 Mongol Rally cars help out in Dzavkhan province
04:46 on Mon 6th Apr 2009
Mongol Rally 2008 vehicles donated as emergency vehicles to Dzavkhan Province
On Friday 3rd April 2009 3 members of the Mongol Rally team found themselves looking at a triumphant row of tiny police, veterinary and ambulance vehicles complete with sirens lined up in the central Sukhbatar square of Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia. Those of us who were on the Mongol Rally last summer might remember a number of tiny, rather forlorn looking Mongol Rally cars scattered through various points of Mongolia from Bayan Olgi in the far West to Altanbulag in the North.
But of course no true Mongol Rally story could have ended there. Thanks to the hard work of The Adventurists’ chaps out in Mongolia and the cooperation and efforts of the Mongolian Authorities, these forlorn looking steeds have been collected together from far and wide and coaxed through the winter months to be resurrected in time for Spring. The first 20 of these rejuvenated motors are right now on their way back to Dzavkhan province in Mongolia to be put into public service as police, veterinary and ambulance vehicles across the province.
The vehicles launched from Sukhbatar square to great ceremony and in front of a crowd of rather pleased peoples, including the chief of police to Dzavkhan who was delighted to have a new fleet of cars and the old Mongolian Ambassador to the UK and big rally fan Mr Davaasambu. The Governor of Dzavkhan commented that it was a great honour to have been given these Mongol Rally cars at a time when the government of Mongolia was not able to afford greater numbers of emergency vehicles. As one of the poorest provinces in Mongolia, the donation of these vehicles to the Dzavkhan Development Fund will be of huge benefit there.
84 of the cars in total have been designated for the emergency vehicle makeover. Those cars not converted into emergency vehicles are being sold to raise money for the Dzavkhan Rapid Development Fund and Adventures for Development Mongolia. Further reports on the projects funded by each will follow in the coming months.
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