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1 CLUB NEWS Welcome Welcome to the Mercedes-Benz Club s website. What you can see on this News page and on the other public pages of the site is only a taster for what the Club has to offer. To enjoy its full technical, social and financial benefits, the Members only pages of this site including the on-line forum and Technical Library, and to take part in Club events you need to join either via this website or by calling Here s a brief summary of the Club s recent and forthcoming activities and its main benefits. Already planned for London Classic Car Show February The Club stand at the London Classic Car Show in T he Mercedes-Benz Club will once again have a stand at this growing event held in London s Docklands. The display will feature four cars, all designed by Paul Bracq, and Club Members can take advantage of reduced price tickets.

2 Techno-Classica, Essen, Germany March Techno-Classica features thousands of classics.....and some of the latest cars. In 2018 the Mercedes-Benz Club will once again be making its pilgrimage to the largest indoor classic car show in the world. Members enjoy luxury coach travel, comfortable hotel accommodation and the company of like-minded enthusiasts. There are restorers stands, club displays and halls full of trade stands. Spanish Tour May One of the paradors Members will be staying in. The Club s international rally in 2018 will be on the peaceful and picturesque roads of the Pyrenees. The programme will include visits to San Sebastian and Barcelona and there will be luxury accommodation and great food and wine throughout. This will be a chance to enjoy the quiet and breathtaking rural roads of Spain......and some of the sights of its cities.

3 The Letchworth Garden City Classic and Vintage Car Club has invited the Mercedes-Benz Club to hold this event at their picnic in Hertfordshire. Amongst the SECs (1980s top of the range coupés) to displayed will be several once owned by Formula One World Champions. Mercedes Mark of Mercedes Classic Parts is sponsoring the prizes and will be helping with the judging. He will also be on hand to answer questions about SECs. It s hope that this event will beat the record for the most SECs in one place, which was 32 at Mercedes- Benz World in Everyone is welcome to come along, but if you have an SEC that should feature in the display join the Club and enter it. SEC Day, Letchworth June 2 The cars attending the SEC Day will include the ex-ayrton Senna 500SEC (photo by Richard Parramint). National Concours, Milton Keynes June 16 This R SL was the overall winner in 2017.

4 The Club s premier concours competition will again be held at Mercedes-Benz UK s headquarters in Located in Milton Keynes, this venue provides hard-standing for all the cars entered plus a wide range of other facilities that make for a great day out. The competitive classes include some for Enthusiasts ie everyday cars owned by people who might not have entered a concours before and there are displays of Mercedes latest models plus the chance to take test drives. Mercedes-Benz always display their latest models at this event and offer Club Members test drives. Some of the cars in the Enthusiasts Class in National Weekend and SL Day, Nottingham July 6-8 The Club SL Day always attracts a breath-taking display. The Mercedes-Benz Club s biggest event, its National Weekend and SL Day, will this year be centred on Nottingham. Its base will be the four-star Nottingham Belfry Hotel and the programme will include a tour of the historic city, a road run around the local countryside, with an option of seeing the National Space Centre in Leicester, and a black-tie dinner. Some very special guests from an infamous Torquay hotel will be assisting with this. On the Sunday the SL Day will be at Wollaton Hall and the SLs present will include some W113 Pagodas from Germany. All SL models will be attending, together with all types of SLK, and prizes will be awarded for the best cars. As with every Club event all Mercedes will be welcome and there will be a display area for non-sls. To take part in this premier event join the Club now.

5 This year s National Weekend will be based at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel. Dinner will be served by the Faulty Towers team. The SL Day will be at Wollaton Hall. Silverstone Classic July T he Mercedes-Benz Club will, as usual, have a prominent stand at the Silverstone Classic. If you like historic motor racing and all the other events taking place over the weekend, including 10,000 classic cars on display and live music, join the Club to get discounted tickets. Part of the Club stand at Silverstone in 2017.

6 W124 Day, Leyburn, North Yorkshire Sunday September 16 After three years in the West Midlands, the Club s 2018 W124 event is moving to North Yorkshire. It will see a full range of these young-timer classics from the 1980s and 90s displayed at Tennants Auction House, where the facilities include a café and restaurant. Car of the day at the 2017 W124 Day was this E36 AMG coupé. Highlights of 2017 Donington Historic Festival April Some of the cars racing at Donington in Members were again able to buy discounted tickets for this exciting event and watched the racing from the Club s in-field display.

