DIMO and Benz Club fun rally

The Mercedes-Benz Club of Sri Lanka and Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) organized a fun rally for its members recently.

The rally started from the Independence Square and ended at the Barista Lavazza - Museum Cafe on Green Path. The route covered the University of Colombo, Flower Road, Duplication Road, Galle Road, Marine Drive, Fort, D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Darley Road and Green Path.

Over 25 Mercedes-Benz Club members took part in the rally. DIMO is the only authorized distributor for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Sri Lanka. Activities of this kind contribute to and acknowledge the growing Mercedes-Benz community. The Mercedes-Benz Club has witnessed more enthusiasts joining the club and taking part with their various Mercedes-Benz models.

Many Mercedes-Benz passenger car models took part in the rally, which also included classics. Two significant models at the rally were the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL owned by Freddie Alles and a W114 250C owned by Sidath Fernando.

The other models were W115, W123, W124, W126, the new A-Class, the latest A45 AMG, SL (R129 and R230) models, C-Class, E-Class and the S-Class (W221 and W222) models.

The Mercedes-Benz Club of Sri Lanka was launched in 1990 by several people who were passionate about automobiles and who had a special preference towards the three-pointed star.

The Mercedes-Benz Club celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The Club consists of people from different professions and backgrounds, but sharing the passion of owning and driving Mercedes-Benz cars.