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Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
EDITION 241<br />
SPRING 2015<br />
Star Torque<br />
Years of the 190 SL<br />
MB CLUB: Concours d’Elegance 2015<br />
AMG GTS: First drive<br />
The Best or Nothing
About Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
Dear readers,<br />
Here is some background on our<br />
Club, which is a not for profit<br />
organisation run by enthusiasts<br />
for enthusiasts of Mercedes-Benz<br />
vehicles.<br />
Our Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
was founded on January 29th 1972<br />
at East Linfield by a group of nine<br />
Mercedes-Benz car enthusiasts<br />
sharing a common interest in this<br />
wonderful marque. The Mercedes-<br />
Benz Club of NSW was officially<br />
incorporated under the NSW<br />
Associations Act in 1990.<br />
The first Club event was a picnic<br />
held on a Sunday, 6th February 1972.<br />
Today, our membership is over<br />
400 and we have grown to include<br />
drive days, social events, tours,<br />
technical workshops, cocktail<br />
functions, dealer events and our<br />
prestige annual Concours D’elegance<br />
in September.<br />
Our membership includes<br />
owners and admirers of all types of<br />
Mercedes-Benz vehicles, from the<br />
earliest vintage models circa 1915,<br />
through all the classic vehicles in<br />
the 1940s right up to today’s high<br />
performance Mercedes-AMG cars.<br />
As well as running our own NSW<br />
based Mercedes-Benz events, the<br />
Club is involved with the other<br />
Mercedes-Benz Clubs right across<br />
Australia, holding exciting interstate<br />
tours and events for members.<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club National<br />
Rally is held in a host capital city<br />
every two years, where interstate<br />
Club members gather for a week of<br />
Mercedes-Benz social, car events,<br />
tours and car displays.<br />
Details for the Mercedes-Benz<br />
Clubs 2016 National Rally are in this<br />
issue along with the entry form, so<br />
please join us for this great event.<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
is a member of the Mercedes-Benz<br />
Club Management, established to<br />
promote and assist Mercedes-Benz<br />
Clubs around the world.<br />
Our website is mbcnsw.org.au,<br />
showing all recent and upcoming<br />
events, as well as postings and<br />
feedback on facebook.com/<br />
mercedes.nswclub.<br />
Our members and Executive<br />
Committee have created a friendly,<br />
knowledgeable and entertaining<br />
Club to become part of and enjoy<br />
together with your Mercedes-Benz.<br />
We welcome new members and<br />
guests to our Club and to seeing our<br />
existing members throughout the<br />
year at various fun events and social<br />
functions. Please join us.<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
President Vince Thompson<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
www.mbcnsw.org.au<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
SPRING 2015<br />
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1 About Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
20 Is the S500 L the perfect Mercedes-Benz?<br />
4 The Presidents report<br />
23 Mercedes-Benz Clubs National Rally 2016<br />
6 The 190 SL turns 60<br />
24 National Rally 2016 entry form<br />
10 The 190 SL in Australia<br />
25 Calendar of Events<br />
12 AMG GTS: First drive<br />
28 Shannons Eastern Creek Classic<br />
19 The S-Class Cabriolet<br />
30 SGA bowling night<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW Inc. Reg No. Y111 66-02. ABN 43 684 976 470. PO Box 100 Kenthurst NSW 2156. tel: 0449 883 633. website: www.<br />
mbcnsw.org.au / website manager: Bill Dawes webmaster@mbcnsw.org.au / facebook: facebook.com/mercedes.nswclub / email: enquiries@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
/ editor Dennis Dinse editor@mbcnsw.org.au design & pre-press A.King / print Beeprint Pty Ltd / adversing adversing@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
EDITION 241<br />
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34<br />
12<br />
19<br />
31 AutoSalon d’Elegance tech day<br />
33 Success for Mercedes-Benz in<br />
Wroclaw Poland Rally<br />
34 Concours d’Elegance 2015 gallery<br />
41 Mercedes-Benz Sydney cocktail party<br />
43 Australian premiere of the new<br />
Mercedes-Benz GLC<br />
45 Peter Warren sponsors Club<br />
46 Motor Mart<br />
47 Editorial license & new members<br />
48 Executive committee & team<br />
49 Conditional Registration scheme<br />
50 Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong><br />
51 Membership form<br />
52 Membership fees<br />
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The Presidents report<br />
Membership & new members<br />
Welcome to any new members who<br />
may have joined recently, I hope you<br />
are enjoying being part of the Club.<br />
The membership renewal date was<br />
adjusted to July 1st this year, so<br />
if you still have not renewed your<br />
membership, please contact Bill<br />
Greenville and remedy immediately.<br />
If you have Historic Plates and you<br />
have not renewed your membership,<br />
please be aware that your vehicle IS<br />
NOT covered under the Conditional<br />
Registration Scheme and you<br />
will need to contact Ben De Boer<br />
immediately to remedy this.<br />
Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong><br />
My thanks goes to both Dennis<br />
Dinse and A.King for putting this<br />
superb <strong>magazine</strong> together. For some<br />
time it looked the <strong>magazine</strong> would<br />
not survive the sparse number of<br />
volunteers coming forward until they<br />
saved the day!<br />
Website<br />
With Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong><br />
being revamped, the website will<br />
be upgraded to achieve similar<br />
professional continuity. Webmaster<br />
Bill Dawes, A.King and I have been<br />
discussing content and display ideas,<br />
which we will be rolled out soon.<br />
Annual General Meeting<br />
Time flies and it is nearly that<br />
time already! I ask members to<br />
kindly volunteer some time to help<br />
administer our MBCNSW next year,<br />
where the AGM in November is the<br />
ideal time and place to do this!<br />
1886-2016 Mercedes-Benz 130th<br />
Anniversary<br />
I will soon be inviting members<br />
to register their intentions to join a<br />
very special event next year, as we<br />
commemorate the 130th anniversary<br />
of Mercedes-Benz, with a drive across<br />
the Harbour Bridge!<br />
130 Mercedes-Benz vehicles both<br />
classic and new will take part in this<br />
unique and photogenic event!<br />
When the event details are<br />
published, it will be the first 130<br />
members to register who will be<br />
included in this unique and historic<br />
event for Mercedes-Benz in Sydney.<br />
Concours d’Elegance 2015<br />
This year we celebrate 60 years of<br />
the 190 SL and have a record number<br />
Mercedes-Benz 190 SL is 60 this year and the stars of our Concours d’Elegance.<br />
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of them at this years event. I am<br />
preparing my R107 for Concours and<br />
seeking 100 points for originality,<br />
but as the big day gets closer I feel I<br />
may have left it a little late……<br />
After the Concours, I set off for<br />
Stuttgart to the annual International<br />
Presidents Meeting, certainly one of<br />
the highlights of my year.<br />
I return just in time for the<br />
Presentation Dinner and this year’s<br />
theme is ‘A twist of Halloween’, so<br />
make sure you get your tickets from<br />
Evian Delfabbro in time and dress up!<br />
Events<br />
Congratulations to Evian Delfabbro<br />
(our new Social Director) and Kathy<br />
Assarapin, who successfully put<br />
together this year’s wonderful<br />
Cocktail Party at Mercedes-Benz<br />
Sydney, more than doubling the<br />
attendees from the previous style<br />
event we held.<br />
The catering and multitude of other<br />
arrangements made for such a great<br />
Club night, which went as smooth<br />
as silk and they have planned a<br />
fabulous Presentation Dinner too at<br />
Le Montage. Be sure to get tickets<br />
to that special night to see who won<br />
their class in the Concours d’Elegance<br />
2015!<br />
Over the last couple of months I<br />
have been welcomed to the regular<br />
committee meetings the events team<br />
hold, as they plan events for the<br />
remainder of the year and lay down<br />
the calendar of events for the first<br />
quarter of next year.<br />
Remember, of course, that these<br />
guys (and their better halves!) are<br />
responsible for our Concours and the<br />
National Rally in March, with a huge<br />
workload and great responsibility.<br />
My thanks and amazement at their<br />
continued success goes to each and<br />
every one of them!<br />
John Assarapin will step down from<br />
the Events Directors role around<br />
the time of the AGM and must be<br />
congratulated on the results he has<br />
achieved during his reign.<br />
I always enjoy working with John,<br />
his hearty enthusiasm, great forward<br />
thinking, new ideas and wonderful<br />
attitude are priceless. His contact and<br />
communication with our members is<br />
first class and surely selecting the<br />
Hydro Majestic for High Tea this<br />
year is perhaps just one of the many<br />
highlights of his good work.<br />
If you have any suggestions<br />
regarding a Club event, please see<br />
any of the events team with your<br />
ideas. Meanwhile, I look forward to<br />
meeting many of you at these events<br />
in the near future.<br />
National Rally 2016<br />
National Rally President Simon<br />
Strauss informs me the National Rally<br />
is well on course, with grille badges<br />
and calendars already delivered.<br />
We both drove to Victoria, ACT<br />
and Queensland to present to the<br />
respective states Mercedes-Benz<br />
Clubs, and the 2016 National Club<br />
Rally registrations are pouring in.<br />
However, as the tours are filling<br />
up quickly, it seems that MBCNSW<br />
members may miss out, as some are<br />
not registering their preferences for<br />
which aspects of the Rally they will<br />
join us on.<br />
I encourage you to embrace the Rally,<br />
sign up now and beat the December<br />
deadline to avoid disappointment<br />
and missing out on some great Rally<br />
events, especially the harbour cruise<br />
on The Starship - which is surely one<br />
not to miss!<br />
Pebble Beach Tour 2016<br />
As next year shapes up to be one of<br />
our best, I start to realise the benefits<br />
of being a member of our Club.<br />
Opportunities are presented to us<br />
through the thought, efforts and<br />
enterprise of others, which perhaps<br />
do not arise to non-members.<br />
Certainly the National Rally is one<br />
such event and my endeavours to get<br />
the Club to the Holy Grail of Concours<br />
d’Elegance, otherwise known as<br />
Pebble Beach is another.<br />
Over the years, I have seen<br />
hundreds of TV shows, videos and<br />
Youtube links about it, so to see this<br />
come to fruition, mainly thanks to<br />
tour director Frank Cavasinni, is<br />
pleasantly rewarding.<br />
This amazing tour is individually<br />
tailored to suit your needs and your<br />
budget. There are no tour buses<br />
leaving at ridiculous times to visit<br />
somewhere for ten minutes before<br />
boarding again for the next stop!<br />
All the events are laid out from the<br />
Tuesday to Sunday and like Frank,<br />
you can take in Laguna Seca, Carmel<br />
by the Sea and every other show<br />
leading up to the big finale, OR you<br />
can just take in whatever shows or<br />
auction takes your fancy and just<br />
soak up the atmosphere, it is entirely<br />
your call.<br />
Accommodation is being booked<br />
now, so if you are interested please<br />
