The  Isuzu Trooper used by Dick Partridge in the Dakar Rally was today back in Suffolk and already attracting interest.
The vehicle is on display at Mayfields garage, Bramford Road, for the next week.
Dick said: "Because Mayfields sponsored it we thought we would put it in the show room for a while. It’s a bit different and anyone  who’s interested in motorsport may like to have a look."
This years Dakar Rally had the second biggest field in its 22-year history, with Dick from Akenham and his co-driver Keith Parker from Shotley, among those to complete the 9,000km course.
It will be remembered this year for the dramatic airlift of all the competitors and their vehicles from Niger to Libya, because of fear of attack from the terrorist group GIA as political unrest brewed in the region.
The Isuzu Trooper stood the test but Dick may well do the race in the future in a different vehicle.
"I would like to do it again in a quicker car and go for a better finish," he added.