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https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-the-cars/ The cars on the drive

Final day: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-6-bombala-to-sydney/

Today's update: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/gippsland-vehicle-collection-october-2024/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-5-gippsland-and-monaro-drive/

Todays entry: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/2024-australian-national-show-and-shine-euroa/ https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-4-euroa-show-great-driving-roads-and-mbcv-bbq/

We've mostly been eating at country bakeries for breakfast and lunch, and then pubs for dinner. It's been pretty good!

Day 3: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-3-the-grampians-goldfields-way-and-a-wrecking-yard/

Day 2: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-2-mallee-region-and-silo-art-trail/ The clock looks rather impressive I can see why you went to Melbourne to fetch it.

Day one completed: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/the-long-way-euround-day-1-the-upper-murray/

About to leave for my annual classic road trip. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/10/planning-a-2024-classic-mercedes-road-trip-the-long-way-euround/ Will post updates

This is a nice original car and will probably go quite cheap: https://burnsandco.hibid.com/lot/214403937/1970-mercedes-benz-230?ref=catalog

Did you mean this one: Or this one: The former is a W110 200 automatic. It’s basically a predecessor to today’s E-Class from the early 60s. The latter is a 300d Adenauer. This is basically a predecessor to the model that fits above the S class that MB no longer make. The Maybach was...

My car on display

I went again this year. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/09/2024-act-german-car-show/

I wonder how that will work out for them

Toyota's move to focus more on hybrids and not go all in on full electric is proving, at least in the short term to be wise. Only time will tell if its a good move long term.

240D is going well, but like a lot of low mileage diesels it has sticking front brakes, and an algae build up in the fuel tank. All solvable problems. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/09/diesel-purge-attempt-and-om616-fuel-filter-change/...

I went in both August and September. This is a much better event now they are using the main oval. You don't have to get there so early, and there is plenty of parking: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/08/2024-08-auto-brunch-st-ives/...

A few photos I took. Sadly I don't have any phtos of my 240D going around the track: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/08/2024-shannons-eastern-creek-car-show/

I will be heading to eastern creek tomorrow. I am taking the diesel for a lap around the track at the annual show.