The official Mercedes-Benz Club Founded 1952

Gazette
July 2015
The official Mercedes-Benz Club
Founded 1952
In this month’s issue
BTCC win
Edward Mayer
E300d fuel pump
overhaul
Contents
Board of Directors
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Ian Keers OBE
Vice Chair and Membership Services Director
Rosemarie Maslin
Finance and Internet Services Director Kenny Ooi
Company Secretary Phil Greaves
Marketing Director and liaison with
Mercedes-Benz UK Michael Chapman
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Technical Director Jeremy Stevens
Regional Development Director Trevor Mitchell
Club Services Director Tony De Frates
Correspondence for Club Directors should be sent
to: The Mercedes-Benz Club, PO Box 284,
Stamford PE9 9BY
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Honorary President John Surtees OBE
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents
Tina Bellamy, Erika Gupwell, Jacqueline White,
Roger King, Vic Harris, Chris Cloke and Nicky Porter
Founder R H Johnson
Past Presidents G C Monkhouse (1952-1971),
Interregnum, Roger King (1989-1992),
Tina Bellamy (1992-1995), Interregnum
Past Chairmen C W E Kerr (1955-1963),
A J Ray Whiteway (1963-1970), John Barley (19701975), Gerald Coward (1975-1982),
Dr Herbert Ochs (1982), Roger King (1982-1989),
Jacqueline White (1989-1996), Mike Powell
(1996-2003)
Mercedes-Benz Silver Star Winners
Ron Cushway (deceased), Tina Bellamy,
Roger King, Gordon Hoey (deceased),
Jacqueline White, Maurice Stapleton (deceased),
Vic Harris, Mike Powell (deceased) and Steve Emeny.
This is a rarely made award from the Mercedes-Benz Museum
in Stuttgart to club officers who have made a particularly long
and distinguished contribution to their club.
Help for Heroes
is the Mercedes-Benz Club’s
adopted charity
The ‘Good Garage Guide’ and contact details for all Club
Officials can be found in the Club Directory distributed
with the June Gazette. The password for access to the
Members’ pages of the Club website is no longer required
as this is now controlled by membership number.
Advice and recommendations in the Gazette are
given in good faith by the authors concerned, but neither
they nor the Mercedes-Benz Club Ltd will accept
responsibility for any direct or consequential loss or
damage resulting from persons acting on such advice
or recommendations.
Reproduction of any part or whole of this
magazine is prohibited, unless written permission has
been obtained from the Editor.
Gazette copy dates
September closes July 10
October closes August 14
Published by the Mercedes-Benz Club Ltd
Editorial Office: Chris Bass
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Woking, Surrey GU24 OHJ.
Tel: 01483 481836.
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PubMeets DiaryDates
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ForthcomingEvents
9
News&Views
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14 YourLetters
18 ClubShop
20 ViewPoint
Features
22 Car of the month
24 F1 news
27 Bracq at 80
31 Heavy metal
33 BTCC
35 The Cushway collection
38 The ultimate Club
Member?
45 Two Adenauers discovered TechnicalCorner
49 W124 E300d diesel fuel
pump overhaul
52 Welcome to the Club son!
55 Spares register
56 RegionalReports
72 Back numbers
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72 Special notices
73 NewMembers
77 CarsforSale
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News&Views
Nicky Porter appointed
Vice-President
Nicky Porter (left) receiving his award of a Vice-Presidency and
Life Membership from Ian Keers.
At its last meeting, the Club’s Board of Directors unanimously
decided to appoint Nicky Porter as an Honorary Vice-President and
Life Member of the Club. Nicky joined the Club in 1978 and over
the last 37 years has contributed enormously to Club life. He has
been a Director, a Regional Officer in the North East and the Club’s
Competition Secretary for many years, advising many Members
planning to rally their cars. He has been a highly competitive historic
rally driver for a long time, competing in events all round the world,
and his cars always carry a huge Club badge on their rear wings. He
won the 1994 Historic Monte Carlo Challenge in his 220SEb Fintail.
Nicky currently serves the Club as W111/W112 Model Register
Captain and as a Valuer. He was also responsible for introducing our
former Finance Director, Maurice Stapleton, to the Club who in turn
gave great service for many years.
Over the last few years, and lately with his new wife Wendy,
Nicky has created and organised some major overseas rallies for
Club Members, firstly in 2010 when he led us to Monte Carlo to
celebrate 50 years since the Mercedes-Benz team came first, second
and third with its Fintails. He took us back again in 2012, this time
with a special ‘Italian loop’. In each case Nicky used his vast rallying
experience to come up with some fantastic routes for us, mainly in
the Alps. Most recently Nicky conceived the idea of leading a trip to
Brescia in Italy to mark the 60th anniversary of the great Mille Miglia
win by Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson, and over 80 Members
have just enjoyed the most fantastic Club event in beautiful weather
on Lake Garda, experiencing the thrill and spectacle of watching 456
racing cars roaring up and then down the Sirmione peninsular on their
way to Rimini.
It was my great pleasure to announce Nicky’s appointment and to
present his certificate and badge at the farewell dinner in Sirmione on
May 17. I am sure all Members will want to join me in congratulating
Nicky on this appointment and on his tremendous contribution to the
Club over many years.
Ian Keers OBE, Chairman
Record attempt postponed
The attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest
Parade of Classic Cars, announced in the May Gazette, has been put
on hold to allow owners more time to register. The event, which is
set to take place in Coventry and is being organised by the Coventry
Transport Museum and insurer Footman James, with support from
Jaguar Heritage and the Ricoh Arena, was originally planned to
take place on June 14, but now registration will be kept open until
there are sufficient entries to confidently set a date for the record
attempt. See www.footmanjames.co.uk for more information.
Down-sizing? De-cluttering?
Help is at hand – just contact
the Club Archive!
It takes Club Members in different ways. For some it is a gradual process.
For others it is sudden. But eventually the realisation dawns – excessive
amounts of Mercedes-Benz literature and photographs are getting in the
way of life – or in extreme cases filling the spare bedroom.
The Club has thought of this scenario and the problems facing
Members with this condition – and it has a solution. Step forward
the Archive Team at Brooklands – they can help Members to deal
with excessive or unwanted Mercedes-Benz literature or photograph
collections. Just get in touch with the Archive Team and offer them
your Mercedes-Benz literature, photographs and any other paperbased items – collection can often be arranged. Whether it’s one box
or a car load, the Mercedes-Benz Club Archive can find a good use
for your literature and photographs. Your collection will certainly
contain material not already in the Archive – and will thus benefit
the Club and its Members.
So if you are looking to de-clutter or down-size and want to
dispose of your literature or photographs please contact the Archive
Team at Brooklands: Jon and Lynne Bell ([email protected]), Mike Venables (mike.venables@mercedes-benz-club.
co.uk) or me ([email protected]). If you do not
use e-mail please telephone 01932 346981 and leave a message.
Phil Reed
Visitor
Mary Ankin of MBUK with Clive Williams (left) and Jon Bell of the
Club Archive Team.
A recent visitor to the Archive was Mary Ankin, Vehicle Data
Co-ordinator at Mercedes-Benz UK. Mary deals with a lot of databases
for the company, including official fuel consumption and emissions
figures. Another of her responsibilities is to assist owners with registering
cars with the DVLA – which is what had prompted Club Official Clive
Williams to invite her to the Archive. Mary deals with enquiries that
mostly come in via the Mercedes-Benz UK website about registering
cars in the UK that have been imported. Clive deals with authenticating
UK registrations on behalf of the Club – so you can see that their roles
are likely to overlap.
