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500 Section Star 1 500 SECTION STAR Late Spring Mercedes-Benz Club of America May 2015 Indianapolis 500 Section Inside This Issue Officers, Board Members, 2 and Regional Director Technical Data 2 StarTech 2015 is proud to announce it is being held in Cincinna/, Ohio on 0une 1 -15. EuroFest 2015 3 Li2e Mercedes, Cincinna/ 3as a rich German heritage, and we ho.e to showcase that 1955 Le Mans 4-9 for the a4endees at MBCA5s biggest event of the year. 7e will .resent great technical NGAI Car Show 10 lectures, and many learning e8.eriences you will only receive at this event9 Ads 11 7e will 2ic2 things o: by hos/ng a 7elcome Party s.onsored by MBU,A at the Great Calendar of Events 12 American Ball Par25s Mercedes Benz Diamond Club on Friday night. The Cincinna/ Reds were the first .rofessional Major league Baseball team, so it is only fi@ng we .aired this venue with fans of the first automobile. 7e will have a great /me in one of the newest ball.ar2s to celebrate the 2ic2o: of ,tarTech 2015. Here is a list of our 7e have .artnered with the DoubleTree by 3ilton Cincinna/ Air.ort as our host hotel, newest members: and also the loca/ons of the ,aturday Technical ,essions and lectures. we have been given a s.ecial rate so boo2 your hotel rooms by going to their website AClic2 3ere) Charles Dillon Rooms are C110 a night. Tom Foster 7e have s.ea2ers such as Pete Lesler, Tom 3ansen, 0oe Bernardi, Ted GoDried, Pierre Dave Hinshaw 3edary, Mary Nohr, Ric2 Drewrey, and many more. To.ics will include the history of German automo/ve industry, silver star .reserva/on, the classic center, insurance, Special Thanks to the what to loo2 for in a councours level vehicle. and many more. To see a full list of s.ea2- following members that ers and to.ics .lease visit the ,tarTech website at h4.E//startech2015.mbca.org/ renewed their member- Registra/on is o.en and can be found on the startech website, or by going here ship: h4.sE//sGuareu..com/mar2et/,tarTech2015 . The full technical wee2end costs C225, and the social Registra/on is C1 0. Ralph Buschbacher For those of you not interested in the full wee2end, we also have 4 o:site events that Terry Fenimore showcase Cincinna/ and its many gems. These can be found on the startech website by C Archibald Hawkins going here AClic2 3ere). Our o:-site events are highlighted by the Hueen City Under- Russell Jeffrey ground tour. This tour has been rated a to. 5 wal2ing tour in the country, and doesn5t James Lingar disa..oint. This is a must see if you come to Cincinna/9 W Chris/an Meyer ,aturday night we are .lanning a wonderful rece./on with great food, wonderful com- Thornton Per2ins .any, and .ossibly a 2eynote s.ea2er from MBU,A. 0ames ,turman As you can see ,tarTech 2015 has something for everyone, the only thing we will be Gerald More missing is you. REGI,TER TODAI9 Any Gues/ons, .lease email Peter Emslander at MBCA,tarTech2015Jgmail.com. For a Pa.er registra/on or to .ay by chec2 .lease call David or Kimberly 3agood at 51 .404.818 . 7e loo2 forward to seeing you in 0une9 2 CENTRAL REGIONAL NEWSLETTER NOTES TECHNICAL RESOURCES DIRECTOR 7e as2 our readers to su..ort the Mercedes-Benz Club of America Classic Center adver/sers a..earing in this .ublica/on, Central Regional Director The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, however, no inference should be made that adver/sing in the 500 ,ec/on ,tar im.lies Ric2 ,iefert California, is the ideal .lace for owners, a..roval of .roducts or services by the P7 7 Manor Dr collectors, and enthusiasts to connect with .ublisher, the 500 ,ec/on, its officers or Chesterfield, Mo P 017 this legendary brand. In addi/on to me/cu- members, or by the Mercedes-Benz Club ric2.siefertJa4.net lously restoring and selling classic Mercedes America. A 14) 4 5-190 -Benz vehicles, the Classic Center o:ers a..raisals, .rovides Genuine Mercedes- 7e encourage editors of other Mercedes- Benz Classic Parts, and can even host your Benz Club newsle4ers to re.rint ar/cles INDIANAPOLIS 500 SECTION s.ecial event. that may be of interest to their ,ec/onNs members. And would a..reciate credit Mercedes-Benz Club of America Mercedes-Benz Classic Center being given to the 500 ,ec/on. Those 500 ,ec/on ,tar 9 7hatney, ar/cles re.rinted in the 500 ,ec/on ,tar Newsle4er Editor Irvine, California 92P18 with .ermission from owners of co.yrights TelE A949) 598-4850 Ken Salter on those ar/cles