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Looks like I’m on the move again, with an end of lease looming in September 2023. It’s amazing how quickly 2 years passes! Lots of consolidation to be conducted & I’ll be containerising 4 cars & garaging one to keep until I’ve tested the inlet & exhaust manifolds thoroughly via Slingshot...

I’m definitely keen to upgrade the hydro to the S2 W126 system which is a realistic goal since I have a hydro 500SEL parts car

Well it is an interesting balancing act if you consider the business plan. MB are in the business of selling cars. Anyone with the cash to spend $1.5M on a car is unlikely to keep it more than 5 years before upgrading. So maintaining that vehicle after that time isn’t of immediate concern to the...

Styria there’s no harm in asking legit questions!! Well strangely it seems Moby will soon become the last 6.9 in my possession after selling the others in the next few months. Madness you might say considering her condition compared to the others however in this case I won’t be as concerned...

With Fangio at the helm...

Note that the 6.9 had significant handicaps vs the XY ‘race car’ yet is still extremely capable, if not more so

The infamous XY GTHO pic of 1971 which started the whole ‘Supercar scare’ and killed off the Phase IV

The Patton’s of whom Kerry took the speedo pic.

Gossy & his work vehicle a few years later...

And judging by the last photo, there’s others out there, somewhere!

Polaroid colour pix....

Jeffs car has the earlier Becker compared to my car....

Oh and some thoughts re Stirling Moss & reports he was there at the 6.9 launch. The pic in this thread clearly shows Moss at Emu Bottom. However the regos visible in the background indicate this was taken years later. Plus Fangio appeared unflustered in a suit however Moss was clearly...

Some other pix of Jeff Kennett’s car. Quite a different colour combo to the car involved on the day, as shown in the colour pix. I wonder where the car is now?

1924 my boo boo!

Well that’s a surprise with clear links to Mercedes Dealer Lanes! Who knew?? I’d buy it if I didn’t have so many other projects....

I’ve checked the confirmed route of 20.2km in 11mins = 110.2kmh average speed! That’s fast considering there was at least 8 tight corners....

Oh I find it also interesting that the 6.9 cost $68505AUD in 1978, which was about double the cost of the average home. Being that the average price of a home in Melbourne is now $750000AUD, that would put the relative price of a 6.9 at $1.5M today! So a new S Class in today’s relative terms is...

Lastly (for now) here’s a couple of articles from the Gisborne & Macedon Telegraph; huge thanks to Ken & Kerry Patton who were running the publication for many years. The articles were published quite a few days later since the event was held too close to the previous publication deadline. Note...

St Johns as it appears today... This was where the event was based for the morning and church staff provided morning tea & refreshments. Note that 2 race cars were trucked to the location, plus the marquee. Media were transported by bus, but I’m unsure how Fangio & his interpreter arrived on...