Mary explained that she is usually able to obtain a car’s original datacard from Daimler AG in Stuttgart and can then assist owners in getting a
UK registration. She had with her a long list of vehicles she has recently
dealt with and explained that most are being re-imported from the USA
and Japan (which is of course right-hand-drive). Most are from the 1960s
onwards, with many SLs amongst them but also quite a lot of ‘young-timer’
classic saloons and coupés from the 1980s and 90s. More information
regarding registering, importing or exporting your Mercedes-Benz car can
be found in the ‘Owners’ area’ at www.mercedes-benz.co.uk
Chris Bass
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News&Views
Very special offers – at two very
special places
Club Members can now enjoy some exclusive discounts at two
exclusive hotels.
Hampton Manor
Club Members are invited to enjoy a two-night stay in one of
Hampton Manor’s suites, inclusive of daily breakfast and champagne
afternoon tea for two for the exclusive price of £395, based on two
guests. You must quote ‘Mercedes-Benz Club’ when booking and this
offer is available on Tuesday to Friday only. For more information see
www.hamptonmanor.com Hampton Manor is in Shadowbrook Lane,
Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull B92 0DQ, telephone 01675 446080.
Hartwell House and Spa
Hampton Manor – in Henley-in-Arden.
Located in 45 acres of gardens and parkland, the family-run Hampton
Manor offers a modern twist to the country house experience with a
focus on relaxed charm. The pretty village of Hampton-in-Arden sets
the scene for a building that dates back to 1066. Hampton Manor’s
most famous resident was Sir Frederick Peel, son of 19th century
Prime Minister Sir Robert who established the police force. When
he died his son decided to develop the area in his father’s memory.
His inspiration was his family home at Drayton and he built a mirror
image of it at Hampton Manor. The Neo-Tudor gothic style is evident
throughout Hampton Manor and the clock tower looks out over the
beautiful gardens. Today the hotel is home to 15 bedrooms, Peel’s
Restaurant, Fred’s Bar and The Tasting Room chef’s table experience.
James Hill and his wife Fjona run the hotel, overseeing a team of
local staff passionate about Solihull and the wider area of Birmingham,
which is often underrated as a short break destination. At Hampton
Manor, James and Fjona have put food at the heart of the business and
the various dining rooms and options make a short break here a true
gourmet experience.
Fred’s Bar offers diners a casual setting by day and an intimate
bar by night, ideal for a pre-dinner drink in front of the open fire.
Afternoons can be spent in The Parlour, a theatrical lounge where a
tea sommelier explains specialist teas crafted in single-batches from
various artisan family-run gardens. The Lailani & Co teas fuse the
traditional with a modern twist afternoon tea. In the evening, The
Parlour is also used for drinks with the gardens lit in the background.
Dinner is served in Peel’s Restaurant, recently awarded three AA
rosettes. Young Head Chef Rob Palmer has created menus drawing on
some of England’s finest local ingredients, often with a contemporary
touch but always adding the English kitchen garden influence from
Hampton Manor’s vast walled kitchen garden.
Hartwell House – near Aylesbury.
Hartwell House is a country house hotel in the village of Hartwell
near Aylesbury in leafy Buckinghamshire. Owned by the National
Trust, the beautifully restored 18th century stately home is set in an
expansive 90-acre estate with guest rooms both in the main house and
in the 18th century converted coach houses. This magnificent house
is fit for a king – its most famous guest was Louis XVIII, exiled king
of France and his court.
Hartwell is now Grade I listed and has both Jacobean and Georgian
façades. The hotel showcases rococo ceilings, antique furniture and
paintings, yet with contemporary comfort in all the bedrooms. It is
home to a restaurant and spa with an indoor pool plus a gymnasium
that includes all the latest equipment. There are two all-weather tennis
courts in the grounds and guests can also play croquet. Hartwell
House is well placed for visiting a host of historic destinations and
attractions, from fellow National Trust properties with grand gardens
to high-end shopping outlets. It is just one hour from central London
and Heathrow Airport.
Awarded two AA rosettes, food at Hartwell is locally sourced and
home grown as much as possible, with head chef Daniel Richardson,
ex-Le Gavroche, using the finest fresh ingredients with low carbon
footprints for his menus.
Club Members can stay for two nights at Hartwell House and
receive a 25 per cent discount on the room rate for the second night.
Based on double occupancy, this includes accommodation, cooked
breakfast, free wi-fi, use of the Hartwell Spa and a welcome glass of
prosecco each. You must quote ‘Mercedes-Benz Club’ when booking.
For more information see www.hartwell-house.com Hartwell House’s
postcode is HP17 8NR, telephone 01296 747444.
James Lloyd
Grille badges
Grille badges are available from the Membership Office. They
are approximately three inches (76.2mm) in diameter in a
nickel silver finish. They have a simple fixing which enables
them to be mounted directly on to most radiator grilles and
come complete with a nyloc nut and penny washer. An adaptor
plate is also available (at extra cost) to bolt the badge to a badge
bar clamp.
The cost is £25 or £30 for a badge and adaptor plate. These
prices include postage and packing within Europe. Please
enquire for the cost of postage to other destinations. To order
your badge please contact Catherine Barlow on 01780 482111
or [email protected]
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YourLetters
The opinions expressed are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect Club policy. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters if necessary.
They should be sent to the editorial office at 94 Connaught Road, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0HJ or [email protected]
Letter of the Month
As a thank you (and as an incentive for even greater
efforts) we like to choose a letter of the month.
Meguiar’s have kindly agreed to sponsor this and the
Member whose letter is selected receives a Wash &
Wax car care kit.
Robin and Liz Booty and ‘a sprinkling of the staff outside the hotel – unfortunately a
couple of the staff that were particularly kind to us were off the morning we left or
were taking the photo!’.
The Old Swan, Minster Lovell
Dear Chris,
Back in the cold and dark winter months earlier this year I was
thumbing through your excellent publication when I chanced upon
an advertisement offering Club Members a two-day ‘Gastro-gusto’
break at a special price in the Cotswolds. It must have entered my
subliminal subconscious because after I put the magazine down
and continued dreaming of warmer days to come, the offer came
back to me and I retrieved the magazine.
Finding the appropriate page I read it through again, this time
more thoroughly. The offer was at the Old Swan and Minster Mill
in Minster Lovell. By co-incidence the same Old Swan Hotel in
the Cotswolds where we had spent our honeymoon in 1969.
This was surely too good an opportunity to miss and so I gave
them a call. Would the offer still be valid in May when hopefully
one could assume the weather would be a little better? They were
most accommodating and assured me the offer would be available
– but were not so receptive to my suggestion that they might want
to match the day rate of our previous stay (four guineas per night)
if we could produce the earlier bill!
Well, time marched on by (but not unfortunately the weather)
and it was time to awaken our 1987 300SL from its winter slumbers.
This is the embarrassing bit, I know it’s officially an R107, but other
than that, and that the engine is somewhere under the bonnet, I am
not mechanically minded. Haven’t needed to be, as it’s never let us
down in the 23 years that we have owned her – we put that down to
Mille Miglia
Dear Chris,
I wanted to express our thanks to Nicky and Wendy Porter for the
splendid arrangements they made for Club Members to view the
Mille Miglia in Sirmione this year.
We were unable to join the Club party on their drive, but flew
down and stayed in Brescia where we watched the build up and
start of the event. We then drove over to Sirmione to find that
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Robin and Liz’s bill from 1969. They
say: ‘As young newly weds we were
completely broke – and as you can
see only ate in the hotel one night
(even though it only cost £2 12s 0d for
the two of us!) On this year’s visit they
kindly upgraded us and gave us a room
opposite our original room in the old inn.’
