MBCNSW October 2025 Night Drive – Bobbin Head Road

After last month’s long drive, October’s night drive was planned to be a shorter one.  Our meeting point was McDonalds Mt Colah.  Despite having a few people withdraw on the day, we still had a pretty good turn out.

I took my 450SLC.  This was the first car club drive I’ve taken the car on this year.  I’ve been using it quite a lot generally, but hadn’t had a chance to bring it to any club events yet.   As well as my 107, we had a lovely blue 280SE 3.5 W108, a 300E and a pair of 420SELs – one Astral Silver and one Smoke Silver.

The planned route took as through Ku-ring-gai chase national park, via Bobbin Head.  From there we would turn onto Mona Vale road until we reached the end, drive down pittwater road for a while and then take Wakehurst Parkway from Narrabeen to Seaforth, finally finishing at Brookvale McDonalds.

The first part of the drive through the national park is probably the best part and it went smoothly.   However, when we reached the part of Mona Vale where it goes through bushland, there had been what appeared to be a car rolled over, and the place was swarming with highway patrol.   They diverted us away.   Google indicated that we could divert around the closure, but it was incorrect.

In the end we cut the second part of the drive short.  We doubled back on Mona Vale Road, took eastern Arterial road and then the Roseville Bridge into Brookvale.  As we parked up at McDonalds, one of the 420SEL’s hit a low retaining wall at the rear.   However, this retaining wall was no match for the power and might of a W126.  There was no visible damage at all to the car.

Next month is the annual drive to Bilpin.