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THIS MONTH IN OUR MERCEDES-BENZ WORLD

THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD

More than a Car Club. We're a Community. TM

November 5, Birthday Party!! See Page 10

September, 17-18: Speed Festival Naval Air Station, Coronado, page 2

October 16: Sunday Drive. Page 9

MBCA SAN DIEGO SECTION OFFICERS

Michael Cooper President

(760) 599-0629 [email protected]

Victoria Mazelli,

Vice President, (858) 229-3380

[email protected]

Carol Kruse-Ross, Treasurer (858) 245-1991 [email protected]

Diana Kruse

Director off first Impressions [email protected]

Joanne Barnard

Director of Spirits

[email protected]

Bob Gunthorp

Historian (619) 421-3254

[email protected]

Gary Jarvis

Director

619-670-1375

Steve Ross Membership Chair, Bulletin Editor

Website & E-Mail Distribution

SW Regional Director

Bud Cloninger

[email protected]

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IS YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUE FOR RENEWAL? DON'T LET IT EXPIRE

AND MISS OUT ON ALL THE FUN WE

HAVE IN THE MBCA

Saturday, December 3: Coronado Golf Course Christmas luncheon at

12:00pm

EVENTS SCHEDULE AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 2016

September is election month for our section as well the

MBCA. Please vote in both. The national election is being conducted on line so check your e-mail. See page 8

Please vot

mailto:[email protected]







Coronado SpeedFest September 17th & 18th

If you have been thinking about attending a club event, this is one not to miss!

Do you like vintage car racing up close and personal? Do you like unfettered access to the pit areas where you can

watch the mechanics preparing the cars, talk to the drivers?? Well this is the place to be on September 17 and 18

at the Naval Station Coronado. You may see vintage Ferrari's, Bugatti's , Mercedes Benz plus many American

Muscle cars and NASCAR vehicles.

The weekend excitement begins on Saturday, September 17th with food, fun and fantastic company! Then on

Sunday drive your favorite star car over the San Diego- Coronado Bridge and meet up with fellow club members

from the San Diego and surrounding sections to watch the races, check out the cars, wander through the pits and

see what the vendors have on display and of course show off your own Mercedes Benz!

Saturday:

Saturday, September 17th, 6pm, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, 1157 Columbia St. Downtown San Diego The

cost is $35 per person and includes an entrée, dessert paired with a sample of beers, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

Pre-registration required. There are 4 meal selections to choose from the night of the event: Seared Ahi Sal-

ad, Mediterranean Salad with Flat Iron Steak, Fish N Chips, or Brick Chicken. (Last year I had the Fish & Chips. It

was awesome). We will be collecting payment prior to the event. Please see below. Sunday:

Tickets to the Speedfest: You will be on your own for purchasing the tickets to the event. General Admission

tickets are $25 if you purchase them prior to the event and $35 the day of. Please go to

https://www.fleetweeksandiego.org/events/tickets/ for details. You can also purchase a 2 day ticket if you want

to go Saturday as well.

Corral Passes: Corral Passes will get you into the display area where the San Diego Section will have special

parking, a few chairs and a pop-up tent so that you may get out of the sun if you would like to from 9:00am –

2:00pm. Corral passes will be given out at the dinner on Saturday evening (We have a limited amount of

Corral passes so a head count from you is crucial). So, please let us know if you plan on attending so that we can

assign a pass to you.. If you are not attending the dinner, we can mail your pass to you prior to the show.

Last bit of business “Reminder". Whether you decide to join us for dinner, Speedfest or Both. We ask that you

let us know of your attendance for head count/logistical purposes. Please RSVP to: Michael Cooper

at 760- 599-0629

Please fill out and return with a check made payable to MBCA SD Section, to Michael Cooper 2410 Links Way,

Vista CA 92081

Dinner at Karl Strauss $40 per person Name:

Number in party: Name:

Amount Enclosed: Name _______________________

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MONTEREY WEEK and THE MBC SAN DIEGO SECTION

View of the Legands of the Autobahn field at 6:45a.m. Friday morning. There were over 300 BMW's in the show to celebrate BMW's one hundredfith anniversary year. We wished them a Happy Birthday and reminded them that we were thirty when they were hatched. There were 95 Mercedes-Benz and about fifty Audi's on the field

plus many others in the Corral . Legands has become the fourth largest car show during the Monterey Week.