German engineering and Mercedes-Benz quality.
The day of our booking arrived and off we set – first turn of the
ignition. Unfortunately it was too cold to put the rag-top down. Liz,
my wife, had also come up trumps, with our original 1969 bill from
the Old Swan.
Next stop, Minster Lovell, just outside Witney in Oxfordshire.
Our 15th century inn had suddenly become a state-of-the-art boutique
hotel and spa. But any apprehensions we may have felt that it would
be stuffy and pretentious were immediately swept away with the
very warm welcome we received. We were treated like celebrities
– everyone checking that we really were the returning newly-weds
from so long ago.
Our two days at the Old Swan were most comfortable, the staff
welcoming and the food and wine of exceptionally good quality. The
location is just off the beaten track in the old village of Minster Lovell
– a perfect place for a ‘get away from it all’ weekend or midweek
break. We highly recommend it – we will do it again (certainly before
our 50th anniversary in 2019!)
The deal organised by James Lloyd for the Club was exceptionally
good value. £450 for two nights, breakfast and evening meal (from
the à la carte menu) and a £25 spa voucher thrown in as well. All
thanks to the Gazette for setting up this superb deal.
Oh yes, it rained the whole time and the roof stayed up. You can’t
win them all.
Robin and Liz Booty, Lewes
Nicky had secured a prime location for viewing the cars outside
the Club hotel. Seats had been brought out, drinks were on tap
and we enjoyed the company of our friends as the cavalcade of
historic cars made their way past the hotel, not once but twice. The
highlight for us was the sight of Sir Stirling Moss driving ‘722’ on
the Mille once more, something which is not likely to be repeated.
Thanks Nicky and Wendy – absolutely great.
Tony and Linda De Frates, via e-mail
ClubShop
Available from the Club website
All prices include UK post and packing
More detailed clothing descriptions, sizes and colours shown on the Club website shop.
Baseball caps in navy,
black, red, burgundy or
bottle green with silver
Club logo. £13.50
Long-sleeve jumper in blue or
black with silver Club logo.
V-neck or crew. £34.00
Backpack, black and tan with
silver Club logo. £19.00
Ladies’ long-sleeve polo
shirt in various colours.
£26.00
Sewn-stripe short-sleeve rugby shirt
in navy and white or royal blue and
white. £35.00
Visit our Club website shop where all items can be viewed. Orders
can now be made via the site with payment by credit card or
cheque. Log onto the Club website and start shopping the easy way.
Please make cheques payable to Mike Colls.
All orders will be despatched within 14 days, if there is a
problem we will contact you. UK post and packing is now included
in all prices, please ring or e-mail for overseas rates. Goods found
to be faulty through design flaws or postage damage will be
replaced free of charge.
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Club polo shirts in various
colours, ring for details.
£23.50
Ladies’ short-sleeve polo shirt
in various colours, ring for
details. £23.50
Buy on the Club website
Suit carrier in charcoal
with silver Club logo.
£25.00
Tie with Club
logo. £18.50
Gazette binder – holds 12
issues, complete with year
stickers. £13.00
Coolplus anti-bac polo shirt
with Club logo. £29.00
Club fleece with silver logo, in
navy blue, burgundy, black, grey
or green. £34.50
Contact details
Mike Colls
To order please ring 01934 418364
If we are unable to answer the phone, please leave a message on the
answer-phone and we will call you back.
The e-mail address is [email protected]
Sorry, but due to bank charges,
we have had to introduce a minimum order value of £5.00.
and Austin 10s, most people didn’t own a car
where I came from and yet over in Coventry,
Jaguar were knocking out the fabulous
XK120s and in Stuttgart they were turning out
these beautiful 190SLs. I don’t know who was
buying them, I don’t think I ever even saw one
then. Nonetheless, the survivors have become
the most sublime classic cars and their owners
should be justly proud of them.
The Italian job
The Eiger towering over our hotel in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
ViewPoint
by Ian Keers
Super 190SL Day
I had a great day at Mercedes-Benz World
at Brooklands on May 24 when I took my
450SEL 6.9 to take part in our 60th anniversary
celebrations for the 190SL’s introduction in
1955. There were about 40 superb examples
of this iconic sports car, more than most of
us had ever seen before in one place and a
huge increase on similar days held in previous
years. This was a great turnout for this small
and highly specialist register and I found it
extremely informative to inspect all the cars
with Model Register Captain John Williams,
who was able to point out all the small design
nuances and developments which I had no
idea about beforehand. The curved display of
cars on the old (and very broken up) Campbell
Circuit in front of the main building was bright
and colourful and enjoyed by the general public
as well as our Members. Trevor Mitchell and
his team had done a great job in organising
the day and had made huge efforts to make
it that bit ‘special’ as it was such a significant
anniversary for the car. Mike Venables from
our Archive Team had created a great rolling
slide show which was shown simultaneously
on large screens all round Mercedes-Benz
World and our insurance partners as well
as Mercedes-Benz Classic in Stuttgart had
contributed to the souvenir programme and the
goody bag that everyone received, so special
thanks to them.
I have never owned a 190SL (and looking
at current values probably never will!) but they
have always slightly fascinated me, I suspect
the 1950s ‘rocket ship’ design is the main
attraction. I was born in 1948 and grew up in
the 1950s, so must have really experienced
post-war austerity Britain. My earliest car
memories seem to be of black Ford Eights
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Sadly, our Club rally to the classic Mille Miglia
has been and gone and is now just a memory,
but what a great experience it was, probably
the most ambitious Club event since the early
Stuttgart Rallies back in the 1950s. Our rally
leader Nicky Porter has ‘commissioned’ a full
report from one of the participants which we
will look forward to reading, but I wanted to
describe a few personal experiences from this
great adventure.
We all had to rendezvous at the Hotel
Kirchbuhl in Grindelwald in Switzerland and,
along with Angela and Michael Chapman
in their R107 300SL, Pat and I took an easy
two-night drive through France to get there.
We spent the first night at the familiar Hotel
du Golf de L’Ailette which we have been
using since 2004 when the Club’s Reims Rally
was based there. Some other Members were
there too and I would recommend this hotel to
anyone looking for a convenient staging post
between Laon and Reims. It is situated on a
lake with good parking and a good restaurant.
We spent the second night in lovely Colmar,
where the town centre was absolutely buzzing
that evening and we dined al fresco, before
pushing on to Grindelwald the next morning.
I have never been to this ski resort town
before and was astonished at the sheer scale
of the surrounding scenery. From our room
balcony we looked straight at the north wall
of the Eiger on the other side of the valley,
quite staggering. Nicky had programmed in a
rest day in Grindelwald which we thoroughly
appreciated, enjoying a ‘chill-out’ day whilst
the more adventurous took the train to the top of
the Jungfrau. We thought the Hotel Kirchbuhl
was superb and will definitely return. After our
rest day it was back behind the wheel of the SL
for a great drive over several high passes on
our way into Italy for our next stop at Bormio
and another good hotel, the Palace. The next
day we were to drive to our final destination,
Sirmione on Lake Garda, and I promised
Pat a day off from navigation and decided to
leave it to the sat-nav for an easy drive – little
did I know. We set off from Bormio with the
Chapmans following in their R107, but after
only a few miles the Tom-Tom lady took us off
the main road and put us onto a very narrow
mountain road that went up and up, seemingly
forever, fortunately with no traffic coming
down. We carried on climbing and climbing,
hairpin bend after hairpin, until we eventually
reached the summit of what we discovered
was the Passo Mortirolo. We could see from
the maps that we would come off the mountain
Car of the month
John Wood’s 280SE
J
ohn writes: ‘My white car is a 1972 W115 220D which I
purchased from a fellow Club Member about five years ago. I
tend to use this car more than the blue W108 as it is quite nippy
and economical with its four-cylinder non-turbo diesel, four-speed
column change and power steering. It passes the MoT test every year,
albeit sometimes with a couple of advisories to put right. Little is
known of its early history other than it was imported in 1976.
