Africa, a continent of beauty, danger, mystery, and wide open spaces. A place so many of us dream of, but very few would be willing to cross even with a brand new four-wheel drive. Yet one young European recently made a 22,000-mile, 9-month journey from the tip of Africa up through the continent and across Europe. A notable feat under any circumstances, but Jethro Bronner didn’t do this under just any circumstances. He did it solo, in a vintage sports car he restored himself, that just happened to be an Alfa Romeo. The following video from Praemio takes a look at his story, the motivation behind it, and the way it changed his life forever.
Video of the Week: Crossing Africa In An Alfa
3 Comments
N Giusto
February 24th, 2019 at 10:23 amI’m a huge fan of vintage cars and camping/overlanding in a truck. This is a nice illustration of what my two worlds could be. Thanks for posting this!
Barry Umberg
February 26th, 2019 at 4:09 pmHello,
In the very interesting story about the young man who restored and , I gather, crossed Africa in the same car there is a bit of confusion with regard to which Alfa he used. There is a teal / blue model 105 Giulia which I think is the one he restored and a red TI 4 door Giulia which he is driving in parts of the video. If you could please clear this up as to which Alfa was driven across Africa. I am currently restoring a 1968 Alfa model 105 Giulia. I’m sure that either Alfa would be up to the trek but I am curious.
Thanks for the video!!
Cheers, Barry Umberger
Richard S. Costello
March 3rd, 2019 at 6:15 amTremendous. Absolutely tremendous!