Brooks and his wife, Mary, started their Buick adventures with their 1949 Buick Super "Woody" wagon in the 1997 "Peking to Paris Motor Challenge". In 2000, they completed the "Around the World in 80 Days Motor Challenge" in their '49 Buick wagon, arriving July 18 at London's Tower Bridge. Clemens also participated in that event in a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 220 S Sedan. That event was held to celebrate the new Millennium and billed as the first motor rally to circumnavigate the world, even surpassing the famous New York to Paris "great race" of 1908.
Buick's entry in the Inca Trail recalls an historic moment for Buick, which celebrates its centennial in 2003. According to Buick records, in 1914 a Buick dealer in Argentina named Johnson Martin claimed to be the first person to drive a car across South America when he took a 1912 Model 28 Buick from Buenos Aires over the Andes to Santiago, Chile.
Rendezvous, Buick's exciting new entry in the truck market, brings together an innovative combination of many of the best features of sport utility vehicles and premium sedans, with seven-person seating capacity. By participating in the Inca Trail, the Rendezvous will show that it is equally prepared for the daily drive to the office as well as a trip across the country.
Buick General Manager Roger W. Adams has described Rendezvous as "really the best of all worlds in terms of capability, security and comfort. With our reconfigurable interior, we believe this is the most capable vehicle in the utility market."