Three-wheeled car reaches finish line in Cape Town

Two men have arrived in South Africa after setting off from Devon in a three-wheeled car about four-months ago.

Oliver Jenks, 34, of Newton Abbot, Devon, and Seth Scott, 31, from Canada, set off on the 10,000-mile (about 16,000km) route from London on 24 October in their Reliant Robin called "Sheila the three-wheeler" in a bid to break a Guinness World Record for being the first to do the journey in a three-wheeled car.

Jenks said they originally planned to arrive in Cape Town in January but were delayed after the "engine blew up".

Scott said it had been a "truly life-changing" quest, adding "it was incredible to see the landscape change as we went through deserts, jungles, into the plains".

Jenks said they finished on Wednesday, which was "the hottest day of the year" with temperatures of about 42C.

He said the final drive to Cape Point was a "bit of a tear jerker".

"It's probably none of the most beautiful drives we've done on the entire trip," he said.

Scott said one of the highlights of the trip was seeing elephants.

"It was a massive moment that both of us had been looking forward to since we left England," he said.

The pair's route took them from Dover to France, across Spain, and then on another ferry to Africa.

The pair have visited more than 20 countries including Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and the Congo.

Jenks said Sheila would now be installed in a museum in Cape Town.

"It's definitely not the end of Sheila and us two, we'll see what happens, but we definitely need a break because it's like driving a motorised kayak," he said.

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