Michael Cooper, Steve Ross, Brian Kruse and David and Murina Coomber departed on the morning of Aug 16

and headed North for Monterey , stopping in San Luis Obispo where they made camp for the night. The second

party, Bob Gunthorp and Gary Jarvis traveled the inland route stopping in Paso Robles. On Wednesday

afternoon everyone met up at the gate to the Presido in Monterey and checked into our lodging. Wednesday

evening Carol Ross and Diana Kruse arrived by air and we all settled in for the night in preperation for the fun to

begin Thursday morning in Carmel by the Sea when the Pebble Beach entrants arrive after their 17 mile drive.

This is a car persons narvina! There was exhaust smoke, the roar of enginers and the smell of gasoline, plus

beautiful exotic automobiles. Oh yeah

Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars TV series joing the rest of the crowd on Ocean Blvd to check out the cars.

Rolls Royce, Packard and a BMW arriving

1911 Pierce-Arrow, first place in class at concours A Packard follows a 1969 American Motors AMX/3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe. A winner in its class

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Dogs like the show too and some even have their own Ferrari. The John Deere moscot came to the show

This 1936 290 Cab A

belongs to Arron Weiss. It is a rare Mercedes-Benz that AAron purchaed in Germany last year. It is equiped with a parade gear which is very slow for use

in parades, probably by Officals of the government.

1933 Maybach Zeppelin Carol Ross, National VP Steve Ross Michael Cooper San Diego Section President and National President Terry Kiwala

1933 Maybach 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet. Winner of

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award.


Photo courtesy of Sports Car Digest Class A-1: Antique Open, 1911 Mercedes 70 HP Vanvooren Seven Passenger Touring, (Photo by Steve Burton. Used courtesy Pebble Beach Concours The San Diego Section was well represented at Legands of the autobahn this year. Bob Gunthorp and Steve Ross entered a Mercedes-Benz for judging and Michael Cooper, David Coomber, and Gray Jarvis had cars in the corral. Tim Pestotnik and

Packard Club member and friend of Mercedes-Benz joined us for the week of fun and cars. The judged Mercedes-Benz both came away winners. Bob Gunthorp second in class with his 200D Limo and S. Ross was a first place winner in class, for the second year.

Laura Simonds standing on the left of Bob's car as he loads everyone in the MBCA into his car, or so it seemed,

while the MBCA Executive Director, dark, shirt khaki trousers looks on, Bob is standing to his right. Photo on right is the loaded limo approaching the Michelin man and trophy award ceremony.

Bob also entered the Concours d'LeMons. A bribe with Dutch beer was no help at all. This is an interesting

show with some truly unusual, unique and even weird automobiles on display. Don't think the bear helped either.


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Carol and Steve with the Golden Eagle getting the first place award from the Michelin man. Michael Cooper assisting the winner in the lineup.

Carol displaying the first place trophy This 1934 540K Cabriolet A sold for $ 1,870,000

1938 Maybach SW38 Roadster by Spohn sold for $1,072,500 A slightly modified "Mommie" Wagon. Puts out 701 HP so you may get to the store and back quickly.

This 1960 220SE Cabriolet sold for $264,000 at Gooding auction. The Maybach styling design compared to a Mercedes-Benz of that era seems to me to be a dated styling. It looks more like a very early 30ies styling.


This 1933 Maybach belongs to Mercedes-Benz and was accompanied by the two gentleman, in the right of the photo, from Germany. While

looking over the car I noted that it was fitted with radial tires. Since there are many mixed opinions about using radials on vintage cars, I thought I would ask them what they thought. After they understood my question, they sort of gave me the look as to why I was asking. They said that is all they use in Germany and there are no problems as far as they are concerned.

Comparing the style of this 1933 does not show a lot of progress, to me. The last cars Maybach built were in 1940 and were purchased by Daimler-Benz in 1960.

DINING OUT AT CLINT EASTWOODS MISSION iNN

Tim Pestotnik and Michael Cooper

Diana Kruse, Brian Kruse and Gary Jarvis

Murina and David Coomber with Tim Pestotnik The ladies went to Cannery Row for dinner at Bubba Gumps while the guys went to an auction

Michael and David on the field at Pebble Beach before the cars arrive This Monterey/Pebble Beach experience is a car nuts dream and all of the San Diego folks had a super fun time. There was a lot of laughing and giggling going on and ooohing and aaghing over the cars. August 20, 2017 is the date for next years Monterey adventure. Book your room now so you may join us next year for a rew

days of great cars and fun people.