may not be used without Toll FreeE 1-8PP-MB-CLA,,IC P2 Mac2 Farm LN wri4en .ermission from the original Mon - Fri 8E00 a.m. - 4E00 ..m. P,T Indiana.olis, IN 4P2 7 owners. A 17) 789-9981 www.mercedes-benz-classic.com emailE 2saltJhotmail.com 500 SECTION OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS ADVERTISE FREE President Donors & Sponsors Liaison MBCA 500 ,ec/on Members can .lace Ken ,alter Kevin 7illiams free ads which will run for two issues. P2 Mac2 Farm LN A 17) 514-7070 For addi/onal informa/onE Indiana.olis, IN 4P2 7 emailE r2evwillJmac.com A 17) 789-9981 Membership Chairman Contact: emailE 2saltJhotmail.com Terry Fenimore Ken Salter A 17) 878-5584 P2 Mac2 Farm Ln emailE tlfenimoreJgmail.com Indiana.olis, IN 4P2 7 Vice-President A 17) 789-9981 Kevin 7illiams Board Members: emailE 2saltJhotmail.com 110P5 ,.ring Mill Ln Pete Allen Carmel, IN 4P0 2 Russ 0e:rey 17) 514-7070 Randy Patee emailE r2evwillJmac.com Earl ,alisbury David ,wenby Romeo Mamberle@ BUSINESS ADS Secretary/Treasurer Alicia Tur.in 7754 Ridge 3arvest Ln C50 - Business Card Indiana.olis, IN 4P259 C75 - 1/4 Page A 17) C125 - 1/2 Page Pin2camo288Jgmail.com C150 - Bac2 Cover Questions ? C200 - Full Page Call your ,ec/on President atE A 17) 789-9981 Contact: Ken Salter Na/onal Business Office atE P2 Mac2 Farm Ln A800) P 7-2 P0 Indiana.olis, IN 4P2 7 M-F, 8am - 5.m MT A 17) 789-9981 www.mbca.org emailE 2saltJhotmail.com 3 INDIANA’S MERCEDES-BENZ “FOREIGN AGENT” Mercedes Benz U,A had advised me over a year ago that there was no one in the organiza/on that had wor2ed with or had 2nowledge of Ma8 3o:man as the first Mercedes Cars arrived in the U, aQer the war. They were .leasantly sur.rised that I was the sole survivor 2nown in the country re.resen/ng Mercedes Benz outside 7est Germany. ,i8ty years ago, at the age of 2P, I was one of a few hundred .roud RForeign AgentsR world-wide. In the 19505s I wor2ed with Ma8 3o:man, the United ,tates Mercedes Benz distributor, with my com.any, Auto Im.orts Ltd. which was the first agency for the state of Indiana. Before there were Mercedes Benz factory offices in America, our firm was well aware of this decade5s .roudest achievement in world-wide s.or/ng events. The sales and service of Mercedes Benz automobiles in the heart of America was my job9 0une 15, 1955 was a tragic day at Le Mans, France. It became a..arent that Daimler Benz would discon/nue factory sanc- /oned motor s.or/ng events. It was difficult for our firm to understand the im.act of the decision Awhich lasted nearly 0 years) but Mercedes Benz would con/nue to lead the world with research and develo.ment for this new era of great auto- mo/ve .roducts for the world5s highways. A few months before Le Mans, I had the .leasure of mee/ng with Mr. ,/rling Moss at the R12 hours of EnduranceR race in ,ebring, Florida. 7e had a mutual interest in the success of Mercedes, 0aguar, and Aus/n 3ealy sales in Indiana.olis. Even then, Le Mans was not his favorite motor s.or/ng event. Most recently, in 2014, I met with ,ir ,/rling Moss at Pebble Beach and we discussed his career in interna/onal racing. I was able to meet with 0uan Fangio on a few occasions, most recently at the R100th year of the automobileR celebra/on at Pebble Beach in 198P. Early e8am.les of technological advances were at the Indiana.olis Motor ,.eedway including the first use of the rear-view mirror. Mercedes Benz has been on the forefront of im.roving safety and .erformance of the automobile today. The oldest automo/ve firm in the world con/nues to fulfill their mo4o, RThe Best or Nothing.R - R. Kent Emigh Kent’s 300SL at the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in the 50’s. 4 1955 LE MANS DISASTER 5 1955 LE MANS DISASTER 6 It was nearly 60 years ago on June 15,1955 that the le2er from Daimler -Benz was sent to my office at Auto Imports Ltd. on 422N. Capital Ave. Indianapolis. The tragic accident had occurred and we as "Foreign Agents" had to be no:fied. Anyone that represented Mercedes-Benz o tside of West Germany was considered a 9oreign Agent. We were within Max Ho@manAs distrib :on of the Bnited States1 and was responsible for the State of ,ndiana1 as yo might recall. A day later a follow- p le2er was sent from Ho@manAs New Cork o3ces. - R. Kent Emigh 7 0 an 9angio1 Alfred Ne ba er1 S:rling Moss the day of the race1 0 ne 1955 Photos Co rtesy of: The 1955 25 ho rs of Le ManDs start.
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