The exhibition 'Journey to the end of the world-legendary expeditions and trips away-`has opened its doors to the public in the Audi Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt (Germany). The exhibition, which will be displayed until January 7, comprises 12 extraordinary expeditions conducted daring car drivers around the world. There is also a space reserved for those who surrounded the land by boat, bicycle, foot or plane.
The man's curiosity to discover faraway places is linked to the history of mobility and has allowed the development of means of transport. Since the car was invented, people used to achieve their dreams.
Bertha Benz in 1888 he managed to arrange a secret trip in the car engine patented by her husband.
The Sahara Desert was crossed in 1922 by a fledgling all-rounder, the Citroen Autochenille B2, which had a species of caterpillars instead of wheels in the rear. His two French pilots, traveled the 3,200 miles in three weeks and reached a maximum speed of 25 km / h. The original vehicle, called the `Scarabee` d `Or (Golden Beetle) is one of the cars is at the Mobile Museum Exhibition Audi.
The vehicle expeditionary Max Reisch is another extraordinary jewel of the sample that is in very good condition. Max Reisch embarked on an expedition to traverse an Asian Austrian Steyr Type 100. With its 32 hp motor designed by himself, Reisch traveled 40,000 km from the continent in two semanas.El travel by Czechs Miroslav Zikmund and Jiri Hanzelka was even Dantesque. In 1947 gave around the world in a Tatra Type 87. The vehicle was an advanced aerodynamic design, independent suspension, air conditioning and a rear engine of eight cylinders in V The Tatra took three years at its 90,000 km journey through Africa and America have had no major problems.
