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The 2018 edition of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally was held in Mumbai today.

The cars gathered at Sofitel (Bandra Kurla Complex) and drove to the south end of Worli Sea Face and back via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link.

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One of the prime attractions of this year's event was this 1914 Benz Runabout.

































The replica of the Motorwagen made my Karl Benz in the 1880s was also present. I had seen this one at the 2015 edition of the event:

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The stunning 300 SL from Gondal had come too. Those who read last year's report will notice the black plates. To me, they look much cooler than the white ones we have today:









The evergreen Nurburg was running as good as it could. Sounded nice too:









This familiar convertible caught a youngster's eye:

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While many cars were parked in the open, a lot more were parked in the basement. Here's a look at some of the attendees:











No pillars between the doors. This is just so cool:


























Standing outside the venue was the giant Unimog:



Mercedes-Benz took the opportunity to showcase the latest avatar of the CLS:

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Some sedans from the 1930s:

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Pontons and Fintails:

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E-Class sedans:















A W115 "art car" was exhibited as well:

























Coupes and convertibles:

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The S-Class over the years:

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The SLs have always been my favourite Mercs. Nothing beats the joy of open top motoring:





















































380 SEC:

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The flag off:

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More images as the cars rolled out:

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Some pictures of the drive:

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Autocar 2018 Mercedes Benz Classic Car Rally event today

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Great pictures as usual Addy! I love the fact that these beauties still manage to grab eyeballs despite being (several) decades old! Just shows about the reliability of these old school cars. While the modern cars are fast, these oldies are sure to bring a smile to the owner’s as well as passerby’s faces.

My dream garage still has a spot or two for W123/124 cars.