r` Newsletter of the Mile-High Section ● Mercedes-Benz Club of America JanuarySeptember, 2015 2015 OVEROver 500400 COPIESCopies DISTRIBUTED Distributed MONTHLYMonthly to IN Colorado,COLORADO, Wyoming WYOMING, & ANDUtah UTAH IN THIS ISSUE….. MERCEDES-BENZ CAR TRIVIA Subject Page(s) TRIVIA: Luxurious Premium Class - Mercedes- Letter from the President, Bob Mashburn 2 Benz 300 SE Coupé(1) And Cabriolet(2) (W Board Officers 2 111/W 112, 1962 To 1967) 2015 Ballot For Directors For The Mile High 3 Section Of MBCA Time Line of Automobile History (Continued) 4-6 100 Years of Mercedes the Trivia Quiz 7-8 Pre-Owned Cars For Sale 9 2015 Events Calendar 10 Event Information Poker Run 11 MBCA Mile High Annual Dinner Meeting 12 Event Report: Sunset Tour (See Link) Steinway-Mercedes Concert And Reception 13 100 Years of Mercedes -Trivia Quiz Answers 14 SEPTEMBER SOCIAL September 16, 2015 @ 6:30PM Hurricane Grill & Wings 8025 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO Kevin Cornwell Scott Visovatti Richard Easley Richard Walker Taylor Olson If you have not received your New Member Packet or if you have questions about your membership, please contact MHS Membership Chair Person, Natalie Mashburn, by phone at 303-988-2710.. or by email at [email protected] MBCA Mile High Annual Membership Dinner Meeting is scheduled for: 1 Saturday, October 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Please VSVP Mile-High Section, Inc. of the Letter From The Mercedes-Benz Club of America President Executive Board Officers Bob Mashburn President: President, Mile- High Section Bob Mashburn …[email protected] Vice President: Randy Williams …..…..303.799.4806………… [email protected] Greetings from behind the wheel. I'm on the Secretary: Chicago to Key West Trip with 47 Mercedes-Benz Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected] 107 MBCA members 8 of those members are from the Mile-High Section and 1 from Pikes Peak Treasurer: Section. We toured the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Max Townsend….…….303.770.1128……....... [email protected] Vance, Alabama. 2015 Mile-High Section Board Members Our up coming events are the social at Hurricane Michael Davison……..720-233-7411……..,….. [email protected] Grille, September 16, 2015, and the Poker Run September 26, 2015. Norm Franklin ….…..…. 303-789-3915…….…[email protected] Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected] The Pikes Peak International Raceway event with Lotus was a success. I would like to thank all Natalie Mashburn.. 303-988-2710.. [email protected] those who volunteered to help out. Mike Redel ….... ..303.637.0219……..…... [email protected] Don't forget our planning day breakfast at Lou Rogers… ...….303-466-3372….…... [email protected] Golden Coral on November 14th, 2015. Other Contacts . We’re looking forward to getting back home. Membership Chair Person Natalie Mashburn… .303-988-2710.. [email protected] Drive Safe, Arrive Alive. Constellation Editor - Mile High Section Karen Redel.….303-637-0219……[email protected] Bob National MBCA Officers Bob & Natalie On Vacation President Terry Kiwala…..…......312-286-0532…….….…[email protected] Vice President Laura Simonds..….…..650-592-7613….……[email protected] Rocky Mountain Regional Director Charlie Bennett….719-576-9737 ..…[email protected] . MBCA……… 1-800-637-2360…...www.mbca.org For a List of all MBCA Board Members, Please Refer to the STAR Magazine For a List of all MBCA Board Members, Please Refer to the STAR Magazine 2 2015 Ballot For Directors For The Mile High Section Of MBCA Election to be held during annual members meeting at the Perfect Landing Restaurant Oct 3, 2015. The 2 open positions will be for a 1 year term to replace directors who have left. The remaining positions will be for a 2 year term. Any one interested in being on the board of directors, should submit their name to Bob Mashburn No Later Than 9/15/2015 To Be Added To Ballot All club members are welcome to be part of this process and good people are needed to keep our club going. Vote Director Term Retain Remove Open 2016 Open 2016 Franklin, Norman Director (2015) Haubold, Niels Secretary (2015) Mashburn , Bob President (2015) Mashburn, Natalie Director (2015) Redel, Mike Director (2015), Web Host Rogers, Lou Director (2015), Williams, Randy Vice President (2015) Davison, Michael Director (2016) Townsend, Max Treasurer (2016) 3 TIMELINE OF AUTOMOBILE HISTORY - CONTINUED 1950: Nino Farina wins the first 1948: Frank Hershey designs General Motors' Cadillac 1950: Nino Farina wins the first Formula One with the "rudder-type" tailfin championship in an Alfa Romeo 1949: The first Volkswagen is sold in the USA 1949: Cadillac introduces a car powered by the new "Kettering engine" capable of 160 horsepower, starting a horsepower race in Detroit 