2022 was the first of what would become an annual event. A group of four of us attended the 2022 National Rally in Glenelg, Travelling the coast road there, including the Great Ocean Road, then returning via Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Wilcannia and more.
We established the pattern we would continue with, only classic cars, a small group, and keeping to back roads. We got to see places that most of us would never see otherwise.
On this trip we had to rebuild the entire cooling and charging system of one of the 280CEs, which added to the adventure.
This year I plan to attend the Mercedes-Benz clubs of Australia national rally. The event is being held in Adelaide in April this year. I've done plenty of road trips while living in the USA, ...
In Australia, each state (and territory) has their own Mercedes-Benz Club. Most countries have a central club with regional chapters. This isn't really all that surprising given the states could not even agree on basic ...
Today was the first day of our epic drive to the Mercedes-Benz clubs national rally in Glenelg, South Australia. I am going with a group of friends on a road trip to and from ...
Day two dawned on our trip to the Mercedes Clubs national rally with the situation that while the 280CE now had a full battery thanks to the trickle charger, it had no way of charging ...
One of the attractions of this trip was to be able to tick off a few bucket list items. A big part of this was doing the Great Ocean Road in our own cars. Part ...
The National Rally included a Show and Shine in the morning to display the participating cars. The show and shine was held at Wigley park, a very nice spot near the Marina in Glenelg. The ...
Day four was a bit of a change of pace for our group. We didn't have many KM to cover as were are now part of the rally proper. The agenda for today was the ...
Today was the second and final day of the actual Rally. The two official events were a scenic drive down the coast to Lady Bay, and a dinner and farewell event. Start time for ...
With the rally now over, it was time to start our drive home to Sydney. Like our journey to Adelaide, we had planned a scenic route back. Our route takes us home via Broken Hill, ...
We started the day in White Cliffs, after staying at the Underground Motel. I wasn't looking forward to the shower in the shared bathroom, but they were actually a lot better than I thought they ...
I recently attended the Mercedes Clubs National Rally 2022 in Glenelg, SA. Not only did I attend the actual event, but I joined a group of friends in the MBCNSW to create a Classic Mercedes ...
