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? [...]
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 [...]