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Welcome to the Mercedes-Benz Club’s website. What you can see on this ‘News’ page and onthe other ‘public’ pages of the site is only a taster for what the Club has to offer. To enjoy itsfull technical, social and financial benefits, the Members’ only pages of this site, including theon-line forum and Technical Library, and to take part in Club events you need to join – eithervia this website or by calling 0345 6032660.Scroll down to see:• Forthcoming events• Highlights from 2019• What’s in the latest Club magazine• The technical help available from the Club

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Forthcoming events

Because of the coronavirus the Club has cancelled all itsevents for the time being. As soon as possible it will

resume its programme of national and international events,which includes car shows, driving events, model register days and social occasions, as well as its regional events, such as pub meetings and local shows plus driving

and social events in all parts of the country.

The Club’s monthly magazine, its technical support forMembers, the Club Forum, discounted insurance, the ClubShop, discounts from dealers and the Club’s on-line archiveare continuing to operate so join the Club now and make themost of the quiet, off-the-road hours until the virus has gone.

Highlights of 2019London Classic Car Show – February 14-17London Classic Car Show – February 14-17The Club once again had a

prominent stand at this prestigious event, held at theExCel London. The Club’s display featured four cars from the1960s and 70s, and Memberswere able to take advantage ofdiscounted tickets for the Friday,Saturday and Sunday.

The Club stand at the London Classic Car Show.

Donington Historic Festival – May 3-5.

The Club stand at last year’s festival...

This weekend of motor racing presenteda wide range of historic classes and the

Club had a display area commanding a fine

view of all the action. Members enjoyed a50 per cent discount on admission ticketsand could drive right into the in-field.

...and some of the on-track action.

National Concours, Milton Keynes – June 15

Mercedes-Benz UK’s headquarters – an ideal venue.

The Club’s premier concours competitionwas againheld at Mercedes-Benz UK’s headquarters in

2019. Located in Milton Keynes, this venue provideshard-standing for all the cars entered plus a wide range ofother facilities that make for a great day out.As with all Club events, the Concours is open to all

Members, with any model of Mercedes. The competitiveclasses include some for ‘Enthusiasts’– ie everyday carsowned by people who might not have entered a concours before. There is always an Exhibition Classcelebrating anniversaries plus the very latest Mercedesprovided by MBUK, with the opportunity to take test drives.

The Exhibition Class included a lot of interesting carsand MBUK had many of its new models on display,with test drives available in some.

Judging taking place.

‘Best in Show’was this W124E220.

CLK and SLK Day, Essex – Sunday June 30This event featured allmodels of CLK (photo byEric Richardson).

There were also all models of SLK (now SLC).CLKand SLK models from

right across the two rangeswere featured at this informal get together.There are a large number of these cars inthe Club, but as well as the cars there wasa lot to see at this event’s venue – theRoyal Gunpowder Mills at WalthamAbbey. This is a 127-acre, 400-year-old facility that gives a fascinating insight intothe world of gunpowder and all that it has entailed throughout history.

As well as displaying their cars,Club Members taking part enjoyed teas and coffees plus a private buffet lunch.

And there was plenty to see at the Gunpowder Mills.

V-Day – July 14V-Day – July 14

A section of the V6display at Cosford.

A V8 and a V12 fromdifferent eras.

The RAF Museum made an excellentvenue for this event.

The RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire was host to this gathering of Mercedes-Benz models of all

ages and types that had one thing in common – a Vconfiguration engine. Saloons, estates, coupés and convertibles, petrol or diesel, fitted with V6, V8 or V12

engines were display parked in groups according to theirengine types.As with all Club events, all Members, with any

model or age of Mercedes-Benz, were welcome andwere parked adjacent to the main display area, with the Cosford Museum being a great venue for a familyday out.

Silverstone Classic – July 26-28Silverstone Classic – July 26-28

Part of the Club stand at Silverstone.

The Mercedes-Benz Club standat this prestigious event was an

opportunity to see some of the bestclassic car racing in the world, while joining in the celebration of anniversaries for the Fintail models, G-Wagen and R129 SLs.

A section of theFintail line-up.

