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Round-the-World Classic Car Rally Starts NorAm Route in Anchorage

14 June 2000

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Classic cars that were manufactured long before Alaska 
became a state, such as a 1929 Bentley and a 1938 Packard, start the North 
America section of "The Around the World in Eighty Days Motor Challenge" in 
downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
    
    The race started May 1 at London Tower Bridge, crossed Europe and finished
its first leg in China. On June 10, the cars were flown in huge cargo planes
to Anchorage from Beijing. From downtown Anchorage the rally started its
journey to New York on Monday, June 12 at 10 a.m.

    Most of the 42 cars that started the race were on the road long before
Alaska became a state in 1959 including a 1940 Cadillac, 1942 Pontiac
Chieftain Torpedo 6, 1955 Chevrolet 210 Sedan and a 1955 Jaguar XK 140 Sports.

    For more information about the rally, including current standings, visit
http://www.carnet.co.uk/rallyoffice.

    For more information about Anchorage, visit http://www.anchorage.net.