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2024 ACT German Car Show 0

2024 ACT German Car Show

Today was the 2024 ACT German Car Show.   I always enjoy this event, so was keen to go again this year.    I had originally planned to bring my 1977 450SLC.   However, it wasn’t back from the workshop due to a leak from the A/C.  In its place, I took my 1987 560SEC, same as last year. Unlike last year, there was a fairly...

Wheels 2024 Queanbeyan 1

Wheels 2024 Queanbeyan

Today was the annual Wheels car show in Queanbeyan.   This is one of the biggest multiple marque car show in the Canberra area and is akin to the Eastern Creek show in Sydney.   I joined the Mercedes-Benz Club of the ACT as part of their display. MBCACT always puts on a special display for this show and Wheels 2024 was no different.   The goal...

2023 ACT German car show 1

2023 ACT German car show

Today was the annual ACT German Car show.   I always enjoy this show and this year was no different.   The show is held at Queanbeyan Park, which is a great spot with plenty of shade.   As with the last couple of years, I went down to Canberra for the weekend.   Its a much better way to enjoy the show than getting up early and...

2022 ACT German car show 2

2022 ACT German car show

Yesterday was the 2022 ACT German car show.   It was the first since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 events unfortunately cancelled due to COVID.     The ACT show always punches above its weight in that it attracts not only the large base of cars from the Canberra region, but normally has cars drive in from southern NSW, northern Victoria and often a few...

Wheels 2022 Queanbeyan 7

Wheels 2022 Queanbeyan

Today I attended the Wheels 2022 event in Queanbeyan.   This is a large car show open to car clubs affiliated with the ACT Council of Motor Clubs.   In some ways it is quite similar in concept to the Eastern Creek event I attend in Sydney.   The Mercedes-Benz club ACT planned to put on a special display – and invited members of the NSW club...

2019 ACT German Car Show 2

2019 ACT German Car Show

This weekend I traveled to Canberra for 2019 ACT German Car Show.   I’ve been to this show a few times before (2013, 2015, 2017), but this is the first time I have formally entered a car.    In prior years I have driven down on the day and arrived around 11ish to see the show for an hour or so.   This year I decided...

2015 ACT German Car Show 1

2015 ACT German Car Show

This year I took the 250SE down to the 2015 ACT German Car show, which I last attended in 2013.    It was a lovely day to drive a convertible down to Canberra and as usual the 250SE performed very well.    At freeway speeds the engine turns at 4,000 RPM, which is unusual for a modern car, but fits into the nature of the engine....

2013 ACT German car show 2

2013 ACT German car show

I was in Canberra this weekend, so I went along to see the annual German car show (organized by the various ACT clubs including the Mercedes Benz Club ACT), which was held in the carpark near the treasury building.   it is normally held on the lawn in front of the lake but poor weather forced the change.   Poor weather was also most...

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