Held at RAF Cosford, thisevent celebrated 30 years of

the R129 SL. The RAF museum at Cosford has excellent parking onhard-standing and four hangarscrammed with exhibitions and ex-hibits – a perfect venue for this oc-casion. R129 owners are among themost active and enthusiastic Mem-bers of the Club so a great display ofcars was guaranteed. If you are anowner or a fan of these elegantsports cars join the Club to make themost of your car or to find the modelyou dream of.

This year’s E-Class Day washeld at the Buckingham

Railway Centre, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary. AllMembers’ cars were welcome, butthe W210,W211, W212 and W213E-Classeswere display parked. Thisyear an invitation was also extendedto the CLS, E-Class-based, models.Situated just outside Aylesbury,

the Railway Centre provided agreat day of entertainment foreveryone, including train rides, a museum, a restoration shed, a royal

E-Class Day –August 11

All variants of E-Class were of course the featured

models at this event.CLSs were also displayed this year.

If you tired of the cars there wasplenty of steam action.

dining coach dating from 1901 and a Royal Mail coach. ClubMembers were able to enjoy a special guided tour of the mu-seum and made full use of the caféand a large picnic area.

R129 SL 30thAnniversary Day – SundaySeptember 15

The very popular R129 SLs put ona great show at this event.

The RAF Museum is afirst-class venue.

Classic Motor Show – November 8-10Classic Motor Show – November 8-10

Mercedes-Benz Club Memberswere once again able to

enjoy discounted tickets for this

leading event in the classic car calendar and make use of theMembers’ Café on the Club stand.

The Club’s display featured a rangeof cars from the 1950s, throughmodern classics such as an SLKand a CLK, to a brand new all-electric EQC400.

The Club stand at theClassic Motor Show.

The Club signed up over 125 new Membersduring the course of the weekend.

The cars featured included this 300SL Gullwing.Its owner collected £500 for charity by inviting visitors to be photographed in it.

The Club’s Technical Team were on hand to answerMembers’ queries.

The display also included an electric car loaned by Mercedes-Benz UK.

The latest Club Gazette

The April Gazette has the second half of theincredible story of a 1936 540K that remained

with the same family until 2007. It also features reports on the Auto d’Epoca Padua classic carshow in Italy and the Frankfurt Motor Show.

1936 540K (photo by Louis Blom).

300SL Gullwing at theAuto d’Epoca show.

Concept vehicle on the Mercedes-Benz stand at the Frankfurt show.

For G-Wagen fans there is thestory of a 230GE that a Member hasused for work and fun for 16 yearsand you can’t fail to be moved bythe tale of another Member whotook his father-in-law, Paddy’s,ashes back to his original home insouthern Ireland. It became a greatroad trip in an R107 300SL – see-ing Paddy’s dearly loved 190 plusother Members and their cars on thejourney.In ‘Technical corner’ there is a

look at LED lights and an accountof some bodywork restoration on anR129 SL. All this is in addition to the

latest news from the Club and the Mercedes-Benz companies plus allthe regular articles – on F1, from the

Club Archive and reports from theClub’s regions across the country.For that hard to find part, there is‘Spares register’. To enjoy this supply of all things

Mercedes, join the Club.

230GE – one ownerfor 16 years.

Paddy’s last road trip.

Are LED lights legal for yourMercedes?

Work in hand on an R129 SL... ...and the finished job.

Archive developmentsThe Brooklands Control Tower.

A tiny selection of the material in the Club Archive.

The Club’s Archive, which contains an amazing collection of brochures, technical

literature, price lists and photos, as well as theClub’s history, is now well established in offices inthe old Control Tower at Brooklands. The workof ‘digitising’ the Archive contents is well inhand and a website presenting it is now on-line.Club Membership brings you access to all this fascinating material.

All the technical articles and tips that have appeared in the Mercedes-Benz Club Gazette are now available – to Members – from the Members’ pages of

this website. If you can’t find the answer there, contact details for the Club’s Technical Advisers, Model Register Captains and its ‘Good Garage Guide’ of Members’ recommendations are all listed in the Club Directory supplied to new Members.

If you need technical help…

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to help get the best possible enjoyment from their carsTo keep your Mercedes in top

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high-performance driving instruction

at Millbrook and Members can enjoya 30 per cent discount on Autocoursethe definitive annual record of Formula One and all leading motorsport. There is a 15 per cent saving onChristopher Ward watches and 10per cent off DVDs and books fromTerrific Stuff.The latest special offers are free

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