The event was the largest gathering of Mercedes-Benz classic cars in the Asean region – on show at the Historic Mercedes-Benz Concours 2011 – held yesterday at the Palace of the Golden Horses – were 125 three-pointed star vehicles, worth an estimated value of more than RM80 million.
The Concours, organised by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia in conjunction with Historic Motoring Ventures, was to commemorate the brand’s 125th anniversary of the invention of the automobile, and there was certainly no shortage of history, heritage and pride on display at the one-day event.
On show were a wide range of cars from different eras, from a 1936 500K Roadster estimated to be worth RM24 million and a 1938 320B that made the trip from Singapore right up to that available in the current Benz lineup, in this case the SLS AMG. Also on display were vehicles from MBM’s model range.
The Concours was divided into three categories – Vintage (pre-1960), Classic (1951-1975) and Modern Classic (1976-1989), and the top prize winner in each category bagged an all-expense paid vacation for two to the Mercedes-Benz Museum and Classic Car Centre in Stuttgart.
At the end of the day, taking the Best In Class award in the Vintage category was the 1957 300 SL Gullwing owned by Onn Chung, while the Best In Class for Classic honours went to Datuk K. Kumaraendran’s 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL W113. In the Modern Classic category, Ong Kheng Liat’s 1985 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon W460 took the top spot gong.
Gallery after the jump.
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haha nice pics anthony
the mercedes benz 500k is stunning
The G-Wagon won?!! It was the only one there and parked off at one corner with rarely a visit from anyone….talk about underdog =)
The SLS and the SLR looked hot!
what time did you went there? and how much is that rare 300SL Gullwing is worth?
If I’m not mistaken, the 300SL is valued at RM5million
the us oil price is dropped to rm2.50 per litre… but why our Ron97 still remain high?
Because our pak menteris need us to subsidize their rides… you know what, ministers do have petrol allowances which means they can go anywhere free of charge…
and also for the govt to get money to fuel up their fleet cars for the officers to cari ular purposes a.k.a mengular at shopping complexes during working hour.
kereta sewa diesel benz also present. fantastic
Yeah, that’s fantastic. There are plenty of those kereta sewa diesel merc in my hometown in Segamat. The only thing is that those diesel merc can easily use our high sulphur diesel without any problem at all. Newer diesel merc can only use ultra-low sulphur diesel, which we currently don’t have (in other words, Euro 4 diesel and beyond).
They also easily can run smoothly with used veg oil. 5th gear series
Seen the Datuk’s car in Raydiance detailling shop before the comp…the car was actually in SUPERB condition
Original Gullwing could reach 7 figures in auction.
300 sl gullwing. thats like a really rare collectors car. cool
Terrible organizers! Submitted my entry and was told that i will be notified by phone call if my car was accepted. Not a sound from them. Found out later that my car was accepted through email only. It was too late by then. Thank you Historic Mercedes-Benz Concours!
hey..why this write up so simple??
Mercedes a must buy, must own car. No regrets over the last 9 years. Reliability, Comfort, Handling, Long-distance, Safety, Quality, Brand, After-sales service, and many other good factors/points. Just name it… it’s a Mercedes Benz!
I am surprised how come the 500k roadster didn’t get any award…
Beaten by the 300sl gullwing perhaps?
I Love W108 W115 and the Fintail Mercedes..