This is Cornwall --A PENZANCE duo are planning to drive to the edge of the Arctic Circle in a 20-year-old Lada for charity.
Rob Davies and Simon Horsfall are set to leave Cape Cornwall on Sunday and hope to make a 6,000-mile journey to North Cape in Norway in just three weeks.
The pair are raising money for Help For Heroes and the Bone Cancer Awareness Trust, and will drive the old Russian motor across 15 countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Latvia during the expedition.
Mr Davies, a carpet fitter, said he was looking forward to the trip but expected it to be a difficult journey.
"I can't wait," he said, "but it's going to be tough.
"It's not a jolly – it's like driving from here to London each day with no power steering or air con."
Mr Davies and Mr Horsfall hope to raise around £2,000 and have held a number of fundraising events building up to the drive.
Local businesses around west Penwith have provided sponsorship for the fuel.
The adventurer said he planned to jump in the sea when he arrived at mainland Europe's most northerly point. "I think it's the thing to do when you get up there," he said. Reported by This is 15 hours ago.