[Aditya]

The 2019 edition of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally was held in Mumbai today. This year Mercedes-Benz is celebrating 25 years of operations in India.

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



Even though most of the cars displayed are same as the ones from earlier editions of the Rally, the crowds that come to see them only keep growing.

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One of the star attractions this year and marking its presence for the first time was this grand 220SE (W111) cabriolet.



















The replica of the Motorwagen made my Karl Benz in the 1880s was also displayed.





The 300 SL from Gondal made its presence felt. Real stunner this one!

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The enormous Nurburg.









The royal 500K.









A 1938 TYP 230 Pullman. I don't recall seeing this one before.







Mixing with the old girls was this relatively new Maybach 62.





Some now familiar beauties,

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Some more regulars attended the rally. The 170V range.

























Pontons and Fintails.

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E-Class and S-Class.









Is there anything cooler than having a scale model of your own car?

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SL-Class and SEC-Class cars.

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These SLS AMG cars are sure to become classics in the future.











Mercedes had also displayed the V-Class, which was recently launched.

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The rally was flagged off after 11 am:

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The cars just kept flowing out.

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The weather was hot, but it didn't matter. No one left till all the cars left the hotel.

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The final set of images.

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Some pictures of the cars in action:

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Some more images of the parade.

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Thread moved out from the Assembly Line.

[Jeroen]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. That 300 SL look gorgeous. Worth very serious money too these days.

Jeroen