In late 1959, a young Canadian news reporter called Ron Bowman decided that as, so far as he knew, no one had ridden a scooter from Canada into South America he’d pick up the challenge. He sold his car, bought a Lambretta LD150 Mk3 and started planning. The first leg would be relatively straightforward and take him along the well-maintained roads of the United States to the Mexican border. This part of the trip would be made in the company of his buddy, Jon MacQullen, who’d then return to
