President’s report – June 2021
As I sit here writing, and now reading, my first President’s report I reflect back on the last 12 months. It has certainly been a challenging time for everyone, personally, [...]
Mainland Classic – April 2021.
A total of 45 cars took part this year. We were car 14 and Tom O’Hagan and his navigator Kevin Plunkett were number 12. Among the cars were 7 Mercedes [...]
AUTUMN COLOURS TRIP 9-11 April 2021
The National Lockdown of the country in 2020 meant that the Final Autumn Colours Trip was postponed to this year. David and Christine Merthens have been doing these events for [...]
PENNY’S PAGODA
Mercedes engineers were given three specifications to design a joint replacement for the very popular 190SL and the 300SL (which was a legend in its own lifetime). The new car [...]
R107 Dunedin to Auckland
The tale: After a period of seven years living between Dunedin and Auckland, my partner Cally and I decided it was time to drive from Dunedin to Auckland [...]
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? [...]