Classic Mercedes-Benz owners welcome the sun with a “Pagoda Fun Run”

Despite the absence of creature comforts, the visceral feeling one gets from driving a classic roadster is priceless. PHOTO by Alvin Uy

The Mercedes-Benz Club of the Philippines (MBCP) held its first monthly breakfast meeting of the year at the Palms Country Club in Filinvest City last January 26th and what was to be a typical gathering of Mercedes-Benz owners and enthusiasts became a special day for lovers of the tri-star brand as a dozen classic Mercedes-Benz W113 SL owners held a fun run from Shell Magallanes and met up with them and held an impromptu classic car display.  A number of these owners were actually not members of the club but upon the invitation of Felix Ang, president of CAT Motors, the country distributors for Mercedes-Benz, Rene Nunez, president of MBCP together with Dan Henares, whom were also all are classic SL owners came up with the idea of doing a Sunday drive to coincide with the breakfast meet. Classic car aficionado and business tycoon Ramon Ang also graced the occasion driving along his very rare and finely restored Mercedes-Benz W111 280SE cabriolet.  Aside from discussing the club’s agenda for the year, members and MBCP guests traded restoration tips and stories about their beloved cars. Plans are underway to do another “Pagoda run” with the onset of summer season.