1937: the golden season of the W 125 Silver Arrow On 9 May 1937, the 750 kilogram W 125 racing car from Mercedes-Benz celebrated its racing debut with a victory at the Tripoli Grand Prix. Following this opening triumph, it went on to dominate the entire season – yet it would prove to be its […]
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Garry and Ken’s 2016 Rally of the Incas B...
REPORT ONE – Buenos Aires, November 2016 Hello everybody, we’ve just finished the last of the formalities.Today we started with scrutineering, I think it went very well. The scrutineer asked if we had prepared the Car ourselves, yes we replied, and after a short discussion about the things we had done he only took about […]
Garry and Ken’s Inca Adventure Before Demen...
What do you do when you’re about to hit, or have just hit, your seventieth year? Do you put on a pair of comfy slippers, snuggle into your favourite armchair and watch the world go by? Not if you’re Garry Boyce and Ken Williams. In a few short weeks they’re heading off to Argentina to […]
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Fantasy land for petrol he...
A beginner’s guide… If you have ever thought about going to Pebble Beach “do it”. What a wonderful week of assaults on your senses. Beautiful cars, the sounds and the smell of high octane fuel, throw in some fine dining, wine and the thrill of multimillion dollar auctions, and you have one hell of a […]
President’s Report 2...
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you for attending our 2016 AGM here at the West Wind Cinema. This venue has again been chosen due to the extremely positive responses received last year combining the AGM with the prospect of a good meal afterwards to be followed by a light hearted movie. Last year […]
A Mercedes Fan is Taking his 1964 220S ECB to this Year’s Rally of the In...
Gary Boyce is a Mercedes nut with a preference for two-door coupes and convertibles, many in a condition so pristine it’s hard to believe they’ve ever turned a wheel. But parked among them is a car that’s very much there to be driven, and driven to extremes. For his 1964 Mercedes 220S ECB is entered […]
Ode to our Wre...
Panels rusted Lichen encrusted Parts donated Tyres deflated Upholstery ripped Engines stripped Paint peeled Chrome flaked Picked over and left with little that works The neglected twins of our pampered Mercs Photos and words by Greg Lokes
GARRY BOYCE – Classic car enthusi...
Garry’s passion for classic cars has been ongoing throughout his life, from both a car performance and engineering point of view. But his passion for the classic car as an art form is a twenty-year phenomenon. One aptly signified by the legend painted across the central support beam of his impressive Parnell garage: ‘Finer 20th […]
President’s Report: Mercedes-Benz Club Auckland AGM – 2...
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you for attending this annual general meeting of our club. The current membership of the club stands at 113 compared to 114 at the last AGM. Quite a few older members retired during the year and have been replaced with new members who join up at a rate […]
President’s Annual Report Mercedes-Benz Club Auckland AGM 2...
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you for attending this annual general meeting of our club. Membership of the club stood at 114 at the end of the financial year on 31st March. This is the highest figure recorded in recent years and a considerable improvement over the same time last year when we […]