My 1968 280SE however was new to a Stockport businessman,
having been supplied by Hill Top Garage Stockport whose name is still
on the number plates. At some point it was sold to a building contractor,
taking the mileage up to 76,000 when it was laid up in a garden shed. It
was last taxed in 1986. It was bought by a BMW independent specialist
for a restoration that never took place and languished under a sheet in
the corner of their workshop until I bought her in 2011 in a very poor
state from the chrome waist-trim downwards. She took me two years
to restore, with a vast amount of welding to be done – new sills, front
wings, repairs to rear wheel arches and door bottoms. I replaced the 280
petrol engine and auto-box with a W124 series 300D engine and fourspeed auto from a 1988 donor car with 78,000 miles and terminal rust.
The interior trim and seats were in very good condition, the latter having
been protected by a set of Cumficar seat covers fitted by one of her two
previous owners. The only outside help I had was with wiring to suit
the engine change and a professional respray in the original MercedesBenz dark blue, the only original paint retained being the bonnet and
three quarters of the roof. At this point I must put on record my thanks to
the staff of the parts department at Mercedes-Benz Macclesfield (Simon
and Brian) who have managed to supply every original part needed for
both cars promptly and at a reasonable discount.’
Regarding the ERF in the background, John says: ‘This is probably
my favourite vehicle. If we fell on hard times, perish the thought, the
choice of selling this or my W108 would be an impossible decision.
The ERF was rescued from a farm shed in 1989. It was new in 1963, to
a haulage firm in Darwen Lancashire. I rebuilt the timber-framed cab
and all the chassis and mechanicals. The only thing not touched was
the Gardner five-cylinder engine, clutch and David Brown five-speed
gearbox. I fitted a new Eaton two-speed differential as the original had
serious wear in its bearings and parts were unobtainable even then. The
engine could now do with a rebuild as the performance, just with an
unladen trailer, is pitiful when you hit the slightest hill climb, but she
starts first touch of the button every time.’
If you would like your car to be a Car of the month, please send a good photo (conventional or digital) and a few details to the Gazette Editorial
Office: Chris Bass, 94 Connaught Road, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0HJ or [email protected]
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Feature
moving to Honda power. His team mate
Alonso was also in the running for a top-10
finish until his gearbox failed. Following
the race Button was upbeat about the
result saying that it showed that the gap in
performance between and McLaren and
the top teams was narrowing, and that it
reflected the huge effort the team is making
to become competitive this season.
Finances
F1news
Hamilton and Rosberg lead the field away at the start of the Canadian GP.
by Will Gardner
Pay day
Late May saw Lewis Hamilton sign a
three-year contract to extend his stay with
the Mercedes team – said to be worth
£100-million. Talking to the press, Hamilton
was quick to point out that much of this figure
is performance-related and agreed that people
would expect him to work to gain success
on track to justify the team’s investment in
him. He went on to say that cementing his
relationship with the team would allow both
parties to concentrate on maintaining their
position at the cutting edge of F1.
Monaco
Hamilton went to Monaco vowing to get
back on top-after coming second to Rosberg
Rosberg celebrating his win in Monaco.
last time out – and seemed as good as his
word, taking pole, with Rosberg just behind.
Sadly the rest of the Mercedes-powered
teams qualified poorly, with only Maldonado
in his Lotus and Perez in his Force India
joining them in the top 10.
Come the race though, Hamilton had
to contend with taking third place after
leading from the start. A late safety car led
to him being jumped in the subsequent pit
stops, leaving Rosberg to grab the win and
allowing Vettel to steal second.
After the race the team apologised to
Hamilton for making a judgement error in
calling him into the pits. Hamilton said:
“I can’t really express the way I feel at
the moment so I won’t even attempt to.”
Team boss Toto Wolf said that a thorough
investigation would be undertaken to
establish the reason for the error, but denied
that any team members would lose their jobs
as a result. At least both Mercedes cars have
completed all the races so far this season,
establishing an enviable reliability record.
Both Hulkenberg in the Force India
and Massa in his Williams lost their front
wings early in the race, putting them out
of contention, whilst Maldonado’s poor
form continued; he retired his Lotus on lap
seven with brake failure, his fifth retirement
of the season. Grosjean in the sister car
was hit by Verstappen, ruining any chance
of the team taking points. The Williams
team had a miserable weekend, with Botta
suffering from tyre degradation and needing
an additional pit stop, leaving him also out
of the points, meaning that the only other
Mercedes-powered driver to score points
was Perez in his Force India, finishing
seventh.
Button, in the McLaren, scored the
team’s first points since ending their
relationship with Mercedes last year and
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The F1 Strategy Group met in May, but
managed to agree nothing, well almost
nothing – they did manage to set the
date for the next meeting! Once again,
the way the sport shares its income was
the main bone of contention. Teams are
given ‘heritage’ payments, based on their
perceived historical worth. This means that
Ferrari still receives the most in payments,
receiving nearly 50 per cent more than
Mercedes, which won the championship
last year. New teams, with less ‘heritage’,
receive considerably less. There was also no
agreement on ‘customer engine’ packages,
which had been mooted before the meeting
as a potential cost-saving strategy. Agreeing
a new funding strategy seems as far away as
ever – Bernie Ecclestone who is responsible
for the current system said that perhaps
it wasn’t working in the best interests of
the sport, but as contracts are now signed
there was little that could be done without
agreement of all the teams.
Tyres
The FIA has opened the tender process for
a sole tyre supplier, following the end of the
current deal with Pirelli at the end of the 2016
season. Pirelli has stated that it intends to bid,
providing that it is cost effective to do so, and
enough testing can be done to ensure safety.
Pirelli also said it would like to see a move
away from high-degradation tyre designs,
saying that theoretically tyres could be
made capable of lasting many races without
compromising performance. Michelin has
indicated that it too will tender. Initial bids
have to be submitted during June this year.
Noise
After last season’s abortive attempt to
reproduce the distinctive howl of former F1
engines – the megaphone exhaust tested was
branded a ‘wacky racer’ design and was quickly
abandoned – the teams have again discussed
the potential to change the exhaust system to a
‘straight-through’ design, thus increasing sound
levels. As this has little financial implication,
the move is set to be recommended to the F1
Commission, with the intention of bringing the
changes in for next season.
Will Gardner was away for the Canadian
GP weekend, which brought a HamiltonRosberg one-two finish. He will report any
behind-the-scenes stories from this race in
the next Gazette – Ed.
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Bracq
at 80
by Ian McFarlane
Paul Bracq outside the premises
of his restoration business.
“
M
y time at Mercedes was the
best time of my life,” said Paul
Bracq when I met him and his
wife again, this time in Les Ateliers Paul
Bracq at the end of May 2014 just post his
80th birthday. We had already met twice
previously – in the Facel Vega Bar at the
Bordeaux Automobile Club in August 2012,
the second oldest automobile club in the
world, and then again in September 2013 for
lunch opposite the Opera House for the 50th
anniversary of the Pagoda. This was not
long after my article ‘Paul Bracq – demigod
of automobile design – a 50th anniversary
homage to the timeless 230SL and its iconic
designer’ was published in the July 2013
edition of the Gazette.