contact me soon! Happy motoring.<br />
President<br />
Vince Thompson<br />
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T 190 SL
Open for joie de vivre,<br />
elegance, and departure to<br />
new destinations: the eagerly<br />
awaited Mercedes-Benz 190<br />
SL (W 121) was launched in 1955. The<br />
two-seater Cabriolet technologically<br />
based on the upper mid-size category<br />
brought joy and colour to everyday life<br />
during the years of the economic miracle.<br />
Internationally the 190 SL set standards<br />
for a culture of comfortable travel with<br />
style and sporty elegance. Together with<br />
its “elder sibling”, the 300 SL, it paved the<br />
way for the successful Mercedes-Benz SL<br />
tradition – culminating in the <strong>current</strong> R<br />
231. Today the W121 is a classic car that<br />
fetches exceptionally good prices.<br />
Experts in the industry and the<br />
general public alike had been<br />
dreaming of this car since the<br />
appearance of a prototype version at<br />
the International Motor Sports Show<br />
in New York in February 1954.<br />
GOT IT 60<br />
The timeless Mercedes-Benz 190 SL<br />
The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL then<br />
appeared in its finished form in<br />
March 1955 at the 25th International<br />
Motor Show in Geneva where it met<br />
with a resounding response. German<br />
weekly newspaper “Die Zeit”, for<br />
example, raved about the “Mercedes-<br />
Benz 190 SL with its irresistibly<br />
beautiful lines”. The impetus for<br />
developing the Roadster came from<br />
the US-American Mercedes-Benz<br />
importer Maximilian Edwin Hoffman.<br />
The 190 SL, which went into main<br />
production in May 1955, was an opentop,<br />
two-seater car for comfortable and<br />
stylish travel. Karl Wilfert and Walter<br />
Häcker designed its body with sporty<br />
lines and in a style reminiscent of<br />
the 300 SL “Gullwing” (W 198) super<br />
sports car. Whereas the Gullwing<br />
Coupé was based on a complex space<br />
frame, the 190 SL Cabriolet had the<br />
shortened floor assembly of the 180<br />
Saloon model (W 120) with selfsupporting<br />
chassis-body structure.<br />
The 190 SL was powered by the newly<br />
developed M 121, a 77 kW (105 hp)<br />
1.9-litre four-cylinder engine with an<br />
overhead camshaft.<br />
The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL stood<br />
for the feeling of being alive in the<br />
“Swinging Fifties”, for a colourful<br />
joie de vivre and lightness – as also<br />
shown by the car’s appearances in<br />
light-hearted German films of the<br />
time such as “Die Zwillinge vom<br />
Zillertal” (The Zillertal Twins, 1957)<br />
and “Solange noch die Rosen blühn”<br />
(As Long As The Roses Are In Bloom,<br />
1956).<br />
However, the 190 SL primarily<br />
became the dream car of the 1950s<br />
against the economic backdrop<br />
of the starting recovery and the<br />
strengthening of individual mobility:<br />
never before had so many people had<br />
the opportunity to realise the dream<br />
of having their own car.<br />
In this sense, the 190 SL dream<br />
car came at just the right time. The<br />
Stuttgart brand’s open-top two-seater<br />
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190 SL<br />
Karl Wilfert and Walter Häcker designed the 190 SL body<br />
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set new standards for comfortable<br />
travel with a sporty note by delivering<br />
a refreshingly new take on the “Gran<br />
Turismo” idea. So 60 years ago,<br />
the W 121 also laid the foundations<br />
for the excellent tradition of the<br />
Mercedes-Benz SL model series as<br />
sporty, open-top, two-seater touring<br />
cars that combined the highest<br />
standards of refinement with good<br />
everyday practicality – right up to the<br />
<strong>current</strong> SL-Class model series R 231.<br />
photo Womens Weekly<br />
Even though the 190 SL was not<br />
based on motor racing technology<br />
like its “elder sibling” the 300<br />
SL, it still likewise cut a sporty<br />
figure. This applied especially to<br />
the briefly available racing version<br />
with windowless aluminium doors,<br />
a smaller windscreen and other<br />
modifications.<br />
The bumpers and soft top on this<br />
variant could be removed for races.<br />
Notable successes for the vehicle<br />
by Daimler AG<br />
included the class victory achieved<br />
by Douglas Steane at the 1956 Macau<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
The strengths of the 190 SL made<br />
it an attractive ambassador for the<br />
new Mercedes-Benz model series of<br />
the 1950s all over the world: almost<br />
80 per cent of all W 121 production<br />
(a total of 25,881 vehicles were<br />
produced between 1955 and 1963)<br />
went for export. The USA was the<br />
most important market – almost 40<br />
per cent of all 190 SL models were<br />
sold in the USA.<br />
Today this automotive icon of the<br />
economic miracle years is one of the<br />
more valuable classic cars: according<br />
to the data gathered by Historic<br />
Automobile Group International<br />
(HAGI), the 190 SL has increased in<br />
value by an average of around ten per<br />
cent per year since 1980 and even by<br />
over eleven per cent per year since<br />
2004.<br />
The Roadster occupies a similarly<br />
prominent position in the leading<br />
group in the HAGI Mercedes-Benz<br />
Classic Index (MBCI).<br />
This appreciation shown by<br />
collectors all over the world is<br />
further testament to the unabated<br />
excitement generated by the dream<br />
car which made its debut in 1955 –<br />
some 60 years ago!<br />
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The 190 SL in Australia<br />
by S.strauss<br />
Back in 1961, the median<br />
Australian house price was<br />
$4,000 and a Mercedes-<br />
Benz 190 SL Roadster,<br />
without the hard top, was selling for<br />
$3,334.19.<br />
So the 190 SL was marketed and<br />
sold as an exceptional vehicle and by<br />
way of comparison, the median house<br />
price in Australia today is $600K<br />
plus.<br />
Based on the Mercedes-Benz<br />
export figures, rather than data card<br />
analysis, it appears only 843 right<br />
hand drive190 SLs were produced,<br />
far fewer than the revered 300 SL<br />
Gullwing with 1,400 units.<br />
147 of the 190 SLs were imported<br />
into Australia from the factory over<br />
it’s eight year life, the first arriving<br />
in 1956, a year after it’s first sale to<br />
the USA.<br />
MBCNSW has twenty six 190 SL’s<br />
recorded as members’ cars and there<br />
have been another thirteen “spotted”<br />
around the state over the last few<br />
years.<br />
Thirty nine cars seems an<br />
extraordinary number given their<br />
rarity, but at least five were imported<br />
privately (two LHD conversions<br />
and three from the UK) and another<br />
three cars at least have come from<br />
interstate.<br />
The survival rate for 190 SLs around<br />
the world is thought to exceed 50%.<br />
In Australia this figure is probably<br />
more like 90% due, no doubt, to a<br />
combination of their high perceived<br />
value and relatively good preservation<br />
conditions - our own California effect.<br />
years on, what of today’s<br />
60 owners of 190 SLs?<br />
Well, in the Club we’re a mixed<br />
bunch with ages ranging from 35<br />
to 80+ (and note that one Victorian<br />
coming to the National Rally next<br />
year in her 190 SL is 91!).<br />
For those who have acquired their<br />
cars in more recent times (the last<br />
30 years!), it seems the common<br />
motivation is an appreciation of the<br />
classic beauty of this car.<br />
“So if they’re so beautiful and still<br />
contemporary, where are all the<br />
20-somethings?” you may ask.<br />
This is where money comes into<br />
it and one also wonders about the<br />
“culture” of the Gen Y’s.<br />
Today, the dollars needed to acquire<br />
a 190 SL is a minimum of $100,000<br />
for something complete and running,<br />
up to $150,000 plus for something fit<br />
to drive and enjoy.<br />
Immaculately restored cars in the<br />
US are topping USD 300,000, where<br />
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the rate of appreciation is touted as<br />
‘the fastest’ in the classic car market.<br />
Note that these are LHD cars only,<br />
of which there were nearly 25,000<br />
produced, sold mostly to the USA.<br />
Increasing the difficulty of<br />
acquiring one is the slow turnover<br />
of cars because 190 SL owners keep<br />
their cars an estimated 20 years<br />
on average (the frequency of RHD<br />
advertisements versus number of<br />
cars) – so they are not easy to come<br />
by – and, of course, a 60 year old<br />
car typically needs some hands on<br />
knowledge that the Gen Y’s generally<br />
eschew.<br />
Simon’s 1057MX (MX = Middlesex)<br />
is a 1962 car, first registered in the<br />
UK, then imported here. It started out<br />
blue and has been resprayed twice<br />
in its life to be the bright red it is<br />
today. Being British, rust was always<br />
a challenge and the car looks to have<br />
had four major panels replaced at<br />
different times. The fourth owner<br />
was BBC drive time commentator,<br />
Chris Evans. It came to Sydney in<br />
2008 after being “accidently” bought<br />
T 190 SL<br />
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A <br />
C <br />
USA<br />
through a low-ball proxy bid at a Coys<br />
auction, held at Lords Cricket ground.<br />
Bought sight unseen, it wasn’t quite<br />
in the “Concours” description it was<br />
hailed as being. The car has been<br />
slowly “improved” over the last seven<br />
years with the Delortto carburettors<br />
converted back to Solex, the Pioneer<br />
radio back to Blaupunkt and a number<br />
of other “sins of the past” corrected.<br />
The car has travelled 30,000<br />
miles since 2008, including<br />
many fault-free trips to Tasmania,<br />
Melbourne, Canberra, Tea Gardens,<br />
Newcastle and the Hunter Valley at<br />
different times.<br />
Gotta love German engineering!<br />
190 SL export numbers for RHD vehicles out of 25,881 produced.<br />
Country 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Total<br />
Great Britain 9 32 61 62 77 150 107 53 11 562<br />
Japan 2 4 7 20 26 30 25 7 11 132<br />
South Africa 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3<br />
New Zealand 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 9<br />
Australia 0 3 9 16 46 35 12 21 5 147<br />
TOTAL 853<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club NSW 1978 with our 190 SLs outside the Sydney Opera House<br />
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AMG GT S : F <br />
O<br />
n a sunny Thursday in<br />
August, I blasted up the<br />
coast to G-Brothers at Mona<br />
Vale in my Brabus K8 (SL55 base),<br />
top down of course, listening to the<br />
music of it’s supercharged V8 pop<br />
and burble at low speeds, up to a roar<br />
as my foot goes down, wondering<br />
what the new Mercedes-AMG GTS is<br />
like?<br />
With a feeling of great anticipation<br />
I drew up in their forecourt at<br />
lunchtime, having been invited to<br />
drive the new Mercedes-AMG GTS<br />
around Church Point for a while.<br />
Well, it went like this.<br />
I was greeted by Richard Lewis, a<br />
great sales guy in performance cars,<br />
who ushered me in to the dealership<br />
where we had a brief discussion and<br />
then went upstairs to their AMG<br />
section.<br />
This is where I was told that<br />
G-Brothers are one of five Australian<br />
Mercedes-Benz dealers to carry<br />
AMGs with a factory allocation. As<br />
we walked along, there in front of me<br />
was a sinister car looking more like<br />
a glossy Batmobile than a Mercedes-<br />
Benz.<br />
Now I have to confess to being an<br />
AMG fan and a total revhead, having<br />
been driven very fast in a Mercedes-<br />
