbox failed in. Ghana, engine blew in Cameroon, but locals and enthusiasts shipped parts, loaded her on cattle trucks, and welded her back together time after time. Majestic views made it epic.

1:00Cruising deserts and mountains, no three-wheeler had likely hit before. Even rolling on safari past your rafts, rhinos, and elephants, while their Instagram blew up to nearly 100,000 followers cheering the underdog vibe. Sheila's parked in a fancy South African showroom now, Battlesguard and triumphant before shipping home to the UK for museum spot, Janks calls her. A motorized coffin he's thrilled to escape, but the adventure's locked in history.