Tintins 1939 journey to be recreated by diehard fan
August 28th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
- London, August 28 (ANI): A diehard Tintin fan in Bristol is all set to drive 5,000 miles to recreate the characters journey in Herges 1939 comic The Land of Black Gold.
Businessman Barrimore England-Davis, 33, is doing all he can to make his expedition look exactly like that of Tintin.
He has spent 6,500 pounds on a classic red Willeys jeep, which resembles the one Tintin drove.
Dog Snowy will accompany Barrimore during the latters six-week tour of Europe and Morocco.
Its something I always wanted to do, British tabloid The Sun quoted Barrimore as saying. (ANI)
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