RE: Mercedes-Benz Sunday Service - Report

[Cotty]

thewheelman said:

Where is this unusual orange Honda that's mentioned?

Howard- said:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardcanning/sets/72...

Top of the page, orange one in the middle.

[thewheelman]

Cotty said:

thewheelman said:

Where is this unusual orange Honda that's mentioned?

Howard- said:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardcanning/sets/72...

Top of the page, orange one in the middle.

Thak you Great pics, having seen the XJ220 from other angles, the yellow is growing on me.

[HereBeMonsters]

tallsopp said:

I did have one of those 'moments' when looking out onto the test track from the first floor of Mercedes Benz World (standing next to Mika's F1 car) to see rain tumblin' down when.... oh! C**P!... I've left the roof down on the SLK!!

You were on the tour as well then? I was very impressed - even got my missus interested in the F1!

[Garlick]

tallsopp said:

ps. Garlick - that TVR of yours sounds positively EVIL!!

Thank you, where did you hear it. Was I leaving?

Regarding the photographers, I believe they were from MB so I'll see if I can find out what they plan to do with them.

[Bloitus]

Hi all here is a link to all my photos.

I've managed to stitch together the hanging F1 car on exhibition:


I've attached a zip file containing high res pics of hanging F1 car to my dropbox which you can download from here...

Zip file contains 1 x uncompressed tiff and 2 jpgs for you all to enjoy! warning... file is 38mb

[f1ten]

I made a bit of a cods up, i got back from abroad late on saturday night and slept in until 12 by the time the car was washed and picked up my friend, add some traffic down kings road and putney and I didnt get there until 230! to find 5 cars left oh well next time i will get there early

Nevermind, I did still get a passenger ride in the 300SL Gullwing for £10, that was one childhood dream achieved.

very impressed with the set up mercedes have there, even managed to get a look in the Concorde at brooklands museum.

I will post pics of some of the bits i saw there on my website -streetsupercars. Also Ive whacked up pics from the Porsche festival in the porsche catagories and also of Chelsea autolegends in various threads and will also have some vids up on youtube this week

[minicab]

Woop! The Jensen even gets a mention in the article...

Have to say, what were the chances of having an Interceptor Convertible and a Stratos parked side by side? 470 odd Stratos ever made, 509 Interceptor convertibles (and only 90 odd in RHD).

Thanks again to the PH boys, very well done. We'll definitely get along to more do's in the future.

Have to mention the epic journey'd Baja Bug and Stingray among my favourites, and it was great to see the Gullwing out on track!

[mugwump00]

Bloitus said:

Zip file contains 1 x uncompressed tiff and 2 jpgs for you all to enjoy! warning... file is 38mb

Very good & thanks - any more of the standing exhibits?

[TinyCappo]

Cotty said:

thewheelman said:

Where is this unusual orange Honda that's mentioned?

Howard- said:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/howardcanning/sets/72...

Top of the page, orange one in the middle.

[Geek] Honda N600 Coupe! or Honda Z is the little orange one you could get that as a 600cc or if you were mad a 350cc two cylinder engine capable of 100mpg!.....I miss my old one Slow as hell and looked like a TV from the rear![/geek]

edited for pic

Edited by TinyCappo on Monday 12th September 16:51

Edited by TinyCappo on Monday 12th September 16:57

[adeelster]

What a fantastic day...honestly the best day I've had in years (I guess I don't get out much!). Came down with 2 friends in the good 'ol C63 and as soon as I got there, parking up I saw...hmmm...a Murcielago...wow that's great...NO!...It's a bloody AVENTADOR!!! Gorgeous I tell you.

I knew from there on "today will be a good day".

Later on I had an AMG experience in...a C63. OMG...what a car. I could not believe how cool the instructor was (if you are reading, Roger you are a GOD)... I was sideways round the WHOLE lap. As at the end of the day I got back into a (ahem) C63 I thought I was going going to wake up and find out it had all been a dream, it was just too good.

All you PHers I salute you. The various cars on display were awesome, and not just the outrageously expensive hypercars. The 205 GTI, the weird orange Honda, the 911s, the Mustangs, Garlick's TVR (an exhaust note from the depths of hades itself)...all fantastic.

The problem is...how can any future SS be as good as this?

[Vixpy1]

Great event, as always, Well done PH team!

[diddly69]

I really enjoyed my first SS meet, brilliant variety of cars on display! Looking forward to the next one!

[samuelellis]

was a good meet

I had a laugh and extracted the urine from myself with my mond-ohdear for most of the day

pretty decent my brother who lives in Crodon managed to get in with his bike as well - still it took up no extra space parked infront of my funbus

[Garlick]

adeelster said:

Garlick's TVR (an exhaust note from the depths of hades itself)

How did so many people hear my car? I was the first there and left at gone 13.00 with only a few cars remaining? I'm very pleased to read all the kind words (very pleased indeed), but it was poor form of me to leave before our guests!

[Cotty]

Garlick said:

How did so many people hear my car?

They were in Surrey?

[Aizle]

swerni said:

So hands up who was stuck at the wrong end of Wellington Way, waiting for the barriers to open.

I was stuck there until Waugh-Terfall and others went the long way round and sent a text to say they were in.

Turned around and went the long way round, only to be met by the line of traffic that had been let through the gates.

Ended up about 2 places in front of my previous position.

[Bugeyeandy]

Bloitus said:

Hi all here is a link to all my photos.

I've managed to stitch together the hanging F1 car on exhibition:


I've attached a zip file containing high res pics of hanging F1 car to my dropbox which you can download from here...

Zip file contains 1 x uncompressed tiff and 2 jpgs for you all to enjoy! warning... file is 38mb

Superb, that's my new desktop pic

[maser222e]

My first PH event and what a pleasant surprise. You even arranged the weather. Super selection of cars , great venue. Thanks. I'll be back for more.

[Bloitus]

mugwump00 said:

Very good & thanks - any more of the standing exhibits?

I have some bits and bobs of the standing collection but nothing in high res, I do quite like the hanging 2.4 v8 by all the F1 cars on show though...


mmmm... metal!

[iva cosworth]

minicab said:

Have to say, what were the chances of having an Interceptor Convertible and a Stratos parked side by side? 470 odd Stratos ever made, 509 Interceptor convertibles (and only 90 odd in RHD).

The Stratos was a kitcar,sorry,tax disc read "Hawk".

I like to check whether i am looking at the real thing or not.