Emile Leray
French electrician (born 1949)
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Emile Leray (born 23 August 1949) is a French electrician who is most noteworthy for transforming a car into a motorcycle while stranded in the Sahara Desert.[1][2]
Emile Leray | |
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| Born | 23 August 1949 (age 76) France |
| Known for | Building a motorcycle in the Moroccan Desert |
Achievements
Leray built a desert motorcycle out of the parts of a broken-down Citroën 2CV in 1993, while on a solo trip in Morocco. His car broke down near the coastal town of Tantan, Morocco, when he accidentally hit a rock, which damaged his car's chassis. Per Leray's account, he was stranded twenty miles from Tantan, with only enough food and water to last ten days.[3] To survive, Leray used parts of his broken-down car to build a motorcycle, and twelve days after the accident was able to drive it to Tantan 20 miles away.[4][5]