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Rod Wade and co-driver Michael Flanders with their 1930 Ford Model A in Venice Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rod Wade and co-driver Michael Flanders established a new world record for driving a pre-war car across the United States, with their 1930 Ford Model A traversing from New York to Los Angeles in 50 hours and 20 minutes.
\nAustralians Rod and Michael began the 3,000 miles journey in their Ford Model A at Staten Island at 00:01am on Friday November 22nd with the aim of reaching Venice Fishing Pier in around 60 hours, giving an estimated arrival time of the morning of Sunday November 24th.
\nDespite weather that included rain storms, extreme winds and snow through New Mexico, the driving duo arrived sooner than expected, reaching Venice Fishing Pier, Venice Beach, just after 11:15pm on Saturday evening (23rd November).
\nThe team experienced the worst of the turbulent weather in Amarillo, the place where the Model A suffered a broken crankshaft after 38 hours of driving in an earlier attempt in October of this year. The freezing rain, fog and snow forced Rod and Michael to stop every two miles to clear the windscreen of ice as there is no heated windscreen in the classic car.
\nOn arriving at Venice Fishing Pier, Rod said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe we got here in such a good time. It got scary through Amarillo again but we battled on. If it wasn\u2019t for the weather conditions, we would have done it on 40\u2019odd hours. Maybe next time!\u201d
\nThe same team Next time will take on the Ocean to Ocean Australia challenge, driving from Queensland to Freemantle but also making the return journey. This is scheduled for June 2014.
\nThe whole reason for setting the World record is to raise awareness and funds to support kidney disease suffers all over the world. With kidney disease affecting Rod\u2019s wife and daughter, he has raised thousands of dollars for kidney charities and the Wade family has just commissioned the first \u2018Kidney Kamper\u2019 to get the ball rolling.
\nRod added, \u201cThe money we raise will allow us to outfit RVs and campervans with dialysis machines so people requiring dialysis can have a little personal freedom to travel and enjoy life, instead of needing to be constantly within reach of a machine at their home, clinic, or hospital.\u201d
\nRod and Michael were accompanied by the team\u2019s support vehicle \u2013 a 1988 Plymouth retired police car that also made the journey with them. The support crew was made up of engine builder Ora Landis of Schwalms, Ricardo Da Cruz as lead mechanic\/photographer, both from the USA.
\nFor more information on the Ocean to Ocean Challenge, visit VintageAdventurer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rod Wade and co-driver Michael Flanders established a new world record for driving a pre-war car across the United States, with their 1930 Ford Model A traversing from New York to Los Angeles in 50 hours and 20 minutes. 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