Benz SLR McLaren, driving an SL55<br />
AMG in anger under race supervision<br />
at Mercedes-Benz World test track &<br />
obstacle facility in Surrey, UK and<br />
more recently by an F2 driver there<br />
in the SLS - all breathtakingly fast.<br />
So, what is the capability of the new<br />
AMG GTS going to be in comparison to<br />
the previous top of the line Mercedes-<br />
Benz rockets? What about turbo lag?<br />
Idid’nt need to worry.<br />
This is the AMG GTS with the<br />
Edition 1 package on board, so all the<br />
telltale signs of a great car are there.<br />
The mean stance is from alloy<br />
performance rims with the pack on<br />
low profile Michelin 265/35R 19 inch<br />
tyres at the front and 295/30R 20<br />
inch on the rear. The ‘attitude’ comes<br />
from aero extras, including a carbon<br />
fibre front apron, front flics and fixed<br />
rear spoiler.<br />
Stopping power comes from<br />
the optional AMG ceramic high<br />
performance composite brake<br />
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system, with 402mm rotors on the front and 360mm on<br />
the back, all internally ventilated and perforated making<br />
them 40% lighter than conventional ones.<br />
Add to this precision braking under very high loads, top<br />
deceleration values and long service life.<br />
Popping the hood exposes the front mid-engine, like the<br />
SLS, but more compact and slightly more sinister with the<br />
new twin turbos nesting in the Vee of the engine on top.<br />
Amazingly, the total weight of this 4.0 litre, V8, biturbo<br />
lump is only 209kg.<br />
Turbos are now the ’in’ thing thanks to EU emission<br />
regulations and this configuration allows them to be<br />
optimised for perfect inflow and airflow conditions,<br />
resulting in great performance and less carbons.<br />
So this remarkable engine is capable of 510 hp at 6,250<br />
rpm with 650 Nm of torque at 4,750 rpm, electronically<br />
limited to a top speed of 310 kmh and 100 kmh in only<br />
3.8 seconds!<br />
Here is the full specificaon:<br />
• Cylinder arrangement V8<br />
• Cylinder angle 90°<br />
• Valves per cylinder 4<br />
• Displacement 3982 cc<br />
• Bore x stroke 83.0 x 92.0 mm<br />
• Cylinder spacing 90 mm<br />
• Compression rao 10.5 : 1<br />
• Output 510 hp at 6250 rpm<br />
• Output per litre 128 hp/litre<br />
• Max. torque 650 Nm at 1750 – 4750 rpm<br />
• Torque per litre 163.2 Nm/litre<br />
• Maximum engine speed 7200 rpm<br />
• Maximum charge pressure 1.2 bar<br />
• 0-100 kmh 3.8 seconds<br />
• Top speed 310 kmh limited<br />
• Peak pressure 130 bar<br />
• Engine weight (dry) 209 kg<br />
• Emissions standard Euro 6<br />
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The cylinder heads and injector surfaces are hardened<br />
by Mercedes-Benz Nanoslide technology, proven in the<br />
previous AMG V8 and <strong>current</strong> AMG F1 cars. Direct<br />
injection pushes fuel into the cylinders at up to 2,900 psi<br />
and the turbos rev to 186,000 rpm, with electric blow-off<br />
valves to push 2.3 times more oxygen into the cylinders<br />
than a normally aspirated engine does.<br />
Fuel consumption varies from 9.5 to 12.5 litres per 100<br />
km, with a 65 litre tank, a kerb weight of around 1,600<br />
kg and the luggage capacity is a usable 350 litres, plus it<br />
accommodates the inevitable set of golf clubs.<br />
The GTS with the Edition 1 includes the Black Diamond<br />
interior package, with performance seats in nappa leather<br />
and DINAMICA - a wear resistant soft suede from the<br />
feel, red seat belts (very groovy) and a very ergonomic<br />
performance steering wheel in DINAMICA with red<br />
stitching that is also found across the dashboard, console<br />
and seats, all very cool.<br />
The centre console (is huge and supposedly shaped like<br />
a Vee for V8) has the starter button, Comfort/Sport/Sport<br />
+ and Race mode selector, traction control, suspension,<br />
etc., and an exhaust loudness button, where I fully expect<br />
everyone to use the loud settings at all times through<br />
those cavernous exhausts exiting the carbon fibre ports.<br />
The driving position is comfortable once you have<br />
negotiated the very high sills (as high as the top of the<br />
seat, so ladies with short skirts beware!) and plonked<br />
yourself down, electronically adjusting the seat to suit.<br />
The mouse and large LCD screen provide all the other<br />
settings one could want or ever need to fiddle with. The<br />
interior feels robust, secure, comfortable and classy with<br />
an array of vents to suit every need.<br />
The attention to detail from the stitching to the buttons,<br />
trim, lighting and dials is all top notch.<br />
So here we go, push the start button and the car<br />
snarls in to action with a delightful crackle from<br />
the exhaust, settling into a deep resonant rumble, which<br />
is hugely satisfying to listen to.<br />
No mechanical parking brake levers anymore, this<br />
is fully digital, slip the selector into drive and we move<br />
forward down the ramp and through the forecourt to the<br />
road.<br />
For this foray, Sport + is selected as we ease out being<br />
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careful not to scrape the low chin spoiler.<br />
Both windows are down, comfortable light filters through<br />
the tinted sunroof and we sit for a moment enjoying the<br />
sound of this wonderful car idling.<br />
Then all hell breaks loose.<br />
Sport + is more of a warp drive that Captain Kirk would<br />
approve of, as the car hunkers down and launches itself<br />
cheetah like with astounding grip very, very fast. Things<br />
whizz by and we hit a magic number a few seconds later,<br />
having been pushed firmly back into our seats.<br />
The exhaust note rises from a keen rumble straining to<br />
be let loose at the start escalating up to a high decibel,<br />
crackling crescendo as we hit our target speed!<br />
Manic laughter ensues, as this really is a 100% genuine<br />
AMG grin machine from front to back, while somewhere<br />
in the depths of my mind I can surely hear Clarkson<br />
yelling POWER!<br />
We navigate to a park for some photos, all the while<br />
blipping the accelerator just to see, hear and feel how this<br />
machine responds and it doesn’t disappoint.<br />
The car in the flesh is a visual feast to behold. I held a<br />
preconception that the rear looked a bit Porsche like, but<br />
when you see the body curves blend together with perfect<br />
panel gaps in a great new design, this is of no further<br />
concern. It is a very attractive car from all angles, whilst<br />
conveying a real sense of purpose, attitude, agility and<br />
raw power.<br />
My turn now.<br />
I pour myself into the drivers seat and set up the<br />
driving position. As I reach to indicate, I hit the cruise<br />
control, which for some reason has been placed (oddly to<br />
me) below the indicator stalk.<br />
No matter. Flick the e-brake off, select drive and feel the<br />
wheel turn along with the flappy paddles. Ease it out on<br />
to the road and off we go, sedately at first, as I feel like a<br />
lion tamer getting to know a new lion.<br />
A clear bit of road becomes available, so knowing what<br />
Mercedes-AMGs can do, I start having some fun, first<br />
testing the steering, which is adaptive and pin sharp, then<br />
the acceleration.<br />
The seven speed gearbox is really something. In auto<br />
mode the gear changes are in the blink of an eye and of<br />
course you can manually override this with the flappy<br />
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paddles, which seemed as fast, while holding the revs<br />
longer. The car powers forward through tight bends with<br />
no loss of grip at all, along with the howling wail of the<br />
race car exhaust blasting along in unison. Wow.<br />
Apparently, the Getrag gearbox unit from the SLS is now<br />
properly sorted from legacy gear change problems and<br />
coupled with a carbon fibre prop shaft to the engine works<br />
with a perfect 53:47% weight distribution to great effect.<br />
The GTS has a shorter wheelbase than the SLS, making<br />
the car more controllable and the bonnet is not snooker<br />
table size either, making it an easier proposition to handle<br />
and maneuver quickly.<br />
So let’s slip it into Race mode.<br />
Suspension stiffens, the exhaust note changes and<br />
the gear shifts are brutally immediate as is the throttle<br />
response. The beast is unleashed as 510 hp is let loose.<br />
It’s difficult to describe the next part as I could be piloting<br />
an F1 car for all intensive purposes. As fast as you think<br />
it, the car responds - instantly and most important -<br />
controllably.<br />
It is not trying to kill you, the opposite in fact, it works<br />
with whatever your intent to deliver the course, vector,<br />
acceleration, grip and response needed to complete the<br />
driving task.<br />
The ceramic brakes are fantastic, stopping the car on a<br />
dime, every time with no fade.<br />
The turbos exhibit no detectable lag coupling with<br />
instant engine response and are occasionally evident<br />
as a whine above the astounding exhaust concerto that<br />
crackles, snarls and roars as we power along.<br />
The sophisticated suspension and chassis are robustly<br />
engineered to handle racing and everything in between.<br />
The ride in the GTS is firm considering the big rims,<br />
performance tyres and chassis, but not uncomfortable.<br />
As we were not on a race track, the upper limits of the<br />
AMG GTS remain unexplored, however, I believe this<br />
machine to be capable of really great things with a talented<br />
and fearless driver at the wheel.<br />
To see the car being put through it’s paces around<br />
Laguna Seca in California, go to Youtube and search for<br />
“Chris Harris AMG GTS”. Simply amazing viewing.<br />
Comparing the Mercedes-AMG GTS to the Mercedes-<br />
AMG SLS is not the right thing to do. That said, people<br />
will want to know that the GTS is: lighter, smaller, as fast,<br />
more economic, cheaper, nimbler, more controllable and<br />
simply enormous fun.<br />
The Mercedes-AMG GT/GTS is not the SLS replacement.<br />
The Mercedes-AMG GT/GTS is the new AMG supercar<br />
in every sense of the word and thank you Lord (and G-<br />
Brothers) for letting me loose in one.<br />
NOTE: This actual vehicle will be available at Peter<br />
Warren Automotive Mercedes-Benz between October 7th<br />
and 12th during business hours - on 02 9828 8002.<br />
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Arrive safely.<br />
Drive away even safer.<br />
When braking counts.<br />
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T S-C C<br />
by Daimler AG<br />
Coveted dream car of the<br />
1960s meets star of the<br />
2015 International Motor<br />
Show in Frankfurt: the new<br />
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet is<br />
following in the tradition of the opentop<br />
S-Class (model series 111 and<br />
112) from the period 1961 to 1971.<br />
Unmistakeable, exclusive design,<br />
fine materials with maximum highclass<br />
appeal in the interior and stateof-the-art<br />
technology in the S-Class<br />
characterise the concept behind both<br />
Cabriolets. “After 44 years we can<br />
again offer friends of our company<br />
an open variant of the S Class. The<br />
new S-Class Cabriolet symbolises our<br />
passion for individual and timelessly<br />
exclusive mobility, which we share<br />
with our customers”, remarks Ola<br />
Källenius, Board Member of Daimler<br />
AG, Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales.<br />
With the new S-Class Cabriolet<br />
Mercedes-Benz is setting itself<br />
the standard of building the most<br />
comfortable cabriolet in the world.<br />
When it comes to climate comfort the<br />
enhanced automatic wind protection<br />
system AIRCAP, the AIRSCARF necklevel<br />
