2024 – The Long Way Euround

The Long Way Euround was our third major roadtrip.  This time we wanted to see a big country car show, and the biggest and best seemed to be the one at Euroa.  The trip was six days with a group of 10 classic Mercedes-Benz.

We drove 3,900km across NSW and Victoria, visiting Murray towns, Silo Art, The Grampians National Park, a Mercedes wrecking yard, The Australian National Show and Shine in Euroa, twisty roads into Melbourne, Gippsland Including the Gippsland Vehicle collection then back home via the Monaro region and southern tablelands of NSW.

This trip continued to build out the formula we continue to use, with things like scheduled fuel stops, regroup points and so on.

Planning a 2024 Classic Mercedes Road trip – The Long way Euround
Each of the last two years, I have done an extended road trip in Classic Mercedes.   I have found them so enjoyable that it has become an annual event.   There is such a sense of ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 1:  The Upper Murray
Today was the first day of my annual Classic Mercedes road trip - The Long Way Euround.   While the major event that anchors the trip is the Australian National Show and Shine in Euroa, it ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 2: Mallee region and Silo Art Trail
Today was the second day of our big Classic Mercedes road trip through NSW and Victoria.   Yesterday, we finished up in Cobram, Vic, after a day driving the windy roads of the Upper Murray Region.  ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 3: The Grampians, Goldfields Way and a wrecking yard
Today was the third day of our Classic Mercedes road trip.   Yesterday we finished in Horsham after driving the Silo Art Trail.   Horsham is a great starting point for The Grampians National park, which was ...
2024 Australian National Show and Shine, Euroa
Today I attended the Australian National Show and Shine, at Euroa.   This is part of a multi-day Classic Mercedes road trip I am doing with a group of friends.   The Euroa Show and Shine was ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 4: Euroa show, great driving roads and MBCV BBQ
Today was day four of The Long Way Euround, the Classic Mercedes road trip I am doing through NSW and Victoria.  Day four was one of our busiest, and so far probably best days on ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 5: Gippsland and Monaro Drive
Day five of the Long Way Euround takes us back towards Sydney via Gippsland and the Monaro region of southern NSW.   After an action packed day on Day 4, today was a little more relaxed, ...
Gippsland Vehicle Collection – October 2024
As part of my big Classic Mercedes road trip, I visited the Gippsland Vehicle Collection.   This was a stop on our drive from Melbourne to Bombala via Gippsland and the Monaro Highway. The museum is ...
The Long Way Euround – Day 6: Bombala to Sydney
Today was the final day of our big Classic Mercedes Road trip.   We started at 6:15AM in Bombala where it was 2 degrees outside.    We were down to 9 cars, as one of our ...
The Long Way Euround – The Cars
On our 3,900km road trip, we had 10 cars participate.   None of the 10 required a lorry to return home.   However, pushing these cars hard over such a distance is going to result in a ...
The Long Way Euround 2024 – Summary
The Long Way Euround 2024 is now the third of these big road trips in Classic cars I've organized.  To me an adventure like this is the best part of classic car ownership.   Its not ...