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April - June 2014Please visit our website: www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org
Chaparral Sec on Board Mee ngs occur every second Thursday at 5:00 PM at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, 6350 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ. For na onal Mercedes-Benz club informa on, go to www.mbca.org. The Chaparral Sec on “Trading Post” and other local news are posted at www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org. The Saguaro Star newsle er is published four mes per year. We announce new events, date changes and other important in-forma on electronically. Not receiving our e-news? Contact any of our Board members (see the list on page 2), email us at [email protected]) or click the “Contact Us” link on our home page at www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org
Upcoming Events and New Members (p. 5)
President Mike Zonnefeld on what‛s happening in the club (p. 2)
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Club Calendar for 2014 (p. 11)
Presented by the Chaparral Section, Mercedes-Benz Club of America
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Social gatherings, Tech sessions and Car shows, - don‛t miss these great events! (p. 7,9)
Tubac Collector Car Show 2014 Report (p.3)
Mercedes-Benz automobiles attract us,
What‛s Happening Around the MBCA (p. 10)
EVENTS bring us together.
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Michael TurnerNewsletter [email protected]
Steve RossRegional [email protected]
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Fred FinneyTreasurer520-297-2485fvfi [email protected]
Michael [email protected]
Jerry [email protected]
Ed GladishVice [email protected]
Lynn DavisonDirector/Events [email protected]
Kenneth [email protected]
For the Chaparral Section, MBCAMike ZonnefeldPresident
Events, Events, Events...
Top down, wind in the car, spring driving is here! Our club is thriving and we have some wonderful events for this year,
thanks to the efforts of your board.
Driving events! Driving and eating events! Fun judging events! Overnight events, there is something for everyone to fi t their schedule and budget. Check the web site for the details. Come join your Mercedes-Benz loving friends at one of the exciting events.
Our section continues to thrive with 108 members. Thanks to a wonderful newsletter, one of the best in the country, and a continuing effort to put together exciting events, Chaparral Section is in good shape. Our web site is improved and streamlined giving more information for our members.
Big news this quarter is a discount at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson for MBCA and Chaparral Section members. It has been a long time in coming, but carefully thought out and prepared by Mercedes-Benz of Tucson. I believe you will fi nd it a great benefi t for your MBCA membership. Details will be published on the website later this month and in the next quarterly newsletter.
Remember too that you are also welcome to attend of the board meetings held at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson the second Thursday of each month at 5:00 PM. We look forward to your input as to how we can further improve our section.
Keep your driving safe and enjoy your own Mercedes-Benz safely this summer!
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Section Events...Tubac Collector Car ShowMichael Turner
On a crisp and slightly overcast January 25th morning, 17 Chaparral Section members and friends met for a hearty breakfast at the Cow Palace Restaurant in Amado, AZ, enroute
to the 20th Annual Collector Car Show presented by the Santa Cruz Valley Car Nuts. Pre-registrations showed 18 Mercerdes-Benz automobiles registered for this year’s show.
We departed the restaurant at 9:00 AM sharp for the 10 mile caravan to the show site on the driving range of the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. As we entered the gateway to the resort, we paused to allow the caravan to close up. By the time we set out for the last mile to the show, the caravan had grown to 27 vehicles. It was quite an impressive site to see 27 immaculately prepared Mercedes-Benz automobiles arriving in style and winding our way to the show grounds.
The Chaparral Section was well represented in Class 20 – Mercedes-All with 17 members and their Mercedes-Benz automobiles. The Section welcomed another 10 Mercedes-Benz owners and their immaculately prepared vehicles. The total of 27 vehicles was the best turnout of Mercedes-Benz automobiles at a Southern Arizona car show in a very long time.
