I am delighted to introduce you to our wonderful rally car Eleanor.

She was named after Eleanor Roosevelt - we wanted to name her in honour of who was hippy and sassy, and beautiful in a non-standard way - and so Eleanor she is.

We purchased her in 2017 in preparation for the 2019 Peking to Paris classic car rally. And my, what an adventure we had!

On the 18th of May 2024, she took us on another exciting adventure, the 2024 Peking to Paris.

Eleanor is a 1941 Chevrolet Coupe S petrol 2 door saloon. She would have originally had bench seats front and back, but for rally purposes she has two Racaro rally seats and specialist 4 point seatbelt harnesses. Where the back seat was is space for the increased fuel tanks and to put all our gear.

Her engine is a 4300cc straight 6 engine. We have swapped her bumper for replacement springs, this means we can carry them without adding extra weight. She has two fuel tanks, 90 litres and 60 litres. As with a lot of these cars, we have replaced her metal boot with a vinyl one, this is to save weight.

No power steering, no air-conditioning, no limited slip diff. Much of how she drives is the same as she would have when she was built.

Find out more about Eleanor and our adventures with her here…

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