heating system, the heated<br />
armrests, the seat heating also in<br />
the rear plus the intelligent fully<br />
automatic climate control ensure that<br />
this is indeed the case.<br />
The new S-Class Cabriolet is<br />
carrying the long and successful<br />
tradition of Mercedes-Benz luxurysegment<br />
Cabriolets into the future.<br />
Even back in the 1920s the luxury<br />
cabriolets from Stuttgart combined<br />
the freedom of open-top motoring with<br />
the comfort and safety of a Mercedes-<br />
Benz Saloon. From the start of postwar<br />
production, the top models from<br />
Mercedes-Benz were also available in<br />
the particularly exclusive variant as a<br />
Cabriolet. These included the 170 S<br />
(W 136) from 1949, the 220 (W 187)<br />
from 1951 and the 300 S (W 188)<br />
from 1952.<br />
After the “Ponton” Cabriolets 220<br />
S (W 180) and 220 SE (W 128) built<br />
from 1956 to 1960, in 1961 the 220<br />
SE Cabriolet of the model series W<br />
111 was launched, a particularly<br />
elegant, open-top four-seater, whose<br />
design is still considered timeless to<br />
this day. In this ten-year production<br />
period Mercedes-Benz offered five<br />
different models in these model<br />
series: the 220 SE, 250 SE, 300 SE (W<br />
112), 280 SE and, as a late top model,<br />
the eight-cylinder 280 SE 3.5 – in total<br />
7,013 units of these five Cabriolets<br />
were manufactured in Sindelfingen.<br />
For the time being there was no<br />
open-top luxury-segment car in the<br />
Mercedes-Benz model range to follow<br />
this generation: rather, it is the new<br />
SL from model series 107, which<br />
cultivated the tradition of open-top<br />
motoring in the Stuttgart brand’s cars<br />
– as a two-seater.<br />
The Cabriolets from Mercedes-<br />
Benz are today amongst the most<br />
sought-after classic cars – and the<br />
prices have developed accordingly.<br />
Examples of this are the Cabriolets<br />
from model series 111 whose values<br />
are cited by the renowned American<br />
Hagerty Insurance’s price guide. In<br />
its estimation a 280 SE 3.5 from the<br />
final year of construction, 1971, in<br />
good condition today has a value of<br />
around US$290,000 - ten years ago<br />
the figure was some US$115,000.<br />
But that is by no means the pinnacle:<br />
for instance, a specimen of this model<br />
in excellent condition was auctioned<br />
last August by RM Auctions for<br />
US$429,000.<br />
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I S500 L <br />
M -B?<br />
My thanks go to David<br />
McCarthy and Matthew<br />
Pasiopoulos, Public<br />
Relations & Product<br />
Communications, Mercedes-Benz<br />
Cars, Mercedes-Benz Australia/<br />
Pacific Pty Ltd, for supplying the<br />
magnificent S500 L (Long wheelbase)<br />
for me to review, whilst sampling<br />
the rolling hills of the beautiful<br />
countryside outside Melbourne.<br />
This awesome looking and<br />
fearsomely handsome car has a<br />
presence like no other on the road,<br />
probably due to its heritage, but<br />
mostly to its stance. The imposing<br />
four door long wheelbase sedan has<br />
beautifully contoured lines with<br />
excellent all round vision.<br />
On picking up from Mercedes-Benz<br />
Airport Express Tullamarine, I took<br />
the opportunity to photograph the<br />
S500L while it was sitting on the<br />
tarmac.<br />
This has to be one of the largest<br />
vehicles I have had the pleasure<br />
of driving, but I have to hastily<br />
add that when ensconced in the<br />
luxurious cockpit there is no feeling<br />
of uneasiness, you are immediately at<br />
home with a sense of calm the interior<br />
gives you.<br />
One aspect I particularly enjoy<br />
about driving late model Mercedes-<br />
Benz is the familiarity that exists<br />
within different models. I <strong>current</strong>ly<br />
drive a 2010 E-Class, but entering the<br />
address of Victorian Club President<br />
- Brian Billing into the sat nav<br />
and being directed to his doorstep<br />
one hour away was absolutely no<br />
problem as many of the functions are<br />
replicated from model to model.<br />
This is not to say that I did not enjoy<br />
the extra long video screen integrated<br />
into the superb looking dash<br />
surrounded by beautifully polished<br />
wood, all simply stunning!<br />
The beautifully constructed interior<br />
is a combination of old world charm<br />
and cutting edge technology, as shown<br />
with the smooth analogue clock on<br />
the dash fascia, highly polished wood<br />
and the exquisite attention to detail<br />
in the stitching. The multi function/<br />
multi movement seats are as soft as<br />
you would like for a long journey,<br />
yet firm enough to support you in all<br />
the right places when cornering or<br />
enjoying winding country lanes.<br />
Running on 18 inch run flat tyres,<br />
the ride is smooth and reassuring.<br />
The independent suspension irons<br />
out any unwanted potholes with ease!<br />
On this car and many of the new<br />
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E A D<br />
models, we find the gear selector is<br />
a column mounted (right hand side)<br />
stalk, which I admit both Brian and I<br />
reached for on one or two occasions!<br />
The Burmeister sound system<br />
offers one of the best range of sounds<br />
available for automobiles today, with<br />
infinite adjustments in the system<br />
to suit your own style and the large<br />
range of media available is, well, like<br />
the rest of the car, impressive!<br />
The vast array of accessories<br />
available on this model is staggering,<br />
certainly too many to list here. Suffice<br />
to say there is plenty to read up on in<br />
the thick ‘how to’ manual supplied,<br />
while Brian and I had fun testing the<br />
Distronic and Lane Assist functions.<br />
Underneath the bonnet the massive<br />
V8 engine moves this two tonne<br />
vehicle with consummate ease. While<br />
these limousines are ideally built for<br />
cruising the autobahns of Europe,<br />
they still get away smartly from any<br />
set of traffic lights!<br />
After a blissful drive I handed<br />
Brian the keys, as I knew his local<br />
knowledge of the surrounding areas<br />
would get us off the motorways and<br />
into the beautiful countryside. He did<br />
not disappoint me as we headed to the<br />
Mornington Peninsula via East Link<br />
and Peninsula Link, visited Arthurs<br />
Seat and went via Main Ridge to<br />
Boneo, then along the back roads to<br />
Sorrento where we stopped for lunch.<br />
We travelled back along the edge of<br />
the bay via Point Nepean Road, The<br />
Esplanade and the Nepean Highway<br />
to Frankston returning Brian home<br />
via East Link, before I headed for the<br />
airport.<br />
S500 L specificaon<br />
Internal model series<br />
W222<br />
Model variant number 222082<br />
Restricon code 0-806 Model Year 2016<br />
Arrangement/no. of cylinders<br />
V8<br />
Transmission<br />
Automac<br />
Total displacement cc 4.663<br />
Rated output kW [hp] at rpm<br />
1335 [455]/5.250-5.500<br />
Rated torque (Nm at rpm) 700/1.800 - 3.500<br />
Acceleraon 0-100 km/h seconds 4.8<br />
Top speed km/h 250<br />
Tyres/wheels, front<br />
245/50 R18<br />
Tyres/wheels, rear<br />
245/50 R18<br />
Fuel<br />
Premium unleaded<br />
Fuel consumpon, urban 13.0-12.1 l/100 km<br />
Fuel consumpon,extra-urban 7.2-6.4 l/100 km<br />
Fuel consumpon, combined 9.1-8.5l/100km<br />
CO2 emissions combined g/km 213-199<br />
Tank capacity/reserve L 80/8.0<br />
Kerb weight/payload kg 1.995/700<br />
Perm. gross vehicle weight kg 2.695<br />
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Mercedes-Benz Clubs National Rally 2016<br />
You are invited to be in the Mercedes-Benz Clubs of Australia 2016 National Rally<br />
Celebrating 40 years of the National Rally<br />
This is an open Invitation from the 2016 National<br />
Rally President and President of the MBCNSW to all.<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW is proud to host the<br />
2016 National Rally. We extend a warm invitation to all<br />
members of Australian and overseas Clubs to join in on<br />
the exciting schedule of events and to enjoy our warm<br />
hospitality.<br />
Commencing at 2pm Friday, 11 March 2016 registration<br />
begins at the beach side Novotel hotel in Brighton-<br />
Le-Sands. A welcome Cocktail Party from 5pm that<br />
evening will be followed on Saturday by a morning drive<br />
through the beautiful Royal National Park and across the<br />
spectacular Seacliff Bridge for a day touring the scenic<br />
Kiama township, including a boutique winery visit.<br />
Sunday will see a day of activity on foot in the heart of<br />
Sydney city culminating in dinner on the harbour as the<br />
sun sets leaving a stunning show of city lights on our<br />
world famous icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the<br />
Sydney Opera House.<br />
Monday takes us to the famed Bradman Oval at Bowral<br />
for a “game of cricket” on the hallowed turf.<br />
Registration is now open. Show your interest by<br />
completing the registration and payment form. We look<br />
forward to welcoming you ALL soon.<br />
Sydney, Australia 11th – 14th March 2016<br />
FULL ACCOMMODATION & EVENTS PACKAGE<br />
• 4.5 star accommodaon Friday, Saturday and Sunday<br />
nights with secure, undercover parking<br />
• Full breakfast each morning with all Accommodaon<br />
packages<br />
• Cocktail Party with drinks and a Harbour Cruise dinner<br />
• Transport to and from Sydney CBD for a tour of the<br />
Opera House, the Rocks and Harbour Cruise<br />
• Commemorave Rally Kit of gis including grill badge,<br />
discount vouchers, rally informaon and instrucons<br />
• Accommodaon packages include all excursions<br />
For program and more information please visit:<br />
www.mbcnsw.org.au/nationalrally2016<br />
Email: rally2016@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Payment policy & cancellation:<br />
Payment of the Deposit and Full Payment before 1 December 2015 assures<br />
your participation in the 2016 National Rally. Early bird discounts apply<br />
to packages paid in full before 1 September 2015. Full Payment must be<br />
completed by 1 December otherwise any deposit is forfeited. All selections<br />
will be honoured on a first come first serve basis. No warranty is made that a<br />
particular selection will be available. Note that both Day 3 tours are walking<br />
tours of up to 90 minutes if you are able, you must opt in as indicated.<br />
There is no liability to refund any monies paid. Certain payments or part<br />
payments may be refunded if selections are oversubscribed at the sole<br />
discretion of the 2016 National Rally Committee.<br />
Vince Thompson - President MBCNSW<br />
Simon Strauss - National Rally President<br />
If a payment has been received and a refund is requested, the 2016 National<br />
Rally Committee will consider the reasons for the request and may make an<br />
ex-gratia refund at its sole discretion.<br />
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PAYMENTS for Mercedes-Benz Clubs Naonal Rally 2016<br />
1. Cheques payable to: Mercedes-Benz Naonal Rally<br />
2. Direct Credit: BSB 012 217 Acc No: 2926 65345 Mercedes-Benz Naonal Rally<br />
Ref: Rally (and your name)<br />
3. Credit Card for the sum of: AUD_______________ VISA OR MASTERCARD<br />
Card Number: _______ _______ _______ ________ Name:_______________________________<br />
Card Expiry: _____/_____<br />
Cardholder signature:_______________________________<br />
4. Send completed form (plus any cheques in AUD) to: Mercedes-Benz Club 2016 Rally, c/o Simon Strauss,<br />
90 Boundary Rd, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076 OR please scan and email to: rally2016@mbcnsw,org.au<br />
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Calendar of Events<br />
Wednesday 7 - 13 October 2015<br />
AMG GTS at Mercedes-Benz<br />
Peter Warren Automotive<br />