The winners for “Class 20 – Mercedes All” are:
1st Place – Jim Dretler2011 SLS AMG 2nd Place – Lynda Bosworth
1961 190SL RD3rd Place - Siegfried Rosenthal 1958 190SL RD
SL500 Silver Arrow
Event MeisterLynn Davison
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Membership has it’s rewardsMercedes-Benz Club member specials
Mercedes-Benz of Tucson values the Mercedes-Benz Club members and their patronage. So we’d like to say thank you for
your loyalty by extending to you exclusive offers. Please contact your Service Advisor for details. With 15 highly skilled
technicians -11 of which are Master Certified Technicians, loaner Mercedes-Benz vehicles, and a state-of-the-art service
center, we’ll ensure your next service visit is exceptional. Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, for a superb ownership experience.
Mercedes-Benz of Tucson6350 E. Grant Rd.www.TucsonMercedes.com 886.1311
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Upcoming Events...
New Chaparral Section MembersNew Chaparral Section Members
- January 2014
- February 2014Denny Eggiman Tucson, AZ 2004 SL55 AMG Kompressor
- March 2014
Charles Rogers Tucson, AZ Hal Biestek Tucson, AZ
Welcome to the Chaparral Section...Welcome to the Chaparral Section...
Janine Leatherman Tucson, AZ
The Chaparral Section presents the First Ever Show (Up) and Shine (or not) car show to be held at St Phillips Plaza on Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We have been granted inner sanctum parking in the central plaza for our show. The Union Restaurant will also have German food available for our Club members. There will be “joke” prizes given out. Con-tact Lynn Davison <[email protected]> or 520.885.6669.
April 12, 2014 - Chaparral Section First Ever Show and Dine Car Show
May 17, 2014 - Kitt Peak Tour and Picnic
June 14, 2014 - The Chaparral Section Annual Run to Mt Lemmon
Please note, the Chaparral Section takes the months of July and August off from all activities. Please visit the Chaparral Section website for the most current information concerning these events and all Section activities.
A new event venue for the Chaparral Section. Come and join us for another memorable trip into the Astronomical delights of Tucson. We will be visiting Kitt Peak National Observatory, and in particular, the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. After the tour, we will proceed down the mountain 1.5 miles to the Picnic Area and enjoy a bring-your-own picnic under the ramada. Please send an email to Michael Turner <[email protected]> to let us know that you wish to attend the Kitt Peak tour.
It’s time again for our annual Mount Lemon Drive and Dine. Our trip to the Sawmill Restaurant will climb up the beautiful winding road of the Mount Lemmon Highway, with a stop at Windy Point for a photo shoot and break. Our Dine part of the outing will be at the Sawmill Restaurant on Mount Lemmon. For more information and to let Ken know you want to attend, contact Ken George <[email protected]>.
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Section Events...Sweetheart Lunch - Tanque Verde Guest RanchLynn Davison
A beautiful spring day in the desert, the backdrop of a guest ranch in the foothills, and an ap-preciative group fi nished off the setting for the Chaparral Section’s Sweetheart lunch at the
Tanque Verde Guest Ranch on Saturday, the 8th of February.We hadn’t had 43 attendees for an event for a very long time, but this one attracted a crowd. Many of our friends from other sections in colder, snowy climates were delighted to be there.
With a whole row of dedicated parking for our Mercedes-Benz cars, the photo opportunities were great. Yes, there were a couple of very interesting other makes present as well.
Of course, the excellent food on the buffet line helped with the atmosphere of fun and friend-ship.
Mr. President and Mr Event Meister
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Section Events...DM50 Picnic and 6th Annual Casual Car ShowMichael Turner
On Saturday morning March 15, 2014, 8 immaculately prepared Mercedes-Benz au-
tomobiles, assisted by another German vehicle and a very nicely restored British vehicle, set off from the parking lot of Bull Basin Archery on South Craycroft road for the entrance to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, AZ.
The purpose for the 13 Chaparral Section members to enter onto the air base was to support the DM50 Picnic and 6th Annual Ca-sual Car Show; 2014 marks the 5th year that the Chaparral Section has participated in this very worthwhile car show. This year we were parked in 2 rows of 4 vehicles, with the other German and British vehicles being parked with their brethren, in the middle of the large soc-cer fi eld.
