President’s Report – 2020
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and thank you all for attending our 2020 AGM, the first Club event after Covid 19. It is good to see you all bright and [...]
Our New Patron
Ken Williams Ken has a long association with our club from the day he answered an advertisement in the paper suggesting those with an interest meet with other like-minded people [...]
Mercedes Museum: Open for Business!
The Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart is new Open for Business! To celebrate they create this amazing video - Flying Through the Collection View it - here Thanks Ken for finding and [...]
A legend in the making – The R129 turns 30
It’s hard to believe, but the R129 series Mercedes-Benz SL has become a CLASSIC automobile, as it was launched more than 30 years ago and presented to the world back [...]
Mille Miglia 2019
So how did I come to be standing on the side of a country road south east of Brescia Italy photographing the 2019 Mille Miglia cars as they roared past? [...]
Garry & Ken’s Peking to Paris Rally Blog
Dumpty Do, Here We Go Again REPORT ONE - Peking, June 2019 After a good flight up to Beijing we are now getting into the final preparations for [...]
‘Team Willies’ 24 Hours of Lemons
What do you do when waiting to start the Peking to Paris Endurance Rally? Join my four brothers in a 24 hour endurance race at Hampton Downs in an old [...]
From the Frying Pan Into the Fire
As we drove into Lima at the end of the 10.000 km 29-day Rally of the Incas I said to Ken ‘what about P 2 P in 2019?’ ‘Yes’ came [...]
‘Bog’ in Berlin – our Merc cheat report
Now I can imagine what cheating must feel like. Have I got your attention? Read on then, there’s much more to the statement than what you expect. It felt like [...]
The Mercedes-Benz Club of Auckland, Host Club for the 2019 Ellerslie Intermarque Concours D’Elegance
The Mercedes-Benz Club of Auckland entered a two car team in the Club judged Concours competition in February 2018. We were successful gaining 1117 points, which is the highest number [...]