Our Club sponsor Mercedes-Benz<br />
Peter Warren has the new Mercedes-<br />
AMG GTS at their dealership during<br />
this me - featured in this issue! Get<br />
along to have your hair blown back<br />
with this amazing machine, plus see<br />
their great range of vehicles in their<br />
luxury showroom.<br />
Time: Open 7 days<br />
Locaon: 13 Hume Hwy, Warwick<br />
Farm, 2170. Phone: 02 9828 8002<br />
Contact: Kurt Marlowe<br />
www.mbpeterwarrenautomotive.<br />
com.au<br />
Sunday 11 October 2015<br />
Machines & Macchiatos at<br />
Le Montage<br />
Enjoy a great array of Vintage,<br />
Classics, Customs, Hot Rods, Exocs &<br />
Motorcycles with coffee and snacks.<br />
Held on the second Sunday monthly.<br />
Time: 8 to 10.00am.<br />
Locaon: Le Montage car park, 38<br />
Frazer St, Lilyfield, 2040.<br />
Sunday 18 October 2015<br />
Supercar d’Elegance Cars &<br />
Coffee<br />
Enjoy a great spectacle of supercars<br />
and hypercars run by Sam Movizio,<br />
along with morning coffee and snacks.<br />
Held on the third Sunday monthly.<br />
Time: 8 to 11.00am.<br />
Locaon: Le Montage car park, 38<br />
Frazer St, Lilyfield, 2040.<br />
Sunday 18 October 2015<br />
Richmond Polo Day<br />
Sydney Polo Club, 100 Ridges Lane<br />
Richmond, 2753.<br />
MBCNSW and other Car Clubs can<br />
enjoy the polo finals. Open the boot<br />
of your Mercedes-Benz, enjoy some<br />
champagne & a picnic with polo.<br />
hp://www.nswpolo.com.au<br />
events@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Saturday 24 October 2015<br />
Tech Day at Kass Smash Repairs<br />
Club members are welcome at this<br />
tech day demonstraon of the skills<br />
required for effecvely repairing and<br />
restoring classic vehicles.<br />
Time: 10.00am.<br />
Locaon: 30 Edinburgh Rd,<br />
Marrickville, 2204.<br />
Events Director John Assarapin<br />
Phone: 0418 785 815 aer 5pm.<br />
Saturday 31 October 2015<br />
MBCNSW Presentation Dinner<br />
Halloween Theme<br />
Our annual black e Club presentaon<br />
dinner. Celebrate another great<br />
year of Club life with a three<br />
course meal, find out the Concours<br />
d’Elegance class winners and enjoy<br />
all the entertainment with friends at<br />
Halloween!<br />
Drinks and canapes at 7:00pm.<br />
BOOKING essenal - NO ckets at door<br />
Tickets $100 pp members & partners<br />
$120 for non-members.<br />
RSVP & payment by 21 October.<br />
Time: 7.00pm to midnight.<br />
Locaon: Le Montage Funcon Centre,<br />
38 Frazer St, Lilyfield, 2040.<br />
Events Director John Assarapin<br />
Phone: 0418 785 815 aer 5pm.<br />
Sunday 1 November 2015<br />
Cars ‘n Coffee<br />
St Ives showground<br />
The North Shore Sporng Car Club<br />
has taken over from Cavallinos Cars ‘n<br />
Coffee event to host this spectacle.<br />
Any vehicles can turn up and enjoy a<br />
great car show with plenty of room<br />
for Supercars, Classics, Muscle, Rods<br />
& Customs. Coffee & snacks available.<br />
Display cars pay a $5 donaon to the<br />
Youth off the Streets charity.<br />
Held on the first Sunday monthly.<br />
Time: 8 to 11.00am.<br />
Locaon: St Ives Showground,<br />
450 Mona Vale Road, Saint Ives, 2075<br />
hp://nsscc.com.au/<br />
Saturday 7 November 2015<br />
Supercar d’Elegance Cars &<br />
Coffee<br />
Enjoy a great spectacle of supercars<br />
and hypercars run by Sam Movizio,<br />
with coffee and the Growers Market.<br />
Held on the first Saturday monthly.<br />
Time: 8 to 11.00am.<br />
Locaon: Doltone House, 26-32 Pirrama<br />
Rd, Pyrmont, 2009, by Star City Casino.<br />
Wednesday 4 November 2015<br />
MBCNSW Annual General<br />
Meeting<br />
Our big annual meeng. Members are<br />
asked to support the Club however<br />
the can, enjoy Mercedes-Benz related<br />
stories & chat aerwards.<br />
Time: 8.00pm.<br />
Locaon: Barnwell Park Golf Club,<br />
551 Lyons Road West, Five Dock, 2046.<br />
secretary@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Saturday 7 November 2015<br />
The Topless Drive<br />
Great weather, sunroof or top down.<br />
The Club convoy will drive to Stanwell<br />
Tops, then the old highway to dinner<br />
at a pub circa 1880 around 6.00pm.<br />
Time: 4.00pm.<br />
Locaon: Hazelhurst Gallery car park,<br />
782 Kingsway, Gymea, 2227.<br />
Events Director John Assarapin<br />
Phone: 0418 785 815 aer 5pm.<br />
Sunday 8 November 2015<br />
Machines & Macchiatos at<br />
Le Montage<br />
Held on the second Sunday monthly..<br />
Time: 8 to 10.00am.<br />
Locaon: Le Montage car park, 38<br />
Frazer St, Lilyfield, 2040.<br />
Sunday 15 November 2015<br />
Supercar d’Elegance Cars &<br />
Coffee<br />
Held on the third Sunday monthly.<br />
Time: 8 to 11.00am.<br />
Locaon: Le Montage car park, 38<br />
Frazer St, Lilyfield, 2040.<br />
Sunday 6 December 2015<br />
The MBCNSW Christmas Picnic.<br />
Celebrate the fesve season and good<br />
weather with friends and the Club at<br />
the last event of this year on our social<br />
calendar. Bring your own picnic and<br />
enjoy this great locaon with us.<br />
Time: 11.00am onwards.<br />
Locaon: Casuarina Point, Lane Cove<br />
Naonal Park, Lady Game Drive,<br />
Chatswood West, 2067.<br />
(Park entry fees apply)<br />
Events Director John Assarapin<br />
Phone: 0418 785 815 aer 5pm.<br />
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LMCT 12572
Shannons Eastern Creek Classic<br />
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1. 1936 MB 500K 2. SL 500 & 280 C 3. Jaguars 4. 1911 Renault 5. 1956 Cadillac<br />
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1800<br />
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A<br />
sunny Sunday, more<br />
car Clubs than you can<br />
poke a stick at and the<br />
most amazing gathering<br />
of over 1,800 classic and vintage cars<br />
from the turn of the last century!<br />
All makes and marques were<br />
represented in this unique display<br />
hosted by Shannons as one of their<br />
premiere annual events, where even<br />
more amazing was to see them in<br />
drive as a convoy around Sydney<br />
Motorpsort park.<br />
The MBCNSW had a prime spot near<br />
the track entry, with a great turnout<br />
of vehicles. Our 45 Club members,<br />
parked their cars around 9.30am.<br />
Soon dusters are out, as are picnic<br />
tables and chairs for some, while<br />
others prefered to go and explore the<br />
expansive classic car displays.<br />
This year our Club display included<br />
a wide range of Mercedes-Benz from<br />
the 1950s to the present day. The<br />
popular and iconic R107s abounded,<br />
Geoff Giles, George Timothy, Vince<br />
150<br />
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Thompson and Mike Fleming brought<br />
their respective cars. Michael<br />
Malik had his W116 6.9 there, Bill<br />
Greenville brought his R129 with<br />
John and Albert in their 114 coupés.<br />
However, all these paled when<br />
compared to the very special and<br />
rare red 1936 500 SSK replica, which<br />
proved very popular with the crowds!<br />
The Shannons Eastern Creek Classic<br />
car event is getting bigger each year,<br />
and it highlights anniversaries of<br />
various brands, marques and specific<br />
models.<br />
There is a great showground<br />
atmosphere at the track, with doubledecker<br />
bus rides, fire engines,<br />
queues for food and drinks, plus a<br />
rock band playing in the pit garage<br />
competing against all the growling<br />
V8 performance engines.<br />
This year celebrated fifty years of<br />
the Mini Deluxe, the Mini Cooper S<br />
and Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, as<br />
well as the HD Holden.<br />
All these classic vehicles gleamed<br />
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6. 1930 Cadillac V16 7. MBCNSW heads to track 8. MBCNSW display at infield<br />
in the sunshine, punctuated by V8s<br />
roaring from sixties muscle cars to<br />
amazing sounds from vintage engines,<br />
including a 1930 V16 Cadillac, fully<br />
restored at a cost of $1M plus!<br />
American cars from the thirties to<br />
the seventies were well represented,<br />
from Mustangs, Camaros, Model T’s<br />
and Thunderbirds to the enormous<br />
‘Chrome Caddys’ of the fifties.<br />
The 1956 Cadillac has large chrome<br />
bullets at the front, which are<br />
affectionately known as ‘Dagmars’,<br />
apparently after a popular, curvy<br />
actress of the 1950s.<br />
Where else can you see 1938<br />
Packards, 1955 Chevrolet Belair<br />
convertibles as well as many<br />
Australian cars of the fifties to the<br />
eighties, such as Falcon XP hardtops,<br />
Valiant’s and even a few HQ Monaros.<br />
Not to be outdone, the British<br />
marques were there with Minis,<br />
Rolls Royces, Jaguars, Austins and a<br />
sprinkling of Aston Martins.<br />
Shannons Eastern Creek Classic<br />
is a very special car event, where<br />
a Renault looks interesting and a<br />
Chevy looks exclusive. You have<br />
to be there to see what this is all<br />
about, so If you haven’t been.....<br />
DO NOT miss next year!<br />
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9. Vintage buses<br />
10. Mustangs<br />
11. Packed club display area<br />
12. Ford GT40<br />
13. Thunderbirds<br />
14. Vintage fire truck<br />
15. Plymouth Fury<br />
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SGA bowling night<br />
by N.Harris SGA Director<br />
This is our third consecutive<br />
year for the Sydney German<br />
Autofest bowling night and<br />
our members were hyped up<br />
for the challenge.<br />
Manhattan Superbowl at Mascot<br />
was the venue for an 8.00pm start<br />
with participants arriving by 7.30pm<br />
to socialise over a drink.<br />
The premises has a sixties theme,<br />
which looks great with sofas<br />
mimicking the boot of a Chevy, plus<br />
lots of memorabilia around, making<br />
the atmosphere very welcome.<br />
MBCNSW was well attended with<br />
eighteen members of all ages.<br />
The Porsche Club was headed up<br />
by the ever popular Paul Muras, who<br />
had six Porsche Club members on<br />
his team, BMW had President Bob<br />
Williams making sure their social<br />
team had a good time.<br />
With six lanes booked, we took aim<br />
at the pins and off we went. The music<br />
was fantastic with the local DJ playing<br />
requests and the ladies team started<br />
dancing in the aisles, with most of us<br />
joining in.<br />
Some of us who had not played since<br />
last year got better as the wine flowed.<br />
Others were just good, with many<br />
different bowling styles on show.<br />
The final tally counting thousands<br />
of pins was added up by George from<br />
Manhattan Superbowl to ensure<br />
integrity. The Porsche Club had won<br />
by three single pins on average.<br />
Eros achieved the highest individual<br />
points and Evian Delfabbro won<br />
overall from the ladies, so the<br />
MBCNSW won the fun part of the<br />
night.<br />
It was a great evening and we look<br />
forward to next year’s challenge!<br />
Precise Workmanship. Genuine Quality.<br />
Authorised Auto Body Repairers<br />
Artarmon<br />
LSR Auto Body<br />
41 Hotham Parade, Artarmon 2064<br />
Tel: 02 9439 8366<br />
Email: staff@lsrautobody.com.au<br />
www.mblsrautobody.com.au<br />
Parramatta<br />
Parramatta Smash Repairs<br />
607 Church Steet, North Parramatta 2151<br />
Tel: 02 9630 7200<br />
Email: parrasr@bigpond.net.au<br />
www.parramattasmashrepairs.com.au<br />
Alexandria<br />
Perfect Auto Body Pty Ltd<br />
22 O’Riordan Street, Alexandria 2015<br />
Tel: 02 9699 3000<br />
Email: reception@perfectautobody.com.au<br />
www.mbperfectautobody.com.au<br />
Caringbah<br />
Miranda Auto Body<br />
64 Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah 2229<br />
Tel: 02 9525 8673<br />
Email: admin@mirandaautobody.com.au<br />
www.mirandaautobody.com.au<br />
Five Dock<br />
Pat Coles Autobody<br />
129 Parramatta Road, Five Dock 2046<br />
Tel: 02 9745 4444<br />
Email: chris@patcolesautobody.com<br />
www.mbpatcoles.com.au<br />
