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The Camel Trophy: The Origins

Dirty, dangerous and Legendary.

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Jul 28, 2025
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Back when smoking was cool and before we started worrying too much about what everyone thought of each other, there was the Camel Trophy.

It was dirty. It was dangerous. It was pure gold dust.

But before the famous yellow Land Rovers ever entered the scene, this story started with three Jeeps and three German Teams.

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