ELECTION BALLOT

BELOW IS THE SLATE OF DEDICTED, HELPFUL AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHOM HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO RUN FOR A POSITION ON YOUR BOARD

From this slate of directors the board will elect the Officers of our section. A check in the box

is a yes vote. VOTE FOR ONE OR ALL

Michael Cooper ; Victoria Mazelli; Carol Ross;

Bob Gunthorp Gary Jarvis; Diana Kruse;

Joanne Barnard; Steve Ross;

In order for our club to continue to function serving the membership, as they deserve to be

served, we need new people to step up and help. New board members will not be thrown into

the breach with no help. You will be assisted and encouraged by one of the people listed above. We do not like it to be too well known but we do have a lot of fun at our meetings.

Please enter your name here and you will be contacted for further.

information.____________________________________________________

Steve Ross has been designated to assist Victoria the Vice President for 2016. Please send you completed ballot to S. Ross 16151 Fruitvale Rd. Valley Center, CA 92082 or you may copy

or scan the ballot and email it to [email protected].

WE WANT YOU ON OUR CREW

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ANOTHER INTERNET PURCHASE GONE BAD

By Bob Gunthorp

AD SAY, "NEEDS A TUNE UP AND SHE'S GOOD TO GO".

One of my customers purchased a Mercedes coupe online and picked it up in LA. The seller told him that it had

been damaged in the past and it was repaired using the rear body parts (a rear clip) from another vehicle. My

customer looked the vehicle over without having the underside inspected. He could see by looking in the trunk

that the repairs had not been done correctly. In addition, the engine was running poorly and the differential was

noisy. He went ahead and bought it anyway because as he said “I got it real cheap”.

The first thing that he did was put five new tires on it. He then brought to me so that we could get the engine

running correctly, which we did. He also asked us to look at the body repairs that were done to the trunk floor.

We were only asked to look at the trunk floor and not the rest of the body for damage and repairs. He drove it

for a week and then wanted us to replace the noisy differential. Well, when we got the vehicle up in the air we

were able to inspect the body damage and repairs more closely. What we found at that time that was still

severe frame damage that was not repairable without replacing the complete body from under the front seats

back. The cost to do the repairs correctly was not economically feasible. He ended up selling it to me for less

that my first repair bill for getting it to run correctly. I think that in the end his “I got it real cheap” car cost

him over $ 5000. The moral to this story is that he saw all of the signs of a very bad buy but he was blinded by

the low price. He should have had it inspected by a professional. If he paid as much as $ 500 for a though

inspection that would have been less than 10% of that he lost in the end.


The October 16 Sunday drive is still being planned and the full description and particulars will be sent to you via an e-mail blast and will be in the October Star Bulletin. Plans are to meet at predetermined location and go for a scenic drive

stopping for lunch at a nice bistro on the beach perhaps. If anyone has a suggestion please let me know at [email protected] or 619- 508-3925

This is the Sixth Anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America and the Fifty Ninth Anniversary of the San

Diego Section. If these two events are not a reason for celebration then we do not know what is. The San Diego

Section is one of the oldest Sections in the MBCA. I think we are the number two or three earliest chartered

sections in MBCA.

We are going to celebrate these significant occasions with lunch it the Bluewater Boat House in Coronado, CA. The

boathouse was built in 1897 as the Boathouse for the Del Coronado Hotel and was converted into a restaurant

several years ago. We will meet up at the boathouse at 11:15 a.m. on November 6, 2016. There is free parking for

over 100 Mercedes-Benz automobiles.

There will be many unique door prizes awarded and a special treat for any new

member that joined us this year, and something special for anyone that has been a

member of the MBCA for over 10 years. This going to be a great party folks I kid you

not.

Here are the particulars. The menu starters, your choice of New England Clam

Chowder or Caesar salad. Entrée, Cheese Burger with all the trimmings and fries,

Tilapia topped with lemon caper sauce, seasoned veggies, and green rice. Fish and

Chips with Cole slaw and fries. Panko Shrimp, six large panko fried shrimp, with cole

slaw and fries. Desert Bread Pudding with vanilla ice cream or key Lime Pie. Coffee and ice tea are included.