The event organizers managed to squeeze 126 vehicles onto the fi eld that normally only holds 100 vehicles or so. We setup the tent and Chaparral Section banner, only to have the tent blown down by high winds. We made the best of the day with our “car show” chairs and a lot of sunscreen.
Again this year, the DM50 put on a great pic-nic for the airmen and their families of DMAFB. Every penny of our entrance fee goes to the non-profi t Kachina Fund to help with family expenses and programs that the Air Force does not fund. The car show and picnic is a chance for airmen to display their own “show vehicles”, and unwind for a short respite.
I want to thank each of you for supporting this very worthwhile event.
SL600 - SL500 Silver Arrow - S550
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What’s Happening Around the MBCA...
Support our Saguaro Star Advertisers. Let them know you saw their ad in the Chaparral Section Saguaro Star...
For Enthusiasts (http://www.mbca.org/enthusiasts)
Your MBCA National Enthusiast Committee has created a worthy campaign of interesting programs that will provide benefi ts and assistance for all Mercedes-Benz afi cionados. The programs titled “For Enthusiasts,” will be launched in 2013 throughout the year on the MBCA website (mbca.org), in the Star Magazine, in section newsletters and social media.
The team will work together to maintain, publish and support a variety of resources concerning the automobiles and activities related to them.
Authors of EnthusiasmThe following is a list of known books published by MBCA members. This is only meant as a brief overview of the book, and the list is not guaranteed to be comprehensive. Generally, additional information is available about the book at Amazon.com. Most of the books are available at Amazon, or by third-party sellers listed on Amazon as well. Click the title or image of any publication to view it’s full listing and/or the link to purchase the publication.
45: The Story; The Cars | Clauspeter Becker, Markus Bolsinger, Michael Clauss, Frank Mühling, Hans Schilder, and Achim Peitzmeier
Celebrating the 45 years of AMG cars (1967-2012), the book begins with an 80 page plus history of AMG and its relationship to Mercedes, becoming whol-ly-owned by (then) Daimler-Chrysler in 2005. The main section is devoted to chronologically covering individual AMG models, from the 1967 AMG 230 (...
This memoir recounts the author’s adventures while competing in the Around the World in 80 Days Motor Challenge from May to July 2000. Beginning with his search for a sponsor and his deliberations in choosing a 1959 Mer-cedes-Benz 220S, it follows him from his arrival in London through various countries including Italy, Greece, Former Russian Republics, China, Canada, the United States, Morocco, Spain and France.
Collecting the Mercedes Benz SL 1954-1990 | John Olson (Twin Cities)
A compilation of Mercedes-Benz SL subjects by the SL Market Letter. Includes a 3 page dedication to Rudolf Uhlenhaut, art and memorabilia, extensive index.
to be continued...
Calendar of Events - 2014
Please check the Chaparral Section website for the most current information concerning these events and all Section activities.
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Date Event Host / Contact
April 12, 2014 Show & Shine with Wine Lynn Davison
May 17, 2014 Kitt Peak Tour & Picnic Michael Turner
June 14, 2014 Mt. Lemmon Dine & Drive Ken George
July and August Dark
September 27, 2014 Run to the Pines—Pinetop Ed Gladish / Jerry Tucker
October 18, 2014 Tucson Classics Car Show Michael Cooper / Jerry Tucker
November 1, 2014 Mystery Dine and Drive Lynn Davison
December 6, 2014 Christmas Party Ed Gladish
Mystery Photo
Know what this photo is? Send an email to Michael <[email protected]> and let me know.
Robert & Patricia Haley 1980 500E AMG
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Mercedes-Benz Club of AmericaChaparral Section4641 W Saguaro Cliffs DrTucson, AZ 85745http://www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org
