DVLA Auction @ Mercedes Benz World

bmw virgin · Post by **bmw virgin** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:38 am

Popped down to Mercedes Benz World today where the gf bought herself a personalized plate at the
DVLA Auctions.

Apart from the auction there was some rather nice Mercs in their museum - here are a few pics:-

Cheap at Â£184k!

Spotted this classic out the back!

Apart from a few nice Bentley's, there was also this very nice Maserati in the carpark...

and #90 of course!

Not sure it's the done thing to post pics of Merc's on a BMW Alpina site

but they were rather nice!

In addition to the auction & the museum, they were running "Hot" laps, skid pan drives + a cinema showing the F1 practice laps & of course, a shop!

All in all, With the blazing sun and some loveley cars, it was a very pleasant morning!

ade and liz flint · Post by **ade and liz flint** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:56 am

Interesting that Mika Hakkinen's car has MB on its side, yet he retired in 2001. MB purchased Ilmor Racing Engines (well, 55% of it) in 2002

Retrospective fame-claim as Ilmor supplied his championship-winning engines? (upon which Liz did some R&D work

)

Nice pics, though: especially the last one

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:26 am

They may be Mercs but there's still some very nice iron there

Hodge · Post by **Hodge** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:57 am

Very nice looking cars there, looks like a very pleasant day out

Cheers