MBCSA 2007 : Photos of Private Collection B

[s class]

OK so some of you guys think you have big sheds........

This is what we saw when we arrived at the guys house :



Looks like a nice ordinary house with a nice double garage?  (the cars in front are us members who were visiting)

Closer up?



Well we go around the side and see this - his -um- other garage.



Man that is a big garage.  Still not impressed?

Look around the side  (cars outside are our members still)



What can I say?

[s class]

So how about a look inside this garage......

Inside the collection : Ponton convertible, 250SE convertible, W124 320CE





Inside the collection : 250SE convertible, W124 320CE, CLK Cabrio





Inside the collection : W111's and W112's





Inside the collection : W111's including a Universal, W112's, 6.3's





Inside the collection : W111's including a Universal, W112's, 6.3's





Inside the collection : W116's. He had a locally built 280S, 280SE, 350SE and a yank import 450SE





Inside the collection : W108's of every variety : 250S, 280S, 250SE, 280SE





Inside the collection : W108's and W116's

[Brian Crump]

What can I say?

Far out!!! That's what I call a SHED!!!!
I have got to have a shed like that!! I found a Maserati Bi-turbo today that I want and can afford but nowhere to put it.
Regards,
BC

[s class]

Some more :

Inside the collection : W111 and W112's. He had the following cabrios : 250SE and 280SE3.5 plus the following coupes : 220SE, 280SE, 300SE (may have also had a 250SE, can't remember)





Inside the collection : W111's - on the right on bricks is a 300SE coupe





Inside the collection : W114's, W115's and W123's of every variety





Inside the collection : SL's





Inside the collection : SL's





Inside the collection : W112 300SE LWB





Inside the collection : Rolls coupe





Inside the collection : tyre stocks

[s class]

Inside the collection : Pony cars





Inside the collection : American Iron





Inside the collection : American Iron





Inside the collection : American Iron





Inside the collection : American Iron and various





Inside the collection : American Iron





Inside the collection : American Iron





Inside the collection : American Iron

[s class]

Inside the collection : Corvettes

[WGB]

A great scene, great cars and a great shed - presumably originally for cattle or horses or was it just built for cars?

Bill

[gregdeklerk]

Boys, there were about 150 cars in that shed and YES, they are all owned by one person!! He has one full time mechanic and 2 assistants to look after them. Unfortunately for the owner, he only has ONE butt, so he can only drive one at a time!!

Bill, it was built specially for the cars as the shed is in the city, at a cost of ZAR 1 million.

[Brian Crump]

We must have a pic of Mr De Klerk's carriage too, please.
Regards,
BC

[gregdeklerk]

But you have seen my carriage before haven't you?

[oscar]

I saw these pics and did what BC's Dalai dude did.  That's amazing.  Here are we Aussies telling the SA guys to come over.  Maybe we should go over there.

Can I ask how the owner came to afford so many?   I expected for a second to see the rainbow sheik's multicoloured w126's and colour coded AK47's.

And Greg, love that blue/cream.    But where's your front seats     Just rubbing it in, sorry.   It's a fantastic looking car.  Red/cream, blue/ cream and black/black my favourite colour combos.

[gregdeklerk]

Oscar, how many times have I been telling us guys to come over here!!

The owner of the cars does what many of you Aussies do - he is a sheep and cattle farmer. He also owned a Toyota dealership for many years so many of the cars were trade-ins that were just kept!!

Oscar, I may not have head rests, but at least I now have a left side mirror!

[oscar]

Oscar, I may not have head rests, but at least I now have a left side mirror!

Classic!!    Nice one.


Trade-ins on Toyotas.  Yikes!!  Their loss his gain.

[James R]

Astonishingly impressive collection and what a garage too ! What's the point of having several cars of the same model though ? Why would anyone want 4 R107s etc etc ?

[s class]

James,

he seems to be trying to get the whole range - in W114/5's for instance, he has a 200, a 220, a 230.4, a 230.6, a 280 (early with single cam motor) and a 280 (late with twin cam motor) - you get the picture.