Issue 350 | Oct 2020 | £4.95 Technology Project Car Mercedes Family Lighting the road Geländewagen Member story SLSHOP is your one-stop shop for classic Mercedes-Benz SL parts. With a large inventory of parts and accessories and a wealth of knowledge on all models. SLSHOP is your first and only phone call. Call for next day delivery. mercedesclub.org.uk Contents » 3 Contents: Page 05 Newsline PAGE 13 Events Mercedes Benz: Project Geländewagen PAGE 14 27 Factory 56 PAGE 19 Simply Mercedes Beaulieu Event PAGE 21 A Mercedes Only Family PAGE 27 Mercedes Benz Project: Geländewagen A Mercedes Only Family Let there be light PAGE 40 21 40 Let there be light Follow us on › @MercedesOwners › Mercedes Owners › Mercedes-Benz Owners › mercedesbenzowners 19 Simply Mercedes Beaulieu Event 14 Factory 56 Front Cover: Stunning 280 SE – Just one of the classic cars on display at Beaulieu Simply Mercedes. 0320_A4_col.indd 1 12/02/2020 15:54:04 mercedesclub.org.uk Newsline » 5 Sponsored By Newsline THE No.1 SPECIALISTS FOR NEW & USED MERCEDES PARTS mercedesclub.org.uk A round-up of the latest Mercedes-Benz news All parts available for Mercedes Cars & Com- 0333 240 1020 mercial vehicles with warranty (charged at local rate) • Next day delivery • Fully equipped workshop with MB trained technicians • Genuine Mercedes diagnostic computer • Dronsfield will beat any genuine quote • National Collection Service • Friendly Staff • Cars & spares purchased Arocs in London As a specialist in waste management, LondonEnergy is on the move automatically brake the vehicle, or the intuitively operable multimedia in the tight streets of the British capital. Here it is especially important cockpit and the MirrorCam which helps improve all-round visibility, to complete the task as well and safely as possible. LondonEnergy the new Mercedes-Benz Arocs sets benchmarks especially in terms of has thus added five Mercedes-Benz Arocs of the latest generation safety. to their fleet. Equipped with features such as Active Brake Assist 5, which can react to moving pedestrians in the monitored area and then 6 » Newsline mercedesclub.org.uk Sponsored By Newsline THE No.1 SPECIALISTS FOR NEW & USED MERCEDES PARTS mercedesclub.org.uk A round-up of the latest Mercedes-Benz news All parts available for Mercedes Cars & Com- 0333 240 1020 mercial vehicles with warranty (charged at local rate) • Next day delivery • Fully equipped workshop with MB trained technicians • Genuine Mercedes Daimler is committed to combating child diagnostic computer • Dronsfield will beat any genuine quote • National Collection Service • labor: education projects in India and the Friendly Staff • Cars & spares purchased Congo – joining another initiative Daimler AG is taking further important steps to ensure respect for human rights in the vicinity of raw-material mines: The company has joined forces with the Terre des Hommes Netherlands NGO for a project and has joined the Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) to combat child labor in Indian mica mines. The cooperation with the Bon Pasteur aid organization against child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was initiated as early as 2019, has meanwhile achieved initial successes. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes- Benz AG responsible for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars COO: “Social, ecological and economic aspects are the basis of Daimler’s sustainable business strategy. For us, ethically responsible raw-material extraction and processing begins right at the start of the value chain. We are intensively involved in the supply chain – going as far as into the raw-material mines. This is why we are involved in the project with Terre des Hommes and are joining the Responsible Mica Initiative.” New S Class for December. "The S-Class is the world's best-selling luxury saloon. With the latest generation we want to offer our customers innovation, safety, comfort and quality as never before," says Ola Källenius, Chairman of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG. "The new S-Class underpins our claim to produce the best automobile in the world", states Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG; responsible for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars COO. "This is where covetable luxury meets the greatest possible safety and highest level of comfort." The new S-Class should be in dealerships by December 2020. 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Lost filler cap - Jack Ward got in contact with Mercedes-Benz Owners to hopefully Daventry. find the home for a spare key which he found whilst sorting out a box of miscellaneous parts at The SL Shop. The key is for a 300 SL (R107) which did have registration “71 ATG”. Dale Osborne reached out to the MBO who lives in Daventry. Many At the time it had just 17,000 miles on the clock. Since then the classic cars come through the village, but one may be missing a filler registration is now on a 2007 black BMW 5 series. cap. The image is identical to a filler cap found in the road in which Unfortunately, there are no other details relating to the car or its Dale would like to reunite it with the owner. owner which Jack hopes, although acknowledges that it is probably a longshot, to find the car to provide the spare key. If you’re the owner then please contact the MBO on 01892 710570. For more information, please contact Jack Ward, NOS Manager, T: 01789 337 072 - Option: 1, E: [email protected], W: www. theslshop.com Road Race Rally Winner Tym Hucking who was one of the three lucky winners for our recent Road Race Rally - Sir Stirling Moss inspired prints, kindly sent in this picture. Showing his artwork prize, framed above his computer at his home office as a software developer. Tym states “It’s a beautiful print and honoured to have been selected as a winner”. 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