It was on this last occasion that we
discussed Les Ateliers Paul Bracq, officially
to be launched in October 2013, and I was
pleased to see that some of the proposals
outlined in my article, for the recognition
of Paul’s wonderful legacy, particularly in
Mercedes-Benz car design, had taken root
and were beginning to take shape. And so
returning in May last year, with Paul now 80,
allowed me to see the reality of the uniquely
interesting epiphany of Les Ateliers Paul
Bracq restauration de véhicles de collection
dessinés par Paul Bracq – the discerning
enthusiasts’ alternative to top-end German
restorers Kienle or HK Engineering. It’s a
family business, involving Paul’s industrial
designer son Boris – a Mercedes-Benz
approved, more personal yet less expensive,
alternative to the other companies I have
mentioned. Its restorations are delivered
with buckets of ‘precision passion’ under
the watchful eye of the original designer and
his son and their core équipe of Mercedes
restoration expert Alexandre and Britishtaught automobile engineer Thibaud.
We all know Paul designed three of the
most eulogised Mercedes-Benz cars of the
20th-century – the W113, the W114/115
and the W100. They are the ‘ultimate’ SL,
the saloon car which cemented the future of
Mercedes-Benz and the most revolutionary
limousine. He also designed the W108 and
109, the hard-top for the second generation
190SL, the beautiful coupé and cabriolet
W111 and W112 and, as I wrote in my
previous article, created the initial drawings
for the ‘panzerwagen’ R107 SL and the C107
SLC. Although, as he confided to me last
year, the roof on the C107 is far too heavy
and dark. The W113 230SL is undoubtedly
a timeless, minimalist Bracq tour de force,
a signature design from a man who has a
passion for line, colour and life, tempered
by generosity and humility. Yet he was also
the man who went on to work at BMW and
Peugeot, and designed Popemobiles, safety
cars and an early Smart car, in 1957.
Les Ateliers Paul Bracq is truly
wonderful to see and Paul, at 80, is still as
driven and passionate about cars and car
design as ever!
He was born in Bordeaux in 1933 and
in 1953 he won first prize for sculpture in
wood at the Boulle School of Design in
Paris. Later that year he was enrolled in the
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BTCC
One of the racing cars being loaded into
the truck in the evening sunlight.
Heavy metal
F
or transporting its racing cars and team
around the country for the 10-round
British Touring Car Championship,
Ciceley Motorsport, which is part of a company
that includes a very successful Mercedes-Benz
truck dealership, didn’t need to think too hard
about the choice of vehicle to use.
The main race truck, used to transport the
A-Classes, is a 2014 Actros 1845, which has
625hp. It is piloted by Paul ‘Chunky’ Butler
who is also one of the tyre technicians. The
cab is like a modern car inside, with leather
and wood trim, automatic transmission,
which includes an intelligent cruise control
system that reads the road ahead and works
out how far the throttle needs opening
for any gradient ahead, and makes for
significant fuel saving.
The trailer is a few years old but is still
immaculate and has stainless steel cabinets
which carry the cars on top. There is also
an office where driver Adam Morgan works
with his race engineer Paul Ridgway to set
by Paul Kelly
up the car. It is also a place where Adam can
have a bit of quiet time before a race.
Chunky loves the truck. He said, “It
is fantastic to drive, so easy with the auto
box”. Chunky drives for other race teams
between his Ciceley commitments so has
experience of many trucks, but the mighty
Actros trumps them all!
The other truck in the Ciceley fleet is
a rigid axle 2004 1843, which started life as
a tractor unit and has since been stretched.
When set up, this hospitality unit can easily
accommodate 90 people. When packed with
all the hospitality gear, which takes 10 people
three hours to put up and dismantle, there is
literally no space left, not even for a packet
of crisps, so precise is the packing. This truck
is driven by Keiron Kehoe, who is also a tyre
technician and a professional truck driver.
Both drivers use sleeper cab facilities
over the race weekends. The trucks are kept
in immaculate condition and are washed,
waxed and their tyres dressed at every
Both trucks lined up in the paddock, with the Actros on the left and the 90-seat
hospitality unit in the centre.
Paul ‘Chunky’ Butler at the controls of
the luxury Actros.
Keiron Kehoe in the more workmanlike 1843.
race meeting, much like we do at our Club
meetings, although I would much prefer to
polish my SL than one of those monsters!
A long wheelbase high-roof Sprinter is
the third load lugger the team uses. When
lined up in the paddock with all the other
teams’ trucks they really look impressive,
and add to the ‘show’ of the BTCC.
Both racing driver Adam and team
principal Russell Morgan also hold Class
1 HGV licences and drive the trucks when
necessary.
Question and answer session in the
hospitality unit.
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BTCC
Victory lane – Adam with the trophies
for top independent and the race win.
Adam Morgan and the A-Class a – force to be reckoned with.
BTCC Thruxton
– May 9-10
some grass which caused the oil and water
temperatures to rise, forcing Adam to take
it easy for a couple of laps, making further
progress difficult. He found himself in 10th
place but ended up fighting his way back to
eighth. Jason Plato won the race in a Passat
CC. Aiden Moffatt was 10th.
Race three
by Paul Kelly, team photographer
Morgan the magnificent
triumphs again!
being knocked down to fourth in the dying
seconds of qualifying, just 0.4 seconds off pole.
Race one
After a good start Adam had an almost
race-long battle for third place with pole
man Aron Smith before Smith spun at high
speed with a puncture due to the excessive
heat produced by the fast track. Adam was
lucky not to be collected by Smith, but
chased Matt Neal to the line for a brilliant
third place. The race was won by Gordon
Shedden in a Honda Civic type-R. Aiden
Moffatt was 15th in the other A-Class.
Race two
After setting the third fastest time in race
one (lap times determine the grid positions
for race two) Adam had a slow start which
let Andy Priaulx through, but the pair
touched in the first turn sending both cars
into 100mph spins. Luckily neither was
damaged but the A-Class had collected
The number eight ball was chosen out of
the bowl by special guest Tiff Needell to
put Adam on pole for race three. He made
the most of his position and pace and
disappeared into the distance, such was the
speed of the Ciceley A-Class it built up a
near three-second gap. An accident brought
out the safety car, which wiped out Adam’s
hard-earned lead, but instead of resuming
racing at the final chicane Adam gunned the
A-Class way before it, catching some of the
other drivers unaware and again disappeared
into the distance to win his first race on this
track. Aiden Moffatt was 16th.
This was a great win for the familyrun team and it was popular with the fans
and fellow racers alike. Andrew Jordan
and Jason Plato were amongst those
drivers first to congratulate the team. What
it has achieved with a limited budget is
remarkable. The professional look of the
team gives the impression of a multimillion pound outfit. I am proud to be part
of the history-making!
Top of the pile.
Not since 1962, when Nicky Byrne and
Chris McLaren took class wins, presumably
in a Fintail, has there been a three-pointedstar on the top step of a BTCC race podium.
Adam Morgan’s first victory last season was
by default, but this win showed true class
and real pace from the Ciceley Motorsport
A-Class.
Adam came to Thruxton brimming with
confidence after his Donington podium and
delighted with the abilities of his Ciceley
A-Class. The A-Class revelled in the superfast Hampshire circuit, with Adam topping
the time sheets on two occasions before
A jubilant team joins Adam on the podium.