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AutoSalon d’Elegance tech day<br />
This is the 15th year stalwart<br />
member Sam Movizio has opened<br />
the doors of his Auto Spa at Auburn<br />
in Sydney to the members of the<br />
MBCNSW.<br />
Sam is the Chairman of the<br />
Australian Concours d’Elegance<br />
and provides an informative day as<br />
he leads the workshop and reveals<br />
the secrets to preparing a vehicle to<br />
Concours level.<br />
AutoSalon d’Elegance is dedicated to<br />
bringing vehicles back to showroom<br />
condition, rejuvenating them with<br />
aesthetic advanced technology.<br />
Saturday 25th July was a perfect<br />
sunny day to have our beautiful<br />
Mercedes-Benz cars out on the road<br />
for the world to admire! I had my<br />
560SEC out for this event to do what<br />
it does best.... cruise! Arriving a bit<br />
earlier than I did last year, Sam had<br />
already opened the doors of his Auto<br />
Spa and was putting the final touches<br />
to preparations.<br />
A good number of members had<br />
already gathered and we were all<br />
welcomed by Sam. Several members<br />
continued doing what they do best,<br />
mingling, talking and looking at each<br />
others cars. Food and refreshments<br />
were prepared by Sam’s wife Vicki<br />
and daughter Lauron. Thank you<br />
ladies for a fantastic job, arranging<br />
an impressive tasty lunch for our<br />
members, with plenty of coffee, tea<br />
and soft drinks to wet ones whistle,<br />
which was most appreciated.<br />
Sam opened the proceedings,<br />
inviting the members to fill their<br />
plates and enjoy lunch, after which<br />
he then ran through the many areas<br />
of a car that need to be addressed in<br />
preparing for a Concours, in other<br />
words how to clean your Mercedes-<br />
Benz within an inch of it’s life for<br />
judging!<br />
This year, it was hands on for<br />
our members, who were handed<br />
the buffing machine under expert<br />
supervision of Sam, Keith and other<br />
skilled staff. Everyone got the feel and<br />
gained some on-the-job experience at<br />
buffing paint to a beautiful smooth<br />
lustre.<br />
We had a tour of his expanding<br />
premises and were shown many<br />
expensive cars in different stages<br />
of dismantle, as well as damaged<br />
by S.Robertson<br />
cars waiting to be repaired. These<br />
included a number of Mercedes-Benz<br />
and a Lamborghini with extensive<br />
front end damage. Sam explained<br />
some of the pitfalls and tricks of the<br />
trade when inspecting and preparing<br />
estimates for repairing such damaged<br />
cars.<br />
We were shown his workshops<br />
and two new paint boothes, where<br />
the ducco is made as good as new.<br />
I am sure, as other members would<br />
attest, it was another informative and<br />
enjoyable afternoon there, but was<br />
soon time to head home.<br />
If you have not attended Sam’s<br />
instructional afternoons before,<br />
please make the effort next time Sam<br />
opens his heart and his Auto Spa<br />
doors to the members of our Club.<br />
There were easily thirty members<br />
who attended the day and on behalf<br />
of the executive and members of the<br />
MBCNSW, I would like to extend a big<br />
thank you to Sam, his Wife Vicki and<br />
daughter Lauron for making us feel<br />
so welcome and feeding us so well. It<br />
was great, so to coin a movie phrase,<br />
“I’ll be back”!<br />
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1<br />
1. Hanspeter Karches and Bernd Regensburger<br />
driving their Unimog U 100 L. First in the<br />
Small Truck Cross Country class.<br />
2. Krzysztof Ostaszewski, Lukasz Piasecki,<br />
Slawomir Papaj and their Mercedes-Benz<br />
Zetros were the winners in the Big Truck<br />
Extreme class.<br />
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3. German-Dutch team of Alfred Wemhoff<br />
and navigator Simon Meintema emerged<br />
victorious driving Wemhoff’s 1987 Unimog<br />
from model series 437.<br />
The Wroclaw Poland Rally,<br />
also known as the “Dakar<br />
Rally of the North”, is an<br />
international, licencefree<br />
and cross-border marathon<br />
rally. For the participants in the<br />
various commercial vehicle, car,<br />
side-by-side (SSV), motorcycle and<br />
quad categories, the eight days of<br />
unadulterated motor racing for the<br />
most part embody the last real big<br />
adventure and often take them to the<br />
limits of their capabilities.<br />
The off-road rally was first run in<br />
1995 and back then counted just 60<br />
vehicles at the start – 35 cars, 20<br />
motorcycles and five trucks. Today,<br />
the Wroclaw Poland Rally is an<br />
internationally established event and<br />
one of the largest, toughest and most<br />
demanding competitions among the<br />
licence-free off-road rallies in Europe.<br />
Three amateur teams from Germany<br />
and Poland were victorious driving<br />
Unimog and Zetros trucks in the<br />
“Small Truck Extreme”, “Big Truck<br />
Extreme” and “Small Truck Cross<br />
Country” categories.<br />
When it comes to offering equipment<br />
for extreme situations, Mercedes-<br />
Benz has been considered a specialist<br />
for decades. Where robustness,<br />
performance and reliability count<br />
the Unimog and Zetros convince on<br />
and off the road. Now the two offroad<br />
specialists demonstrated their<br />
advantages once again.<br />
The three amateur teams whipped<br />
the attending crowd into a frenzy<br />
with Mercedes-Benz vehicles at this<br />
year’s Wroclaw Poland extreme offroad<br />
rally: after eight nerve-racking<br />
days at the absolute limit, rally<br />
driver Alfred Wemhoff from the<br />
German Westmünsterland region<br />
and his Dutch navigator Simon<br />
Meintema emerged victorious driving<br />
Wemhoff’s newly built rally Unimog<br />
from the Unimog model series 437 in<br />
the category “Small Truck Extreme”,<br />
approved for trucks with a gross<br />
vehicle weight (GVW) of less than 7.5<br />
tonnes.<br />
Polish rally specialists Krzysztof<br />
Ostaszewski, Lukasz Piasecki and<br />
Slawomir Papaj were also able to<br />
score a major success driving a<br />
Mercedes-Benz Zetros truck. After<br />
a tiring race, they too were able to<br />
climb the top spot of the podium in<br />
the “Big Truck Extreme” category for<br />
trucks with a GVW of more than 7.5<br />
tonnes.<br />
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First to cross the finish line was the<br />
Unimog U 100 L of Hanspeter Karches<br />
and co-driver Bernd Regensburger in<br />
the fast “Small Truck Cross Country”<br />
category. This typical rally raid<br />
category dispenses with fording deep<br />
water holes and having to carry a<br />
mandatory winch as is required in<br />
the other categories.<br />
Instead, precise navigation and<br />
high speeds complete with hard sand<br />
tracks and several racing kilometres<br />
are crucial – and this year these were<br />
realized perfectly by the Karches/<br />
Regensburger team.<br />
This year, the gruelling off-road<br />
marathon took participants from<br />
Hohenmoelsen near Leipzig in<br />
Germany to Drawsko Pomorskie in<br />
Poland. The 127 rally teams from<br />
15 countries entered in the rally<br />
successfully battled breathtaking<br />
fords, deep mud holes, spectacular<br />
steep hills and sand tracks with dust<br />
trails metres high over the course<br />
of eight days and a distance of more<br />
than 1500 kilometres.<br />
The rally winners and the champions<br />
of the other categories also precisely<br />
navigated and mastered the obstaclestrewn<br />
stages on the premises of the<br />
brown coal surface mine in Profen, the<br />
difficult night stage on the swampy<br />
military training area in Biedrusko<br />
and the ride over the sandy tracks on<br />
the Polish military compound in the<br />
forests of Borne Sulinowo.<br />
Alfred Wemhoff was particularly<br />
delighted about his win. The owner of<br />
family-owned Wemhoff GmbH & Co.<br />
KG Company, which buys and sells<br />
silo and tipper vehicles in Legden in<br />
the German Münsterland region, has<br />
already taken on the exertions of the<br />
Wroclaw Poland Rally for the seventh<br />
time.<br />
This year he crossed the finish<br />
line for the first time as the winner<br />
after a nett driving time of 29 hours<br />
– driving a 1987 Unimog converted<br />
from a U 1700 and U 2450 model. He<br />
finished more than three hours ahead<br />
of the second-place vehicle.<br />
He proudly calls a roll cage, special<br />
shock absorbers, bucket seats,<br />
modified approach and departure<br />
angles, winch, about 330 horsepower,<br />
a high-speed transmission for speeds<br />
up to about 125 km/h and, last but<br />
not least, off-road driving skills, vast<br />
experience and steady driving with<br />
good navigation his personal secrets<br />
to success.<br />
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1. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500 SSK replica<br />
2. Front detail of the SSK replica<br />
3. 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE<br />
4. 600 Grosser Mercedes-Benz<br />
5. 190 SL interior<br />
6. 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC<br />
7. 1938 Type 170V Mercedes-Benz<br />
8. Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC<br />
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Full image gallery of the 2015 Concours d’Elegance is at www.mbcnsw.org.au
Concours d’Elegance 2015 gallery<br />
images by C.Rankin & A.King<br />
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Full story of the 2015 Concours d’Elegance in the next issue of Star Torque<br />
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1. Record Club number of 190 SLs line up<br />
2. Row of Mercedes-Benz 190 SLs<br />
3. C63 AMG and Mercedes-Benz CLKs<br />
4. Mercedes-Benz 450 SLs<br />
5. Fully restored black 190 SL<br />
6. Kurt from Peter Warren with the new GLE<br />
7. Line up of Mercedes-Benz SEs<br />
8. Interior of Mercedes-Benz 450 SL<br />
9. The Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda line up<br />
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Concours d’Elegance 2015 gallery<br />
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1. Mercedes-Benz 450 SL<br />
2. Mercedes-Benz hearse<br />
3. 220 SE Cabriolet in line up of SEs<br />
4. 190 SL, SL 500 & Brabus K8<br />
5. Mercedes-Benz 280 SL<br />
6. 1963 modified 300 SE with Grosser 6.3L V8<br />
7. Unrestored Mercedes-Benz 190 SL<br />
8. Line up of Mercedes-Benz SEs<br />
9. 1958 Mercedes-Benz Adenauer<br />
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Full image gallery of the 2015 Concours d’Elegance is at www.mbcnsw.org.au
Concours d’Elegance 2015 gallery<br />
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ISD Code (61-2)<br />
email: autoglass@bigpond.com<br />
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Mercedes-Benz Sydney cocktail party<br />
by Club reporter<br />
photos C.Rankin<br />
Over one hundred members<br />
and guests enjoyed a<br />
very pleasant evening at<br />
Mercedes-Benz Sydney, as<br />
they once again hosted our annual<br />
Club cocktail party on their AMG<br />
floor.<br />
Club member Mark Hertz displayed<br />
his stunning, Concours winning<br />
1972 W108 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE<br />
along with Horst Schuster’s fabulous<br />
Mercedes-AMG SLS.<br />
Long serving member Scott<br />
Robertson created a historic sight by<br />
lining up his W126 SEC next to the<br />
latest two door saloon, the awesome<br />
Mercedes-AMG S63!<br />
Sir Victor Nash, <strong>current</strong>ly busy<br />
reviving the motoring sector of the<br />
Royal Automobile Club, spent time<br />
talking about future events with our<br />
Club president Vince Thompson.<br />
Vince and our new Club social<br />
director Evian Delfabbro performed<br />
‘meet and greet’ duties, before<br />
