How this roadster became a record breaker
The driving of a 100-year-old roadster across Saudi Arabia in the name of charity has broken a record its drivers did not even realise existed. Read how.
Birtles and the Bean
Follow Warren Brown and Matthew Benns from The Daily Telegraph as they recreate Francis Birtles' 1927 journey from London to Melbourne in the Bean open-top sports car.
‘Astonished to see’: Why roadster tackled Saudi Arabian desert
More than 100 years ago Lawence of Arabia crossed the uncharted Nafud desert by camel over months. Now a vintage roadster has taken on the same task. Here’s why.
Crossing the Red Sea – and a sea of bureaucracy
The Bean team were welcomed with open arms by the roadster-loving public of Egypt, but when they attempted get to their 100-year-old motor car through customs they were met with hours of mind-numbing checks and inspections.
‘Bit chaotic’: Inside the mission to push a roadster to the pyramids
It had been a long wait and a mountain of paperwork for this red Bean 14 roadster to hit the road to the Egyptian capital in the name of charity. Here’s how it played out.
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TV stars welcome team Bean to Slovenia
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Inside the battle to push a 100yo roadster up Albanian mountains
Follow Warren Brown and Matthew Benns as they coax their trusty Bean roadster up the perilous peaks of Albania on the way to Greece.
Why driving a top-down sports car in the rain is a bad idea
While driving from Slovenia to Croatia on their epic journey, Warren Brown and Matthew Benns learned why travelling in a top-down sports care isn’t always the best idea.
Gentlemen, start your engine – the 24,000km trip of trips has begun
On the first leg of their epic journey, Warren Brown and Matthew Benns are farewelled with ‘warmest good wishes’ by King Charles as they drive their 100-year-old Bean 14 1200km across western Europe to Salzburg in Austria.
The hills are alive with the sound of the Bean 14 roadster
Our intrepid travellers drove through the Austrian Alps in their 100-year-old roadster defying rain, fog and freezing winds to arrive in the picturesque Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.
Two men’s ‘completely nuts’ trip around the world
Almost a century after the original journey, The Daily Telegraph’s Matthew Benns and Warren Brown are recreating an iconic journey around the world. Follow their adventure.
King Charles’ message to adventuring Aussies
Two adventurers from The Daily Telegraph have set off on an incredible around-the-world trip, with a message from the King.
Strap yourselves in: Tele recreating iconic 1920s global roadtrip
The Daily Telegraph’s cartoonist Warren Brown and Editor-At-Large Matthew Benns will update readers in real time as they follow the 26,000km London to Melbourne route taken by Aussie adventurer Francis Birtles in 1927.
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