The Archive · 1924

Mile Trip in Ford Cars

The Wanderwells, challengers in competitive motor trip round the world, arrived in Shanghai Monday morning from Hong-Kong. Conditioys were such that they were unable to drive up from the south, but they are hoping to make the trip to Poking, after the first 200 miles, in their two Ford ear: When seen outside the U. S. week and during that display their films at one of the local cinema hous The adventurous young people ig the time of their lives. There are only two in the party now. Miss Wanderwell, a tall, pretty girl, with short curls, whose hazel eyes are shaded with the most luxuriant of lashes, is only seventeen, She drives one car, dressing for the part in khaki knickers, outing shirt and helmet. Her brother, in shorts, 0. D. shirt and overseas cap, looks equally prepared for any emergency. There fare no mechanicians in the party now.

The cars themselves look like travel-scarred veterans, covered with autographs and metal' plates. which have been affixed by the admiring public. In plain letters are the words "Wanderwell Around the World Endurance Contest." At the front of the cars flies the flag of the League of Nations at the right, China's emblem (the "courtesy flag' of the country thay are passing through at the moment) at th and their own flag, the Ame in the rear, The international the League W.AW.EC. 3, the initials standing for Wanderwell Around the World Endurance Contest.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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