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The Presidents report Membership & new members Welcome to any new members who may have joined recently, I hope you are enjoying being part of the Club. The membership renewal date was adjusted to July 1st this year, so if you still have not renewed your membership, please contact Bill Greenville and remedy immediately. If you have Historic Plates and you have not renewed your membership, please be aware that your vehicle IS NOT covered under the Conditional Registration Scheme and you will need to contact Ben De Boer immediately to remedy this. Star Torque magazine My thanks goes to both Dennis Dinse and A.King for putting this superb magazine together. For some time it looked the magazine would not survive the sparse number of volunteers coming forward until they saved the day! Website With Star Torque magazine being revamped, the website will be upgraded to achieve similar professional continuity. Webmaster Bill Dawes, A.King and I have been discussing content and display ideas, which we will be rolled out soon. Annual General Meeting Time flies and it is nearly that time already! I ask members to kindly volunteer some time to help administer our MBCNSW next year, where the AGM in November is the ideal time and place to do this! 1886-2016 Mercedes-Benz 130th Anniversary I will soon be inviting members to register their intentions to join a very special event next year, as we commemorate the 130th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz, with a drive across the Harbour Bridge! 130 Mercedes-Benz vehicles both classic and new will take part in this unique and photogenic event! When the event details are published, it will be the first 130 members to register who will be included in this unique and historic event for Mercedes-Benz in Sydney. Concours d’Elegance 2015 This year we celebrate 60 years of the 190 SL and have a record number Mercedes-Benz 190 SL is 60 this year and the stars of our Concours d’Elegance. 4
of them at this years event. I am preparing my R107 for Concours and seeking 100 points for originality, but as the big day gets closer I feel I may have left it a little late…… After the Concours, I set off for Stuttgart to the annual International Presidents Meeting, certainly one of the highlights of my year. I return just in time for the Presentation Dinner and this year’s theme is ‘A twist of Halloween’, so make sure you get your tickets from Evian Delfabbro in time and dress up! Events Congratulations to Evian Delfabbro (our new Social Director) and Kathy Assarapin, who successfully put together this year’s wonderful Cocktail Party at Mercedes-Benz Sydney, more than doubling the attendees from the previous style event we held. The catering and multitude of other arrangements made for such a great Club night, which went as smooth as silk and they have planned a fabulous Presentation Dinner too at Le Montage. Be sure to get tickets to that special night to see who won their class in the Concours d’Elegance 2015! Over the last couple of months I have been welcomed to the regular committee meetings the events team hold, as they plan events for the remainder of the year and lay down the calendar of events for the first quarter of next year. Remember, of course, that these guys (and their better halves!) are responsible for our Concours and the National Rally in March, with a huge workload and great responsibility. My thanks and amazement at their continued success goes to each and every one of them! John Assarapin will step down from the Events Directors role around the time of the AGM and must be congratulated on the results he has achieved during his reign. I always enjoy working with John, his hearty enthusiasm, great forward thinking, new ideas and wonderful attitude are priceless. His contact and communication with our members is first class and surely selecting the Hydro Majestic for High Tea this year is perhaps just one of the many highlights of his good work. If you have any suggestions regarding a Club event, please see any of the events team with your ideas. Meanwhile, I look forward to meeting many of you at these events in the near future. National Rally 2016 National Rally President Simon Strauss informs me the National Rally is well on course, with grille badges and calendars already delivered. We both drove to Victoria, ACT and Queensland to present to the respective states Mercedes-Benz Clubs, and the 2016 National Club Rally registrations are pouring in. However, as the tours are filling up quickly, it seems that MBCNSW members may miss out, as some are not registering their preferences for which aspects of the Rally they will join us on. I encourage you to embrace the Rally, sign up now and beat the December deadline to avoid disappointment and missing out on some great Rally events, especially the harbour cruise on The Starship - which is surely one not to miss! Pebble Beach Tour 2016 As next year shapes up to be one of our best, I start to realise the benefits of being a member of our Club. Opportunities are presented to us through the thought, efforts and enterprise of others, which perhaps do not arise to non-members. Certainly the National Rally is one such event and my endeavours to get the Club to the Holy Grail of Concours d’Elegance, otherwise known as Pebble Beach is another. Over the years, I have seen hundreds of TV shows, videos and Youtube links about it, so to see this come to fruition, mainly thanks to tour director Frank Cavasinni, is pleasantly rewarding. This amazing tour is individually tailored to suit your needs and your budget. There are no tour buses leaving at ridiculous times to visit somewhere for ten minutes before boarding again for the next stop! All the events are laid out from the Tuesday to Sunday and like Frank, you can take in Laguna Seca, Carmel by the Sea and every other show leading up to the big finale, OR you can just take in whatever shows or auction takes your fancy and just soak up the atmosphere, it is entirely your call. Accommodation is being booked now, so if you are interested please contact me soon! Happy motoring. President Vince Thompson 5
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Page 4 and 5: CONTENTS SPRING 2015 28 6 1 About M
Page 8 and 9: T 190 SL
Page 10 and 11: 190 SL Karl Wilfert and Walter Häc
Page 12 and 13: The 190 SL in Australia by S.straus
Page 14 and 15: AMG GT S : F O n a sunny Thursday
Page 16 and 17: The cylinder heads and injector sur
Page 18 and 19: Less wear. Optimal performance. The
Page 20 and 21: Arrive safely. Drive away even safe
Page 22 and 23: I S500 L M -B? My thanks go to
Page 24 and 25: Special service and prices to Merce
Page 26 and 27: National Rally 2016 entry form Part
Page 28 and 29: A Daimler Brand MER2393 26 43-47 O
Page 30 and 31: Shannons Eastern Creek Classic 1 1.
Page 32 and 33: SGA bowling night by N.Harris SGA D
Page 34 and 35: 1 1. Hanspeter Karches and Bernd Re
Page 36 and 37: 1 8 1. 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500 SSK r
Page 38 and 39: 9 1 8 1. Record Club number of 190
Page 40 and 41: 9 1 8 1. Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 2. Me
Page 42 and 43: GLASS GLASS AND MOORE GLASS! Thousa
Page 44 and 45: PRECISION BODYREPAIRS
Page 46 and 47: Contact Simon Foster at: The Toymak
Page 48 and 49: Motor Mart 1975 Mercedes-Benz - Mod
Page 50 and 51: Executive committee & team Presiden
Page 52 and 53: Star Torque magazine Mercedes-Benz
Page 54 and 55: Membership fees Mercedes-Benz Club
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