1949: Car manufacturing in the USA finally passes the old 1929 peak with 6.3 million cars made 1949: Jaguar introduces the sports car XK 120 1950: Japanese car manufacturers produce 2,000 cars 1950: The USA has 40 million cars and gasoline consumption has increased 42% over 1945, and General Motors is the main manufacturer in the USA, followed by Ford and Chrysler 1950: Studebaker introduces the "bullet nose" design 1950: General Motors introduces the Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop, a convertible with a non-detachable solid roof 1949: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (later Saab) begins making cars 1950: Ford adopts automatic transmission 1949: Nash's "Airflyte" features an aerodynamic body 1950: The world produces 10.5 million cars, of which shape designed in a wind tunnel by Nils Wahlberg' the USA produces 8 million (75%), Britain 784,000 and Japan 32,000 1949: On average there is one car per family in Los Angeles (one per 2.5 families in New York) 1951: General Motors presents the concept car LeSabre, with heated seats and even a sensor to raise 1949: Chrysler Crown Imperial introduces disc brakes in the top when it started raining the USA 1951: Chrysler introduces the first power steering 1950: Nash introduces the compact car Rambler, that system on a production car launches a new generation of small cars 1951: Ford opens the Cleveland engine factory, the 1950: Ford passes Chrysler in the USA and becomes most automated factory in the world, the first one to number two after General Motors again extensively employ transfer machines 1950: Lancia's Aurelia is the first major car with a V6 1952: Colin Chapman and Colin Dare found car engine manufacturer Lotus in England 4 1952: Morris and Austin merge into the British Motor 1954: Packard merges with Studebaker Corporation (BMC) 1954: Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merge into the 1952: Pininfarina begins building car bodies for Ferrari American Motors Corporation (AMC), the only US manufacturer to focus on small cars (the Ramblers) 1952: General Tire buys Crosley and the compact car is discontinued 1955: Foreign brands account for 14% of car sales in the USA 1953: General Motors' Chevrolet introduces the sports car Corvette 1955: The Big Three of Detroit own 94% of the US market (GM 50%, Ford 27%, Chrysler 17%) and foreigners own only 2% 1955: Citroen introduces the DS 1955: Toyota introduces the Crown 1955: Frank Hershey designs the Ford Thunderbird, meant to compete with the Corvette 1955: Alfa Romeo introduces the two-seater coupe Giulietta Spider, designed by Pininfarina 1953: General Motors' Cadillac introduces the convertible Eldorado 1955: Fiat introduces the 600, designed by Dante Giacosa, the first compact car 1953: General Motors introduces the BelAir 1955: The world produces 13.7 million cars, of which 1953: Studebaker introduces the Loewy coupe the USA produces 9.2 million (67%), Britain 1.3 million and Japan 69,000 1953: Volkswagen plans full automation of body welding and assembly at its Wolfsburg factory 1956: The first Japanese car is sold in the USA, but imports account for less than 1% of the total 7.2 million 1953: Taiichi Ohno invents "lean manufacturing" at cars sold in the USA Japan's Toyota 1956: The Soviet Union introduces the Volga to replace 1954: Nash's Airflyte gets equipped with the first single- the GAZ unit heating and air conditioning system 1954: Volkswagen is the fourth largest car manufacturer in the world after Detroit's big three 1954: The Mercedes 300SL introduces fuel injection, besides disc brakes, independent suspension and radial tires, way ahead of US competition 1954: Fuji Heavy Industries of Japan begins making cars with the Subaru 1500 5 1956: Germany becomes the second largest producer of 1958: General Motors presents the aircraft-inspired cars after the USA ahead of Britain concept car Firebird III,with titanium skin, a gas turbine engine, a double bubble cockpit, cruise control, anti- 956: General Motors introduces the Roadmaster lock brakes, air conditioning, remote door opener, an 1956: Chrysler introduces the Torqueflite with a automated guidance system, and a joystick controller technologically advanced automatic transmission for steering 1957: Maserati introduces the high-performance sports 1958: Chevrolet introduces the Impala, its expensive car 3500GT, conceived by Giulio Alfieri passenger model 1957: Fiat introduces the Nuova 500, designed by Dante 1958: Buick and Oldsmobile introduce huge and vulgar Giacosa cars 1957: Chrysler's Plymouth introduces the Fury, 1958: Datsun introduces the 1000 in the US market, but targeting a younger audience the car is a flop 1957: Fiat introduces the ultra-compact 500 1958: The American Motors Corporation (AMC) introduces the compact