officially opening the party with<br />
words of thanks to those who had<br />
contributed so much toward the<br />
evening.<br />
The MBCNSW is lucky to have<br />
such supportive members as Kathy<br />
Assarapin and Evian, who both have<br />
great experience in organising events<br />
outside our Club. Kathy used caterers<br />
‘Feast’ for previous functions, so they<br />
were engaged for a second time after<br />
such a good response last year.<br />
President Vince Thompson donated<br />
items bought from the Mercedes-Benz<br />
Museum in Stuttgart as raffle prizes,<br />
so the winner was delighted with<br />
their Mercedes-Benz watch! He also<br />
presented Collette Campbell with her<br />
twenty year membership badge.<br />
Good conversation, laughter and<br />
cool music from the jazz band all<br />
came together to make for a very<br />
enjoyable and entertaining evening.<br />
Our thanks goes to Mercedes-Benz<br />
Sydney for supplying such a great<br />
venue and to Evian, Kathy and the<br />
organisers for making a great night!<br />
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Marking the Australian premiere of the<br />
new Mercedes-Benz GLC, the appearance<br />
with Coco Rocha is the first in Australia<br />
with the vehicle, which goes on sale later<br />
this year.<br />
CEO Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific, Horst von<br />
Sanden said,<br />
“We are excited that fashion goers will be the first<br />
in Australia to see the all new Mercedes-Benz GLC, a<br />
new addition to our local range, which goes on sale in<br />
December this year”.<br />
“The demands on cars and fashion are similar, with a<br />
focus on both innovation and design. The new GLC is<br />
not only pleasing to look at, but also carries the latest<br />
technology <strong>current</strong>ly on offer from Mercedes-Benz.”<br />
After the vehicles first Australian appearance<br />
with Coco Rocha, the Mercedes-Benz GLC will be on<br />
display at Sydney Town Hall during the Mercedes-<br />
Benz Fashion Festival Sydney, offering festival goers<br />
the first opportunity to touch and feel one of the most<br />
anticipated vehicles to hit the Australian market in<br />
2015.<br />
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Contact Simon Foster at:<br />
The Toymaker<br />
Ph: (02) 9938 5153<br />
Email: thetoymaker@aapt.net.au<br />
Address: 1/16 Sydnenham Rd Brookvale NSW, 2100<br />
Hamilton Funerals<br />
A family owned funeral service<br />
Hamilton Funerals is a boutique<br />
family business owned and operated by<br />
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9489 2228 9326 9707 9907 4888<br />
29 Redleaf Avenue Wahroonga 2076<br />
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49 Herbert Street<br />
Artarmon NSW 2064<br />
9437 6917<br />
beeprint@printd.com.au<br />
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Peter Warren sponsors Club<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW welcomes<br />
the Peter Warren Automotive Mercedes-Benz<br />
dealership at Warwick Farm as one of our<br />
official and major Club sponsors.<br />
We look forward to working with the executive team<br />
there to build a mutually beneficial relationship together<br />
in support of the Mercedes-Benz brand, our Club and<br />
to new ownership of these fine vehicles to our Club<br />
members and customers residing within the local area of<br />
this magnificent dealership.<br />
We sincerely thank Peter Warren Mercedes-Benz in<br />
supporting the Club at our annual Concours d’Elegance,<br />
on Sunday September 27, where Club members and fans<br />
experienced the new Mercedes-Benz GLE (inset). We<br />
look forward to more events together in the near future.<br />
Peter Warren Automotive Mercedes-Benz<br />
13 Hume Hwy, Warwick Farm, 2170. Ph: 02 9828 8002<br />
www.mbpeterwarren.com.au<br />
by Club reporter & MBPWA<br />
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Mercedes-Benz Club NSW Inc’s<br />
Annual Presentation Dinner<br />
Halloween’s Night<br />
31 October 2015<br />
7.00pm - Midnight<br />
Pre-school &<br />
Long Day Care<br />
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Le Montage<br />
38 Frazer St, Lilyfield NSW 2040<br />
Canapés & pre-dinner drinks on arrival<br />
Three course sit-down dinner<br />
Concoours presentation, Raffle,<br />
Prizes, Entertainment, Dancing &<br />
Awesome Automobiles<br />
Black Tie<br />
with a twist of Halloween<br />
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Motor Mart<br />
1975 Mercedes-Benz - Model: 230.4<br />
Price: $16,000.00 ono<br />
Colour: Cream/tan int<br />
Type: Sedan 4 Door<br />
Reg: 04/16<br />
Distance: 67,000 Kms<br />
We have had this beauful<br />
car since new. First me<br />
offered for sale from the<br />
family estate. The car is<br />
in excellent condion and<br />
has been serviced regularly with full log book history. The<br />
car is in original condion and without a doubt would win<br />
pride of ownership. Addional photos available. Phone<br />
Franco dal Santo: 9583 2357<br />
Mercedes-Benz Spare Parts<br />
Rock Island Contractors<br />
Assorted w123 parts.<br />
Damien Ignacz<br />
Assorted w115 parts.<br />
9652 2172<br />
w126 starter. $60.<br />
0414 402 504<br />
w126 thermo fan. $25.<br />
w126 ABS controller. $100.<br />
w126 vacuum pump $50.<br />
w126 master cylinder $50.<br />
w126 fuel pump $100.<br />
w126 windscreen wipers $50.<br />
w115 tail lights $50.<br />
w115 headlights $100.<br />
w123 instrument clusters $100.<br />
w123 blinker stalks $100.<br />
w123 Diesel injector pumps.<br />
w123 complete 230 E for wrecking<br />
w123 complete 300 D‘s for wrecking.<br />
w109 front suspension bushes new.$200.<br />
w109 RH quarter window with mech. $100.<br />
w109 rear tail lights complete .$150.<br />
w109 misc. parts.<br />
W126 front bumper average condion.$50.<br />
Asssorted 14 inch hub caps.$10ea.<br />
1970 280 SE complete engine, good cond. $400.<br />
MBCNSW members can list their vehicle or parts in Motormart free of charge.<br />
Non-members $25 payable to the MBCNSW treasurer prior to lisng<br />
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Editorial license & new members<br />
Hello readers and welcome to our ‘new look’ edition of<br />
Star Torque. On behalf of the Club, I extend a warm<br />
welcome to our new members shown here and we look<br />
forward to seeing them at Club meetings and events soon.<br />
By the time you read this article, you will have noticed some dynamic<br />
changes to the <strong>magazine</strong>. This new layout has been created by an<br />
enthusiastic volunteer A.King - a seasoned designer with fresh ideas to<br />
generate a professional new identity for this <strong>magazine</strong>.<br />
Our first impression is that this new layout and improved look will<br />
usher in the next level for Star Torque and a new era for Club members,<br />
readers, advertisers and our sponsors.<br />
The print run for this issue is increased to cover higher circulation, as<br />
we are placing copies of the <strong>magazine</strong> in to Mercedes-Benz dealerships<br />
as coffee table reading for their customers of new vehicles.<br />
The MBCNSW will be actively marketing the <strong>magazine</strong> to Mercedes-<br />
Benz dealerships for additional sponsorship and advertising revenue,<br />
while increasing our overall membership figures. Other strategies for<br />
increasing exposure of Star Torque are also underway and we will be<br />
upgrading the website in line with our new look soon too.<br />
Our new Club sponsor, Peter Warren Automotive Mercedes-Benz has<br />
several dealerships including Liverpool, Morrisons Chatswood and<br />
Macintosh of Mosman.<br />
Club members interested in a new Mercedes-Benz at Peter Warren<br />
should mention their Club membership to the salesperson for favourable<br />
treatment and due recognition of the Club.<br />
On a personal note, I have been working away recently so will keep<br />
my report brief. I am still performing the role of editor, as our new<br />
layout person is of great assistance to me with new ideas and effectively<br />
co-editing Star Torque with myself and input from our president Vince<br />
Thompson and the executive committee.<br />
This is what our Club needs. New people with new ideas. We are “all”<br />
volunteers and with your help, in any form, to assist in running the Club<br />
will be greatly appreciated. The AGM on Wednesday 4th November is a<br />
great place to attend and volunteer some time for the Club.<br />
Please let us know what you think of this issue of Star Torque, as we<br />
would like to hear your comments and feedback. As always, if you have<br />
an article or story that is Mercedes-Benz related, an interesting piece<br />
about your car, or anything else you may feel may benefit our readers,<br />
please submit it to me. All the information required for submitting<br />
articles to the Club is on page 48 under Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong>.<br />
Again my appreciation to everyone who assisted me and the Club in<br />
getting this new look edition of Star Torque together.<br />
Dennis Dinse Editor<br />
editor@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
New Members July to October 2015<br />
Dino Bertini<br />
CL500 1997 and CL500 1998<br />
Stephen & Pamela Carvin<br />
280SE 1978 & A200 2009<br />
Noel Christie-David<br />
220SE Converble 1964<br />
Jim Fanning<br />
E320 W211 2004 & 300SE W126 1989<br />
Ashley Filkin<br />
C300 2014<br />
Richard Hamer<br />
300SEL 6.3 1972<br />
Gary Jones & Susan Schiller<br />
190SL 1962<br />
Thomas Joseph<br />
280SL 1970 & C63 2009<br />
Michael & Deborah Mannion<br />
C300 2010 & E240 2003<br />
Bryan Mattes<br />
230E W123 1982 & 250S W114 1974<br />
Rod & Melissa Matthews<br />
S500L 2010<br />
Andrew Mierisch<br />
280SE 1970<br />
Jackson Piene & John Kass<br />
E63 2010<br />
Andrew Pulsford<br />
Binz Metraton Otheos Drea 12 2012 & 2015<br />
Corey Rankin & Vivian Wong<br />
A180 2014<br />
Tomislav Raokovic<br />
450SEL 1977<br />
Barbara Ritchie<br />
W126 1986<br />
Gothemberg & Lilian Roque<br />
C180 Compressor 2005<br />
Ron Searle<br />
600 1972, 300 6.3 1972, 300 3.5 1972, 300<br />
6.3 1971, 300 6.3 1970, 300SE 6.3 coupe<br />
1964 & 230SL 1966<br />
Peter Sullivan<br />
350SL 1971 & C63AMG 2013<br />
Philip Tarrant<br />
500SL 1991 & 300SE 1989<br />
Joseph Thomas<br />
280SL 1970 & C63 2009<br />
Peter van Dyke<br />
SL350 2009 & 450SEL 6.9 1979<br />
Iain & Cathy Viles<br />
R107 1980 & R129 1991<br />
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Executive committee & team<br />
President<br />
Vince Thompson (EC)<br />
0411 773 440<br />
president@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Secretary<br />
Ken Pitman (EC)<br />
0457 521 015<br />
secretary@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Treasurer<br />
Geoff Giles<br />
0416 883 903<br />
treasurer@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Vice President<br />
Mike Fleming (EC)<br />
9894 4504<br />
mike.fleming@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Vice President<br />
Ben de Boer (EC)<br />
9894 0661 & 0418 471 637<br />
ben.de.boer@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Membership Secretary<br />
Bill Greenville<br />
membership@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Editor<br />
Dennis Dinse (*acng)<br />
0417 477 060<br />
editor@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Website Manager<br />
Bill Dawes<br />
0419 431 531<br />
webmaster@mbnsw.org.au<br />
Execuve Member<br />
Jenny Fleming (EC)<br />
9894 4504<br />
jenny.fleming@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Public Officer<br />
Lionel Smith<br />
9654 9607<br />
Auditor<br />
Paul Nelson<br />
9629 3241<br />
The Execuve posions of the Club<br />
are elected by the common vote of<br />
the members at the Annual General<br />
Meeng, held on the first Wednesday of<br />
