German Car Day 2021

Everybody in the classic motoring community has their own particular interests. I am interested in German vehicles - if you didn't know. Sadly for me, there is a notable shortage of interesting German vehicles from the periods I am interested in. There are a lot of more modern German vehicles in Australia. Perth's German Car Day is organised by the Mercedes-Benz Club of WA and is a very popular event for modern German vehicles. I had occasionally attended the German Car Day in the past but had not attended for several years, so I decided I would swing by the start of this year's show on Sunday 31 October 2021.

German Car Day starts with a display at the WACA carpark in East Perth and then followed in this instance with a drive to Gin Gin. Photo by Aslam Moosa.

Photo Aslam Moosa.

I drove my 1959 DKW F94. As soon as I arrived I noted I was somewhat out of place.

It should come as a surprise to no one that there would be a lot of Mercedes. There was a pretty good turn out of classics.

But I only saw two that interested me. This Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser. Photo by Classic and Modern Show Cars https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063467711026.

And this 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300D limousine. Photo by Classic and Modern Show Cars.

This Opel is rare in Australia. Opels were never really sold her as GM products were covered by GM Holden. Photo by Aslam Moosa.

The only really interesting vehicle of the day was my friend Richard's Fuldamobil.

The Fuldamobil enjoys a reputation as being one of the worst motor cars ever made. There is so much wrong with the vehicle it's hard to know where to start.

But they do look quite space age.

Like my DKW, the Fuldamobil was completely out of place among the moderns. Perhaps it recognized the disdain with which it was regarded when it set off, trailing a huge cloud of two-stroke smoke behind it.

Hilarious!

German Car Day isn't really a classic event, but it certainly is successful for the modern enthusiasts who want to get out on the road and put their German engineering through its paces.