Extreme Offroad History Original Overland Antics

Did you know ‘Off-Roading’ was called ‘Overlanding’? Way back when automobiles and motorized sports were new they still had no tricks or cool words. Extreme sports were not even invented yet. Oddly that didn’t stop them from happening…

Overland car being driven down steps of Sydney Town Hall, 1920 – 1929

94/268/1-1/3/11 Photographic print, black and white, Overland car being driven down steps of Sydney Town Hall, No '6' verso. Milton Kent, photographer, embossed stamp to image, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, mid 1920s (Front)

Overland car jumping a "fallen bridge" launching in a promotional stunt, 1920 – 1929

94/268/1-1/16 Photographic print, black and white, Overland car jumping a 'fallen bridge' in a promotional stunt, typed caption verso, Sam J. Hood, photographer, Australia, mid 1920s (Front)

Overland car jumping a "fallen bridge" landing in a promotional stunt, 1920 – 1929

94/268/1-1/3/13 Photographic print, black and white, Overland car jumping a 'fallen bridge' in a promotional stunt, front view, Sam J. Hood, photographer, stamp verso, Australia, mid 1920s (Front)  

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