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Feature
The Cushway
collection
by Steve Howie
A
t the Club’s Officials’ Study Day
in February I realised there was a
vacancy for the post of Southern
Features Writer for the Gazette, so I thought
I might give it a go. I offered to take the
position and was accepted. And here is my
first feature. What should I write about? I
thought about the many Members I have
had the pleasure of meeting over the years
and it became clear to me that lots of people
had a long and interesting history with the
marque we all favour, none more so than
Martin Cushway and his family. So when
I met Martin and his Gullwing at a recent
Club event, I asked him if I could come to
interview him about his and his family’s
history with Mercedes-Benz motor cars. He
agreed right away, so shortly afterwards I
headed off to Suffolk where he now lives to
meet him and see some of his cars.
Members who have been part of the Club
for some time will be very familiar with the
active role Martin’s father, the late Ron
Cushway, had in the Club. Not only was he
an enthusiastic supporter of the marque, he
was incredibly helpful to fellow Members
over a long period and very generous with
his time, knowledge, advice and practical
help. The family house in Loughton had a
workshop and Members would often come
to seek Ron’s expertise. It is a measure of
his contribution to the Club that Martin’s
father Ron became one of the very few
Mercedes-Benz Silver Star winners. As it
says in the ‘Roll of Honour’ at the front of
every Gazette and Club Directory, ‘This is
a rarely made award from the MercedesBenz Museum in Stuttgart to club officers
who have made a particularly long and
distinguished contribution to their club’.
From my meetings with Martin over
the years since I became active in the Club,
it appears to me that he is very much his
father’s son. He is now Technical Adviser
for the W198 300SL Gullwing and roadster.
Knowledgeable and generous in sharing that
knowledge, he uses his cars as they were
designed to be used. And a further measure
of this generosity was the amount of time
he was prepared to give to me in telling me
Martin Cushway with his
father Ron’s 300SL roadster.
his family’s motoring history. Although a
busy man, he chatted to me for more than
two hours, mainly about one car – the 300SL
roadster which his father purchased new in
1963. As we didn’t really get beyond this
car, we agreed to meet again in the future for
the next episode – which will contain stories
about 600s, 300SEL 6.3s and W116 6.9s,
not to mention Pagodas and Gullwings!
History
The family history of Mercedes-Benz
ownership extends to Martin’s grandfather,
who owned a couple of pre-war models,
probably a 170 and a 220, but understandably
Martin isn’t sure. Always interested in the
The underside of 4 PK.
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Feature
The ultimate
Club Member?
T
compiled by Chris Bass, photos restored by Mike Venables
his article has been prompted by one
the German Kompressor Club ran
back in 2013 and the work being
undertaken by our Club’s volunteer Archivist
Mike Venables.
It centres on one of this Club’s founding
Patrons, Edward Louis Mayer who – as
you will see – led a life of which many of
us dream of. The Kompressor Club’s article
was based on Mayer’s recollections of the
Mercedes he owned, first published in the
Gazette (and later in Motor Sport magazine),
soon after his death, in 1962. They appeared
again in these pages in 2000, but on neither
occasion with any of the amazing collection
of photos Mayer left to the Club. Those
photos are now being painstakingly restored
by Mike Venables and some of the fruits of
his labours are reproduced here – mostly for
the first time.
Edward Mayer’s death certificate
describes him as ‘of independent means’.
His address then was Darnals Hall, Weston,
Hitchin, Hertfordshire. but we don’t know
much more about him. Do you? Please let
us know.
Mayer’s passing was announced in the
April-May 1962 Gazette, by then-Editor
Jack Rohll, as follows.
Edward Louis Mayer
It is with great regret that we report the
death on January 14 last of our Patron and
friend, at the age of 85. Edward Mayer was
an enthusiast for the marque if ever there
was one, and is reputed to have owned 115
different Mercedes cars during his life time,
particularly those produced at the beginning
and early years of this century. One of
these was the reserve team car for the 1914
Dieppe Circuit Race [Grand Prix], in which
Mercedes won first, second and third places.
Almost up to the time of his death Edward
Mayer owned and drove one of his favourite
models, a 1927 36/220S sports car.
Owing to increasing years, Edward
Mayer latterly did not take much active part
in Club affairs, but he did not forget it, for
he bequeathed to the Club his wonderful
collection of photographs of Mercedes and
Mercedes-Benz cars, which will in due
course be in the tender care of our Librarian.
This gift was a fine gesture on the part of
our friend and is deeply appreciated. With
the passing of Edward Mayer, an almost
legendary figure has departed, legendary not
only from the point of view of his unique
ownership and knowledge of Mercedes
cars and history, but also as one who in his
youth experienced and took part in events
which to most of us are known only from
story books. In his early 20s he spent some
years travelling around the world, visiting
the ‘Wild West’ of the USA, New Zealand,
Australia, South Africa, and Zululand,
always taking part in the life of the country,
and not just as a tourist. Your Editor has just
been reading parts of his diary, in which
accounts are given of his meeting up with
a notorious bandit, ‘Montana Jack’; being
subsequently held up by that ‘hombre’
whilst driving a stage coach in Arizona;
and then being one of a Sheriff’s posse
which captured Montana Jack, who took
the principal part in what was then termed a
‘Necktie Party’!
Other
adventures
were
being
shanghaied in San Francisco with two
other ‘cow-punchers’ and shooting their
way off the boat; gold prospecting in North
Queensland and fights with the aboriginals;
and an eye-witness account of a Zulu Impi
at the battle of Tsandhlwana, before that of
Rorke’s Drift. With such a background, the
early automobile was just another challenge
(his first Mercedes was a 60hp purchased
in 1904), and their vibrations just delicate
shivers to one who had ridden broncos out
west and won silver spurs at a rodeo!
We shall not see the like of
Edward Mayer again, and are therefore
publishing in this issue some notes he had
made during his lifetime of his ‘Mercedes’
experiences and views, in the belief that it
will be of interest to all our readers.
Reminiscences of 50 years of
motoring – by E L Mayer
The younger generation of motorists
have very little idea of the difficulties and
hostile feelings the earlier drivers had to
put up with. The horse cab-man,
for instance, used very often
to give the ‘Cape Carthood’
a sounding smack with his
whip and shout, “Take it
’ome and burn it.”
In the early days it was a
fairly common sight to see a car halted at
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the roadside with some minor trouble. The
horse-drawn drivers would usually call
out: “Put his nose-bag on, Guv’nor,” and
‘Nose-bagging’ became, at one time, a term
given the unfortunate motorist ‘en panne’.
I remember an advertisement of a horse for
sale as ‘Used to motor cars and other road
nuisances!’
When the first taxi-cabs appeared in the
London streets in 1908 and the drivers had
engineers’ caps etc, they were hooted and
called ‘Chinese Slaves’ for some obscure
reason, and few stables would allow a car
inside in the early days as ‘it might blow up!’
I remember on one occasion asking a horsebus driver if he was going to learn to drive
a motor-bus, which were then appearing in
London. He indignantly
replied: “Me! Not
likely. I’d sooner clean
windows.” I remarked,
sotto voce: “You may
perhaps have to.”
I suppose
there are a
number
of
motorists
who, during
their motoring
careers, have
always used the
same make of
Feature
Two Adenauers, resting in Essex. 300d nearest the camera, earlier 300b in the background.
Two Adenauers
discovered
R
ecently a friend asked me if I was
interested in going to look at a
couple of 1950s Mercedes in Essex.
What better day out?
On arrival at the home of Reg Cranstone
(which incidentally he built himself) we
were given a brief history of the cars over
some coffee. Then he escorted us across
the garden to a large garage/storage facility
that houses the two 300s, both cars being
extremely rare right-hand-drive examples.
