26-2147 Transorient: 1960, 1970, 1980

Title: Transorient: 1960, 1970, 1980
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: VERLAG M. FASTE

Transorient - A richly illustrated book with hundreds of photos, and intriguing, meticulously researched stories of trucker life along these dangerous routes. You'll relive the latest adventure from the era of European road transport. Images showing the state of the roads, trucks adapted to long journeys, desolate landscapes, famous and infamous places. All traveled by thousands of Western European trucks, driven by the hope of making lots of money and discovering vast, faraway countries. There were many obstacles: the drivers, sometimes also gamblers, had to face and overcome extreme temperatures of up to -40°C in eastern Turkey and up to +50°C in the al-Dahna desert in Saudi Arabia. Endure exhausting hours of driving on endless potholed roads or dusty tracks, only to be forced to wait days or weeks to cross borders, harassed by insolent agents demanding bribes.

Transorient - A testimony to a unique era, to the turbulent history of trucks and the men behind the wheel. A reflection of a time when the Tahir Pass or the Taurus still represented real challenges for man and machine alike - when reaching the destination was top priority, long before driving time rules were enforced - when Turaif or Gürbulak opened a door to a world of discovery, and when customs or police officers could be negotiated.