November each year, unless adversed<br />
otherwise.<br />
The Execuve members are elected<br />
to control and manage the affairs of<br />
the Club. The Public Officer and the<br />
Auditor are appointed by the Execuve.<br />
The responsibilies for each of the Club<br />
Execuves, and those of both the Public<br />
Officer and the Auditor, can be found in<br />
the Club Constuon.<br />
Any quesons you might have for any<br />
posion not listed on this page should<br />
be directed to an Execuve member<br />
who shall pass the queson on to the<br />
appropriate person.<br />
Mercedes-Benz<br />
Club of NSW<br />
est. 1972<br />
Execuve & Events Director<br />
John Assarapin (EC)<br />
0418 785 815<br />
events@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Social Director<br />
Evian Delfabbro<br />
social@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Naonal Rally Director 2016<br />
Simon Strauss<br />
simon.strauss@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Condional Registraon Scheme<br />
Registrars<br />
Ben de Boer Grant Karsten<br />
9894 0661 8845 4905<br />
0418 471 637 0418 457 997<br />
Model Advisor Director<br />
Ben de Boer (EC)<br />
9894 0661 & 0418 471 637<br />
New Members Liaison Officer<br />
Harry Hanzen<br />
0429 797 825<br />
Concours Director<br />
Luke Veros<br />
0414 079 458<br />
concours@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Club Shop<br />
Andrew & Janelle Khoury<br />
0410 300 535<br />
merchandise@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Raffle Coordinators<br />
Mike Fleming & Ray Wheeler<br />
9894 4504 (Mike)<br />
mike.fleming@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Librarian<br />
Dennis Dinse (EC)<br />
0417 477 060<br />
library@mbcnsw.org<br />
Adversing Manager<br />
A.King (acng)<br />
adversing@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
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Conditional Registration scheme<br />
As most members will be aware,<br />
the MBCNSW runs a Conditional<br />
Registration System with the Road &<br />
Maritime Services (RMS).<br />
The Historic Plate System introduced<br />
by the RMS allows for conditional<br />
registration of historic vehicles over<br />
30 years old to be driven within car<br />
Clubs across NSW.<br />
When your RMS registration<br />
form arrives, complete and send<br />
with a SAE to: Mr Ben de Boer,<br />
MBCNSW Registrar, 11 Empire Bay<br />
Drive, Daley’s Point, 2257. Your<br />
Membership details will be verified<br />
as <strong>current</strong> and the form will be<br />
signed, stamped and returned to you.<br />
Other registrars are Greg<br />
Drakopoulos 0407 626 64 and Grant<br />
Karsten 0418 457 997, who can also<br />
sign and stamp your declaration.<br />
Registration<br />
The RMS forms require<br />
countersigning by the Mercedes-Benz<br />
Club of NSW Inc. to verify <strong>current</strong><br />
membership and authenticity of<br />
your vehicle. Completed forms with<br />
the pink slip and payment for your<br />
registration need to be made to RMS.<br />
Compliance<br />
The RMS requires a Certificate<br />
of Approved Operations, issued at<br />
registration to be carried at all times<br />
in the vehicle. Document your Club<br />
runs and events to prove legitimate<br />
vehicle usage under this scheme.<br />
Membership<br />
Current membership is required to<br />
comply with these RMS requirements.<br />
If your membership lapses, the<br />
conditional registration will be<br />
rescinded and/or renewal refused.<br />
Your vehicle will NOT be registered<br />
for driving on public roads and your<br />
insurances for Compulsory and/or<br />
Third party and personal use in these<br />
circumstances become VOID<br />
Club Conditions<br />
All historic plated cars<br />
must aend at least three<br />
events or meengs per<br />
calendar year, including the<br />
Concours d’Elegance.<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club<br />
of NSW has over 120<br />
vehicles registered, with too<br />
few aending events.<br />
This contravenes the scheme<br />
as Historic plated cars must<br />
be used and displayed. Your<br />
historic plate registraon may<br />
not be be renewed if this Club<br />
requirement is not met.<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club<br />
of NSW<br />
Quality Apparel<br />
Make a statement any me of<br />
the year with these stylish jackets,<br />
shirts and cap showing you belong<br />
to the Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW.<br />
All items have the Club logo. For<br />
full range & availability please email<br />
Baseball style cap $15<br />
merchandise@mbcnsw.org.au.<br />
Polo shirt $40<br />
So shell jacket $90<br />
Parka $100<br />
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Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong><br />
Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
EDITION 241<br />
Star Torque<br />
MB CLUB: Concours d’Elegance 2015<br />
Years of the 190 SL<br />
The Best or Nothing<br />
AMG GTS: First drive<br />
SPRING 2015<br />
Publicaon:<br />
Quarterly in March, June, September<br />
& December<br />
Editorial deadlines:<br />
5th January, 15th April, 15th July &<br />
15th October<br />
Adversing deadline:<br />
Booked and artwork supplied by 1st of<br />
month preceding publicaon<br />
Editor: Dennis Dinse<br />
Editorial Team: Ken Pitman, Shane Steele,<br />
Rena Nikola, A.King.<br />
Submissions:<br />
Arcles & contribuons welcome from all for<br />
the <strong>magazine</strong>. The MBCNSW has the right to<br />
edit & publish any submied material.<br />
Text files:<br />
Plain text only - NO images.<br />
Image files:<br />
Hi-res only above 3000 x 2000 pixels.<br />
Technical arcles:<br />
Should be reviewed by an informed source<br />
for any errors or omissions.<br />
Contribuons:<br />
All text documents to the Editor by e-mail.<br />
Images emailed OR uploaded to dropbox<br />
and the download link shared.<br />
Adversements:<br />
We ask Club members to support the adver-<br />
sers who support the Club. The MBCNSW<br />
makes no warranes and accepts no liability<br />
or responsibility for any work, or subsequent<br />
claims arising from any dispute between a<br />
Club member and an adverser. Members<br />
with complaints should contact the relevant<br />
government authority.<br />
Copyright:<br />
The MBCNSW promotes knowledge,<br />
preservaon and enjoyment of Mercedes-<br />
Benz vehicles. We give other official<br />
Mercedes-Benz Clubs free access to art<br />
material in this <strong>magazine</strong>. However, please<br />
recognise that adversements and certain<br />
arcles, primarily those from commercial<br />
publicaons and other Clubs may be<br />
copyrighted. Permission to use copyrighted<br />
material rests with the user.<br />
Disclaimer:<br />
Opinions, ideas and suggesons in this<br />
publicaon are those of the author and<br />
not necessarily those of the Execuve<br />
or the Editorial Team. Due care and<br />
diligence is taken in the preparaon of<br />
this <strong>magazine</strong>. The Mercedes-Benz Club<br />
NSW Inc. (MBCNSW) is not responsible or<br />
liable for any mistake, misprint, omission<br />
or typographical error. The publisher prints<br />
adversements, but gives no warranty and<br />
makes no representaon as to the truth,<br />
the accuracy of any statement or advice<br />
contained in the text of any adversement.<br />
The MBCNSW reserves the right to refuse<br />
any adversement for any reason that it<br />
considers appropriate.<br />
Star Torque <strong>magazine</strong> circulation & demographics available upon request to advertising@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
Mercedes Benz Club of NSW site: www.mbcnsw.org.au averages over 37,200 hits per month.<br />
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Membership form<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
Incorporated with limited liability ABN 43 684 976 470<br />
Membership Application<br />
and Renewal form<br />
Membership details: New Member Renewal & membership number:<br />
Please send completed form<br />
with any cheques to:<br />
Membership Secretary<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club<br />
of NSW Inc.<br />
PO Box 155,<br />
St Ives, NSW, 2075.<br />
See over for fees & opons<br />
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Member:<br />
Title First name Last name<br />
Number<br />
Street address<br />
Address:<br />
Suburb/town State Postcode Country<br />
Phone:<br />
Home<br />
Mobile<br />
Additional<br />
Email:<br />
Primary<br />
Secondary<br />
Associate:<br />
Title First name Last name<br />
Relationship (optional)<br />
Occupation:<br />
Member (optional)<br />
Associate (optional)<br />
Compliance with Club constitution<br />
I/we agree to comply with all Club rules under the<br />
<strong>current</strong> constitution. I/we understand that failure to<br />
comply may lead to membership being cancelled.<br />
Member signature:<br />
Associate signature:<br />
Date:<br />
Date:<br />
/ /<br />
/ /<br />
Australian Mercedes-Benz Club discount<br />
If you hold membership of another Mercedes-Benz Club in Australia, there is no joing fee ($50.00) for the Mercedes-<br />
Benz Club of NSW, by proving this to us with a photocopy of your membership card lodged with this form.<br />
Details of your Mercedes-Benz Vehicle(s).<br />
Year Model Reg Body colour Interior colour<br />
Year Model Reg Body colour Interior colour<br />
Year Model Reg Body colour Interior colour<br />
Year Model Reg Body colour Interior colour<br />
Year Model Reg Body colour Interior colour<br />
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Membership fees<br />
Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW<br />
Membership fee schedule<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW has an annual membership renewal date of July 1.<br />
Club fees are based on the financial year from June 30 to July 1. Part year new<br />
memberships are calculated from the schedule of pro-rata rates shown.<br />
New membership joining fee: $50.00 Annual membership fee: $85.00<br />
Pro rata annual membership fee schedule for new members<br />
July 1: $85.00<br />
October: $64.00<br />
January: $43.00<br />
*April: $106.00<br />
August: $78.00<br />
November: $57.00<br />
February: $35.00<br />
*May: $99.00<br />
September: $71.00<br />
December: $50.00<br />
March: $28.00<br />
*June: $92.00<br />
*New membership applicants joining in the remaining three months of the financial year (April, May,<br />
June) are required to pay to June 30 of the following financial year by the Club administration.<br />
Joining fee (if applicable):<br />
$50.00<br />
New membership payment schedule<br />
Pro rata membership fee:<br />
$85.00<br />
Total payable<br />
$<br />
Club payments<br />
Membership payments can be made:<br />
1. At a general Club meeting to the treasurer<br />
with cash, credit card, or cheque.<br />
2. Via mail with credit card or cheque, NO cash<br />
to the address on the membership form.<br />
3. By direct deposit (EFT) to the Club account:<br />
Account name: Mercedes-Benz Club (NSW) Inc<br />
BSB: 012 006 Account Number: 2081 54818<br />
Ref: MUST include name & membership number<br />
Payment type: Cheque Visa Mastercard EFT Cash Money order<br />
Card number: __ __ __ __ /__ __ __ __ / __ __ __ __ / __ __ __ __<br />
Expiry date: __ __ / __ __<br />
Cardholder name: Amount payable: $ Date:<br />
Cardholder signature: OR CCV (for web payments)<br />
Please do not send cash via mail. Return this fee schedule & membership form with any payments to:<br />
Membership Secretary, Mercedes-Benz Club (NSW) Inc,<br />
PO BOX 155, St Ives, NSW, 2075.<br />
Membership forms are available from our website: www.mbcnsw.org.au/membership.php<br />
Email enquiries to: membership@mbcnsw.org.au<br />
The Mercedes-Benz Club of NSW thanks exisiting members for their support and welcomes new members.<br />
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