CM joins Renault in the desert rally
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OMMERCIAL MOTOR, enault and Leyland Vehicles re well to the fore in this arl's 6,500-mile Paris-Dakar allye Oasis which began on inuary I, and ends on muary 23.
CM editor lain Sherriff will the only British journalist a the desert stage from Timactoo, and he will report exusively in our January 26 sue.
He will accompany enault's 4x4 entry on his ve-day visit to the event hich is organised by a soft rinks firm, and is open to cars sd motorcycles, as well as our-wheel-drive vehicles and Renault is entering three aviem SM8 4x4s, one of them private entry; a similar will be used as a suport vehicle, another will 'tare catering work with a BD 6x6 model, and another BD will be used as the rally rganiser's vehicle.
The privately entered SM8 as used in last year's event, 'hen it was the radio transLission vehicle.
Leyland's involvement surounds a specially modified r4 Marathon which has been ittipped with balloon tyres to ape with the rigours of the .ages across the Sahara De?,rt. It also has heavy-duty aspension and a five-ton 'inch and electric welding luipment.
It has been entered by BL ranee and will be driven by a rench.journalist and racing river.