All this for only $36.00 per person including tax and tip. There is no need to make your menu

selection now. You may do that when you are seated and have your refreshment.

What the program is at a glance; Send $36.00 per person to Steve Ross at 16151 Fruitvale

Road, Valley Center, California 92082.

Time; 11:15 a.m.

Boathouse location: 1701 Strand Way, Coronado, CA Phone: 619) 435-0155

THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN PARTY SO DON'T MISS OUT


IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY

GOOD OL' DAYS Those days of yore we are always talking about

Every car guys dream? Will maybe not very car guy. She isn't even using a

creeper. I also question the tool selection. Is this a Chevy?

Circa 1880, this early switchboard operator portable hardware weighed 6 pounds. Telephone operator was one of the high tech jobs open to women in that era. Men probably did not want to carry this rig around for 8 hours or more.

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Please SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS WHEN POSSIBLE

New San Diego Section MBCA Members

Zetty Anzarouth~ no vehicle listed on MBCA roster Brenda Christmas~ Airstream Interstate Claude Petty~ no vehicle listed on MBCA roster Michael Ulrich~ no vehicle listed on MBCA roster

A hearty welcome to all our new members. We hope to meet you soon at one of our upcoming events. Please feel free to contact any of the Board Officers (listed on the front page of this Newsletter) with any questions, comments, or concerns.

We are always looking for volunteers to help out with ideas, planning, and coordinating events.

If you would like to feature your Mercedes- Benz vehicle(s) in this Newsletter with an interesting story or photo, please submit in

digital format via e-mail to us at

([email protected]) We would love to get to know you and your

Mercedes-Benz driving passion. Ask us how to obtain a FREE name tag to wear at

all of our events

Offering a 10% percent discount on parts

and labor for MBCA Members

Identify the make, model, and year of this automobile and

win a free nametag. First correct answer sent to the editor

will receive a name badge. If you have a name badge, you

will receive a beverage of your choice at next event you

attend. No repeat winners.

FOR SALE & WANT ADS:

Personal classified ads (Sale or Wanted) are FREE exclusively for MBCA members. No commercial or business sales allowed in the classified ad section.

Business advertising is available at competitive rates. Please contact the Treasurer for latest ad rates. E-Mail Steve Ross [email protected] if you want to place a personal ad in the “for sale” section. Please

contact Steve every month to continue to run the AD


FOR SALE:

Change of Address Phone # or e-mail

If you have a change-of-address to send to the club please go to www.mbca.org, click on MEMBERSHIP, then click on ADDRESS CHANGE and fill in the form. As an alternative, you can call 1-800-637-2360 and talk

to anyone at the MBCA National Business Office.

WELCOME!!

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On Parts and Labor

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while making service appointment)

Attention Advertisers: Any changes?

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Mention this ad and make an appoint-

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MBCA San Diego Section

http://sandiego.mbca.org

Presidents' Message

September is “Race Time” in San Diego ladies and gentleman. This month we will be going to the vintage automobile races on Coronado. (See info in this newsletter). If you have never been, I recommend that you go.

I would also like to thank all of the San Diego Section members that joined us in Monterey last month. What a wonderful time we had. As we wind up this 3rd quarter of the year, we look forward to finishing the year with elections, Wine tasting in Temecula with our friends in the Desert Stars Section and closing out with our annual Holiday party. This has been a very busy and event filled year. For those of you that have joined us at

these events…. Thank you and we hope you have enjoyed yourself. (Because we have really enjoyed meeting you this year and spending time with you) And for those of you that have yet to attend an event this year, it’s not too late. We hope to see you soon

Thank you for the support

Michael Cooper

PRSRT STD

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SAN DIEGO,

CA PERMIT

No. 960

September 20 at 6:30pm at MERCEDES- BENZ OF ESCONDIDO

Located at 1101 W 9th Ave, Escondido CA 92029

Please Note: The board has occasionally cancelled meetings when there is a small amount of business that can be considered adequately

by telephone or e-mail. If you are considering joining us for a board meeting, you might want to call a board member first to be sure the

meeting will take place as scheduled.

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