Sydney German Autofest 2019 - the recap thread - post your photos here boys

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What a day. me and Mrs B rolled in at 9.15 and the place was packed, hadnt seen that many German cars in one spot since the 2019 one.

The Mercedes section was on the eastern side this year, properly shaded under the big trees which was a win. The Porsche boys had the western side as usual, the BMW boys at the back near the food. Standard layout.

Saw Hugos coupe in there obviously. Chris brought the W111 (looked immaculate as always). Saw 3 Pagodas, two 6.3s parked next to each other which was a moment, and a 250SE 6.8 conversion in candy apple red i cant get out of my head. Will let the boys that know more about that one comment.

Brought the 380 home with a full tank of compliments. Mrs B has gone to bed already..

Post your photos boys. I want to see the cars you brought.

Cheers boys..

It was a good day.. the W111 came up nicely after a 5am polish in the dark, Mrs Chris was not impressed at the wake-up but she was less unimpressed once we got there.

The Pagoda from the Hunter Valley is a known car, the owner has had it 26 years and it shows. Real survivor not a restoration. Hugo i think Norbert had to nudge him to compete, he was happy to just park it and have his coffee.

Boonie was there with the 250SE - looked great in the light, the bonnet star catching the late morning sun was a moment.

BROOOS.

Big day. Brought a client to look at the 6.3s. Vaucluse buyer, was hoping one of the two might be tempted to sell. Both owners said no nicely. Client took it well, hes patient.

Berny your 380 looked clean. Boonie the 250SE was a stand-out, real working car not a museum piece, thats what people want to see.

Saw Con and Jim at the food trucks queue arguing about whether the souvlaki at the Greek truck was as good as the old place. Con said no, Jim said yes, neither of them ordered one in the end.

Con.. the man had a leak from his rear differential and was asking the right questions. I gave him an hour because he needed an hour. Hes coming to my shed next Sunday, ill have a look..

Berny the day was good. Saw a couple of W108 boys from Brisbane up for the event, they remembered Steve. Good to hear.

boys.as it is a merc...yes...i miss being in sydney for these events. the german autofest was always my favorite when i was in adelaide.. we used to make the drive up every year until 1996.. throw it fort here..the cars you describe sound wonderful. the 6.8 conversion candy apple red.. would love to see a photo.. tobacco brown pagoda i can also imagine.. 🤭😋🤪

cheers boys.. send my regards to mrs B and to chris's wife..