22,000 km on a Lambretta « scooter » 1956

SETTING OFF from Sydney. 13 March 1956

ADELAIDE

Some other travelers were not so lucky !

Two humerous accounts of the Indian part of the trip

How was the « putput » outfitted ? The internal organisation of the car is a forerunner of a very small campervan. The main item is the passenger seat, which at night, in a raised position above the driver’s compartment, become the bunk for the two children. The photograph on the right, taken on arrival in France, shows the night setup. On the next page, the drawing gives a detailed view of how the internal space was put to maximum use, with small compartments fitted into the side, to receive water, petrol, mechanical tools, bedding, clothes, cooking utensils and other necessities. The autonomy, with the petrol reserves, was 700 km (to cross the Nullarbor)