Reg has owned the earlier 300b since
1961 having worked on it at the beginning
of his career. He bought the car with damage
to the rear axle that involved a broken halfshaft. A complete ‘parts’ car was found, as
a donor for the damaged components. In
the 1960s, car design and construction were
rapidly changing, with most manufacturers
adopting monocoque construction, saving
time in assembly, materials and weight.
Most cars from the 1950s were therefore
regarded as just overweight, complex old
dinosaurs. Reg got to remove the complete
rear axle, engine, gearbox, instruments and
various other assorted parts and trim as
spares from the parts car.
With the rear axle repaired, the 300b
by Nick Kisch
was then resprayed in red, in place of its
previous mid-blue, put back on the road and
Reg spent may happy miles in the 1970s
enjoying its luxury and the attention it drew
due to it’s rarity.
He was now familiar with MercedesBenz quality and was at that time in the auto
trade. He coveted a customer’s later 300d,
with its trans-Atlantic styling, pillar-less
window design, slightly longer wheelbase,
The 300b seems to be in better condition than the other car.
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TechnicalCorner
1
Bosch seal kit.
3
Undoing the bolts on the inlet manifold.
4
Removing the clamp on the small pipe coming off the exhaust
manifold.
2
Allen key set-screw holding the throttle linkages.
5
Removing bolts from the inlet manifold.
W124 E300d diesel fuel
pump overhaul
by Paul Kelly
M
y father-in-law and fellow Club Member Terry Hastie has
had an on going diesel leak on his 1994 E300d (diesel). We
had changed the seals in the fuel filter, all the plastic fuel
pipes, which for a while cured it, but it had started leaking again. He
had to keep parking it in the garage as diesel was dripping all over the
block paving on his drive which is hard to clean.
I had a chat with the brilliant Neville Wright about the issue and
he told me he had encountered a similar problem with a customer’s
car. He said this leak was coming from the fuel pump and a seal kit
was available. I called my local Mercedes-Benz dealer for the parts,
but none were listed. I called Neville again and he got the part number
for the kit. It is in fact a Bosch part number – 1417 010 013 – and is
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TechnicalCorner
Daniel Cuthbert’s 450SEL 6.9 as he found it.
Welcome to the club son!
by Daniel Cuthbert
I
have a secret to admit to all Gazette
readers – I’ve managed to purchase a
ticket to a rather cool club and managed
to do so without telling the wife. No it’s not
some strange swingers’ club that involves
driving and parking, but the chance to belong
to the rarest and most powerful MercedesBenz club that exists – the M100 club.
It is a story full of Zimbabweans (or as
they prefer to be known Rhodesians), trips
into darkest Northampton, international
smuggling cartels and deceit. This is my
story of finding a car that was on my list of
‘things to own and drive before I’m put in a
home’ – and how I’m living the dream.
First things first, the car in question is
a 1978 W116 450SEL 6.9. I won’t go into
the history of this model but it has always
been regarded as the weirder brother of the
famous 600 and 6.3. His value, compared
to his brothers, has always traditionally
been low, but thankfully everyone is now
seeing how sexy these autobahn missiles
are. Currently, according to the ‘How many
left?’ website, there are only 56 6.9s known
to the DVLA in the UK.
The adventure started at last spring’s
meeting at the De Havilland Museum
where Doug Burton (a brother from another
African mother) and I were nattering on
about my lust for our fearless leader Ian
Keers’ amazing 6.9. I mentioned to my
‘boet’, in our native Southern Hemisphere
language, ‘yassus, one day I’d love to own
one’ and that it was on my top five list of
cars to own. He then mentioned 13 words
In the open for the first time in 20 years.
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that changed my life: “You know, I know
where there is one that might be for sale.”
What followed was me laughing inside
as I knew they were expensive, pretty rare
and, well, expensive. I thought nothing more
of it until that Monday I got a call from Doug
asking if I was keen to see it and if I could
get up north (past Watford is north for me
– dragon territory). My diary was shuffled
and I was heading up. We met ‘Albert’, my
new hero, and went to one of his barns that
hadn’t really seen light in a long time. Once
the weeds were removed from the rusty
gate, and having persuaded it to open, a barn
full of three-pointed-ladies greeted us.
There she was, carefully stored since the
1990s on stands and just waiting for the right
time to be put back together. All the time I
was thinking how amazing she was, but the
financial reality of me being able to afford
this car was slim. Now it’s important to set
the scene here. We moved back to the UK as
my wife was homesick and didn’t like living
on the beach in South Africa any more and
she wanted to buy a house... in London...
during the worst housing crisis ever. This
played heavily on my mind and here I was
thinking ‘how the hell am I going to buy
another car and find somewhere to park it?’
Albert, being the true gentleman he is,
agreed to sell her to me for a price that made
me feel weak at the knees, and Doug said
he’d start working with me on getting her
100 per cent.
I drove back to London with the biggest
smile on my face. I’m part of the M100 club.
Oh crap, how the hell am I going to tell ‘her
indoors’?
That Friday, with me googling
everything I could about these beautiful cars,
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telephone
01992 302238.
W112, W113, R107, W108, W109, W114, W115, W123, W124.
W108 280SE auto engine and gearbox, complete with injection and
accessories, low mileage. Also handbooks. Vic 0208 890 3220.
Breaking 1991 W126 500SEL, 420SE. W123 280CE. W140 S320,
S500. W220 S600, S320. W210 300 diesel estate, E240 saloon.
W124 230 estate. Parts off the shelf for W108, W111, W123,
W124, W126 and W201 190 range. 1984 W123 230E, 1992
W124 300TD, complete at the moment, both with good engines
and auto gearboxes. Dave 07710 672986 retrodave111@aol.
com (no text messages).
W124 parts Breaking W123. Parts for 1962 W111 220SEb Fintail.
Parts for W114 parts. W113 hard-top glass and chrome. R/
C107 Fuchs wheels and tyres. Roger or Joe 07831 432186 or
[email protected]
W108-W112 parts Including new old stock exhaust sections
and outer sills, good and poor doors, used seats, bumpers, air
suspension axles, M189 engines, wheels and tyres, Dunlop
callipers, lights etc. Sell or ideally swap for parts for my W111
Universal project. [email protected] west London.
CLS350 auto Power steering pump with modified oil bowl. Brand
new in boxes, ordered in error, unable to return £325. Frank
01322 292323, 07831 448552 [email protected]
2001 CLK230 kompressor Indicator/headlamp dip switch/stalk,
perfect working order £25. [email protected] 07787
830194 01582 735809 Gary Jones.
W108/109 Front wings, new old stock, good doors, bumpers,
lights, glass, plus many other parts. Paul 07976534571
[email protected]
Breaking 1985 500SEL Gold, 151,328 miles, same owner since
1986, standing in the open for five years, could be renovated
but very good for spares, clock does not work. frankfronda@
penguincoldcaps.com 01689 855775.
R230 18-inch five-spoke Avior alloy wheels in immaculate
condition, no scrapes or kerb damage, with Dunlop Sport Maxx
tyres which have plenty of tread left. Ready to go straight
onto your vehicle, picture in April Gazette. Need the space,
hence £475 ono. Dave Wingate 07788 628219 dwnw30369@
blueyonder.co.uk Liverpool.
2001 R170 SLK200 Pair of seats, black (leather look), excellent
condition £75. R172 2013 SLK CDI AMG pair of black with
red stitching door cards £10 pair. Offers considered. John Layhe
01246 812506 [email protected] Chesterfield.