7 SLK Day, British Motor Museum May 21 In 2017 the SLK Day was at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire, with all its usual activities, including plenty of input from the Club s Technical Team three of whom are SLK owners. The Club s SLK Day always attracts a huge turn-out of these popular sports cars. The programme includes technical advice on looking after these models. AMG 50th anniversary celebration and SEC Day June 4 This event, at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands, Surrey, was something not to be missed for anyone with an interest in AMG or the iconic S-Class coupés of the 1980s and 90s. SECs lined up on the Campbell Circuit outside MB World.

8 The ex-ayrton Senna SEC. AMG cars lining up to go onto the MB World handling circuit. The ex-george Harrison SEL on the left with Neville Brown s Wide-body SEC. AMG, the special tuning wing of Mercedes-Benz, is 50 years old this year and to celebrate the Club organised a gathering of a very special collection of AMG-powered cars. On the same day the SEC Day took place and included in the cars displayed was Nigel Mansell s 560SEC and Ayrton Senna s 500SEC. Full use was made of all the facilities at Mercedes- Benz World, including the handling circuit on which Club Members enjoyed parade laps and AMG driving experiences. S-Class Fest 2017, Donington Racing Car Museum July 30 There was a wide range of S-Classes at this event...

9 Once again the S-Class Fest provided a chance to see virtually every type of S-Class Mercedes-Benz s top of the range...held at the Donington Racing Car Museum. and there were technical experts on hand to solve problems and provide valuations. In addition the Donington museum Southern Ireland Rally September A chance to discover the delights of rural Ireland. offered the opportunity to see the largest collection of racing cars in the world plus World War Two vehicles and memorabilia. T he Mercedes-Benz Club has a significant presence in Ireland and this event was an opportunity for Members to enjoy the quiet, picturesque and sometimes challenging roads on the south coast with the benefit of expert local knowledge.

10 Coupé Day, RAF Museum Cosford Sunday September 17 All models of coupé were featured at this event, including W W CLK......and CL. T his was a celebration of all things coupé. As with all Club events it was open to all Members to attend but it featured the elegant, primarily two-door, fixed-head body style, including Ponton, W111, C107 SLC, W114/5, W123, W124, W126, W140, C215/6, CLK, C- Class, E-Class, S-Class etc, however the new CLS four-door coupés were also welcomed. The venue was selected for its central location and fascinating displays.

11 Classic Motor Show November The Club stand at the NEC... The Club s stand at the Classic Motor Show attracted many Members, who were able to buy reduced price tickets for this huge annual event at the NEC. Not only that, they could relax with free hot drinks and biscuits in the Members Café around 1,200 took advantage of this. The cars on display ranged from a SL Gullwing through representatives from each decade up to the 1990s. The Gullwing and ex-george Harrison 500SEL AMG were put to good use in raising money for charity in exchange for photo opportunities a total of nearly 800 was collected for the RNLI and Huntingtons Disease Association. The Club Shop was on hand as was a strong Technical Team who were kept busy all weekend answering Members queries. 151 new Members joined the Club at this event....it included the very popular Members Café. 190E 2.6 adjacent to the Technical Team s desk and elevated for inspection. The 300SL Gullwing on display, as always, attracted a lot of attention and charitable donations. The ex-george Harrison 500SEL AMG.

12 Not just national events The Club s Regional Officers run events across the country throughout the year. Afull list of Club events can be found on this site if you click on the Events button. You will find that, as well as the national events, there are over 100 regional shows, visits, drives and social occasions across the UK and the whole of Ireland plus 20 regular pub meetings. The newest region is Milan in Italy. To get more details you need to join the Club, which you can also do via this site or by calling If you do not yet own the car you would like it is just as important to join because many excellent Members cars are advertised only in the monthly Gazette and you can get help in finding a good one from the Club s Model Register Captains, Technical Advisers and from the forums on the Members pages of this website. The February Club Gazette is the second to feature its refreshed design, including an extra eight pages in each issue meaning at least 92 pages every month. In this Gazette they include 1960s super-model Pattie Boyd being reunited with a Pagoda SL, the reminiscences of a British design engineer working at Mercedes- The latest Club Gazette Benz in the late 1970s and early 80s, news of a W SL Gullwing in less than pristine condition in a museum and a road test of a new E300 coupé. What was it like working at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfigen plant in the 1980s? E300 coupé on test. Pattie Boyd in a Pagoda SL similar to the one she shared with George Harrison.

