trips - My R107 - 1986 Mercedes 560 SL

trips

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Bilstein Tour 2022

Already since 2019 I am looking forward to a trip to be organised by the MBRC107club.nl to visit the Mercedes factory in Sindelfingen (the birth place of the R/C 107) as well as a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum. As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic made everything

Ardenne Experience - Classic Cars - edition 21

Ardenne Experience - Classic Cars - edition 21

One and a half year after our first visit to Marche-en-Famenne, we have decided to take part in the Classic Cars Ardenne Experience in April 2022. It was the 21st edition of this event from 07 to 10 April 2022. It was a really tough choice to make: giving in

August 2021: Sunday Rallies

So far I have been "waiting" for tours to be organised by the Mercedes 107 Clubs in Belgium or The Netherlands, but those events are rather limited (of course we know why: Corona results in so many setbacks to organise rides) or were far from my home town.

First weekend out & Photos

First weekend out & Photos

As the weather was lovely in the weekend of 20 and 21 February, we have taken the opportunity to let the car see some sunlight. On Saturday my wife made the car shine again, so on Sunday we could make a small tour. A very small tour as we had

Hotel Quartier Latin

During our summer holiday it was either too hot (above 35 degrees Celsius) or too unstable (with rain) so our car has hardly left the garage this time. So when in September a week of 'Indian Summer' weather was announced, it was the perfect opportunity to get away

First drive in 2020

While the world is more and more getting into the fears of the COVID-19 virus, I found the opportunity to have finally a test drive on Saturday 14 March to check if everything is still working as expected, especially after the winter sleep, the fuse 12 repairs and the replacement

First Tour with MB R/C107 Club NL

On Sunday 28 July we have participated in our first tour with the MB R/C107 Club NL. It was titled 'Van EHSE naar EHGR over land', an approx. 100 km drive from Airport Seppe to Airport Gilze Rijen. During the trip we had several crossings with the

The 1-07 Drive

When I purchased the car, I had set my target to be driving on 1 July (1-07) as this date fits perfectly with the type number of the model we drive (107). As the Historisch Weekend event came up just before (29 and 30 June), we had found a perfect