2011 R230 SL alloy wheels Two five-double-spoke, part number
B66474480/A2304014502, 18-inch x 9.5 ET40, not kerbed,
original Bridgestone tyres 275 (35) x18 with 4-5mm tread,
one has been repaired £100 pair. Mike 07761373467 or
[email protected]
Four eight-slot alloys With tyres, fit various models, size 7.5J x 16 x
51et. Two fitted with almost-new Nankang tyres, 225 (60) x 16.
Two fitted with Bridgestone Potenza tyres, 225 (60) x 16, 4mm
tread. All in good condition £250, no offers. Dave 01948 841537
Before north
you write
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Shropshire.
volunteer
Technical Advisers
try the Club
All111 758 5158, fits W120
New old-stock
boot badges
Partwebsite.
number
past technical queries and technical articles have now
Ponton as well. Also part number 110 758 0058 in original
been posted on the Club website in the Members’ pages
packing.
Reference
Library.£60 each, including packing and post in UK. John
01362 690679 [email protected]
They are fully indexed and there is a Google-style
Freefacility
W124to Grilles,
light units, small interior trim,
search
help you head/tail/indicator
find exactly what you need.
radiator, heat exchanger, discs, wheel centres, prop-shaft, filters,
Theplugs
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To access
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Free only as single lot to clear.
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W201 190E
Ignition steering
lock,
complete
with
key, plus
another
password.
The password
previously
given
in the Club
Directory
is no
longer
ignition barrel
alsoThen
withclick
key.on£45.00
for both
or will separate.
required.
‘Reference
Library’.
If you711256
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[email protected]
Have you tried the Club website
Reference Library?
All Spares Register entries should be limited to 40 words maximum and sent to
Bob Coxshall, 55 The Avenue, Bengeo, Hertford SG14 3DS to arrive by the
26th of the month preceding publication. All correspondence should be by
post or e-mail to [email protected] In emergencies only,
telephone 01992 302238.
NB Complete cars for sale must be advertised in the classified section.
Free original unused tyre From 1984 R107 size 195 (70) x 14,
can be picked up from Milton Keynes. 07850 163838 Steph
Richardson.
W211 Four Black DOTZ wheels fitted with Toyo 225/50 ZR17 98y
tyres. Balanced, ready to fit with lockable nuts. As new, only 800
miles. Collection or you arrange to be shipped. £675 ono. David
01243 826638, 07818 418766 or [email protected]
Bognor Regis.
Hard-top bag Purpose-made, padded with zip. Safe, dry and dustfree storage for your hard-top. With hooks to attach to the garage
wall. Stored my R129 panoramic top. Good condition. Collection
only, near Portsmouth. £50. Steven 07584 22965, 07584 229656
or [email protected]
W124 coupé Cream cloth interior, seats, headrests, armrests, door
cards etc, all in very good condition, buyer collects £120 ono.
01954 781288 or 07771 902912, Cambridgeshire.
W126 Witter tow-bar assembly Only used two or three times, with
fitting instructions £70 ono. Andy 01626 863622 Devon.
W123 Pair of new front springs to suit 200, 230E, 300 or 280E £30.
Used steering box, fits coupé, saloon or estate £70. W115 240 diesel
new old-stock front exhaust down-pipe £45. Eric 0151 639 0149.
W208 CLK cabriolet Mesh wind deflector screen in a zipped cover,
used but VGC, cost £660, asking £300 ono. Nearside rear light
unit, cracked, part number 208 820 01 64 £25 ono (£99 new).
Alec 01297 624191 Devon.
W123 estate Luggage cover/dog guard, green, £25 to clear. 020 8891
6525, 07957 631113 or [email protected] Middlesex.
W113 Pagoda SL Hard-top, inner and outer sill and wing mouldings.
Headlamps and glasses, rear lamp lenses and surrounds, rear
lamps, rev counter, fuel gauge, heater radiator, king-pin and
trunnion kits.01773 835462 David.
Workshop manuals, parts catalogues, special tools, owners’
handbooks and sales literature too numerous to list. These are all
original (not reproductions), factory-printed books for all postwar models up to 1984. Geoff Marshall 07414 538004 geoff@
marshall.co.uk
Emergency spare wheel With tyre and short wheel bolts, used on a
W221 S-Class but will fit several models 2005 on. Part number
219 400 0002, 4.008 x 17H2, tyre – T155/70R17 110M CST17
£45. [email protected] 07889 486260.
W113 Nearside window winder mechanism £100 ono. R107
complete grille, good condition £80, power steering box with ram
and track rod ends etc £100 ono. Steve 01992 462866.
Free Gazettes From the last 20 years. George 01737 358133 Surrey.
WANTED
W126 500SE Two 7J x 15 H2, 15-hole alloy wheels. Tyres 205 65
VR15. Original Mercedes-Benz only. Part number MA126 400
07 02. John Sadler 01580 200243.
1964 W112 300SE Front wings and wiper rack plus any other parts.
Paul 07976 534571 [email protected]
280SL Constant-speed solenoid and linkage to go on the inlet manifold
for accelerator linkage. Maurice Twomey mauricetwomey@
btinternet.com
W124 saloon Full interior in MB-Tex or velour, blue or black,
without door cards. Also set of four or five flat-faced 15-inch
alloys. Eric 01516 390149.
R129 SL Hard-top stand. Roy Shakeshaft 01536 481425, 07944
890057 or [email protected] Kettering.
R129 SL Both sun visor vanity mirrors and rear view mirror in black
or mushroom for 1997/8 SL320. 01375 643857 geoffroots.gj@
googlemail.com Essex.
W124 Blue interior for pre-1990 saloon in MB-Tex, cloth or leather.
Eric 01516 390149. [email protected]
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RegionalReports
Anglia – South
Monthly meeting at the George and Dragon,
Kelvedon – April 8
New S-Class coupé.
Lovely reflections, looks like Paul Downing has been polishing.
coupé. Lancaster laid on a spread of tasty canapés and drinks to keep
us occupied while we waited our turn for the demonstrations. The
test drives were really enjoyable and very informative, the latest
technology on the cars is amazing, well worth a look if you didn’t
make it on the day.
Coffee and Star Cars at Hylands House – April 26
As the sun went down – David and Valerie Page’s 500SL and
Malcolm King’s 190D 2.5, both cars finished in pearl blue.
Hylands House, a wonderful setting to display our cars.
A good cross-section of cars at the meeting.
This month, with the start of British summer time, we were able
to view and photograph Members’ cars in the car park at 7.30 in
the evening! With a large car park and garden, we look forward to
some warm summer evenings at the George and Dragon, no doubt
looking at each others’ cars with a drink in hand from the westfacing beer garden. 12 Members enjoyed lively conversations and
a great meal.
David Page
AMG Experience Day – April 25
Great selection of cars from MICCE.
Members’ cars.
Members having a good time in Lancaster’s showrooms.
On a rainy Saturday morning at least a dozen Members enjoyed
an AMG Experience Day at Lancaster Ipswich. Numerous AMG
models were available for test drives including the latest S-Class
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It didn’t look too promising with the rainy forecast but 12 of our
Members’ cars turned up for the first meeting at Hylands House
this year, including a rare AMG S-Class. The rain soon cleared
and we were joined later by members of the Mersea Island Classic
Car Enthusiasts (MICCE) club who ended their Drive It Day run
at Hylands. Their great display of interesting cars added to our
enjoyment of the day.
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500SL Convertible April 1991.
88k miles, 5.0 litre auto, Astral
silver with contrasting black leather
upholstery, power hood, hard top
w/ hard top stand. Elec. windows,
mirrors, aerial & memory seats.
A/C, Blaupunkt Casablanca SQR
49. Extensive service history:
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SL300-24 Auto 1993. M25 J26, owned
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38,400 miles. Tanzanite blue with Orion
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