13 Technical corner includes an article on rally preparation, another on the problems a Member encountered on the Pagoda Rally in Germany and news from Pirelli on its road and racing tyres plus details of its special offer for Club Members up to 100-worth of free fuel. This section also includes the free-to-members Spares register with lots of parts for sale. In addition there are the regular updates from the Club and company, letters from Members plus the regular columns on F1, from the Club Archive and by the Club s Honorary President. Gullwing in need of work? Pirelli on road and track plus up to 100-worth of free fuel for Members. Fintail rally preparation. For paid-up Members this Gazette is accompanied by the latest edition of the Club Directory, which includes contact details for all Club Officials, details of the special offers available to Members and their recommendations in the Good Garage Guide. On-line technical information Since November 2009 Club Members have had free access to the Mercedes-Benz Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC). This enables you to identify the part number for any component from all models since 1945 it is usually only made available to garages, at a cost. Instructions on how to use this facility were given in the December Mercedes-Benz Club Gazette and are included in the Members pages of this website. Now the Mercedes-Benz Workshop Information System (WIS) has been made available to Club Members. This gives full service and repair instructions, including wiring diagrams, for all models from the 1990s onwards.

14 DISCOUNTED INSURANCE The Club has a panel of approved insurers that offer a full range of policies, all with discounted rates for Members. If you need technical help All the technical articles and tips that have appeared in the Mercedes-Benz Club Gazette are now available to Members from the Members pages of this website, via a simple to use search engine. If you can t find the answer there, contact details for the Club s Technical Advisers, Model Register Captains and its Good Garage Guide of Members recommendations are all listed in the Club Directory supplied to new Members. Archive developments The Brooklands Control Tower. The Club s Archive, which contains an amazing collection of brochures, technical literature, price lists and photos, as well as the Club s history, is now well established in offices in the old Control Tower at Brooklands. The work of digitising the Archive contents is well in hand and a website presenting it is now on-line. Club Membership brings you access to all this fascinating material. A tiny selection of the material in the Club Archive.

15 Latest Members benefits As well as free access to the exclusive discounts from hotels and peace of mind there are deals on breakdown recovery. Mercedes-Benz Electronic ferry operators. These can help you get Parts Catalogue and Workshop the best possible enjoyment from your There are also special prices Information System mentioned Mercedes at home and abroad. The for high-performance driving above, Club Members can take ferry deals cover Channel and Irish instruction at Millbrook and advantage of preferential terms from Sea crossings where significant discounts on men s wear and ladies a wide range of companies and reductions are available. Brittany clothing from Peter Christian. organisations. Ferries also offer a discount on ferryinclusive There is a 15 per cent saving on holiday bookings. These include discounts of up Christopher Ward watches and 10 to 40 per cent from appointed Mercedes-Benz dealers and 15 To keep your Mercedes in top per cent off DVDs and books from condition there are offers on oils, Terrific Stuff. per cent from alloy wheel refurbishers battery chargers, car covers, The latest special offers are The Wheel Specialists and cleaning materials, leather repairs and cash-back deals on Pirelli tyres and the ChipEx stone chip repair replacement parts. If you are buying a a discount from Longstone Classic system. car, there are special terms on Tyres. Members are entitled to a number of inspections and warranties and for Club Members enjoy substantial discounts on a wide range of products and services such as... ferries...car covers men s wear...a chance to try polo......christopher Ward watches... battery chargers and high-performance driving.

16 CLUB SHOP now available from this website Awide choice of Club clothing, personal and car accessories, books and DVDs can now be ordered from this website pbaseball caps in navy, black, red, burgundy or bottle green with silver Club logo pclub fleece in various colours pbeanie hats in various colours pcoolplus polo in long or short sleeves, ladies or gents in various colours pkeyrings from 5.00 Club sweater, now in Burgundy plus other colours psoftshell jacket in various colours Padded bodywarmer with Club logo u preversible coat in several colours pbarrel bag in various colours 22.00