Event Name: 1962 East African Safari Rally
Date: April 19–23, 1962
Start/Finish Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Total Distance: Approximately 5,000 kilometers
Total Starters: 104 crews
Total Finishers: 46 crews
The 1962 Safari Rally, celebrating its 10th edition, lived up to its reputation as the toughest rally on Earth. Heavy rains, axle-deep mud, and relentless terrain stretched across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika, making mere survival an achievement in itself.
Crews completed a vast loop through East Africa with no special stages — only punishing real-world roads and weather challenges:
Navigation relied on public maps and road books, and service was minimal — each team relied heavily on their own tools and endurance.
Fjastad and Schmider's steady pace and the Beetle's legendary toughness earned them a decisive win in one of the wettest editions of the Safari to date.
The 1962 East African Safari Rally was a pure survival test where only the most prepared and adaptable teams could dream of reaching the finish line.
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