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1 SEPTEMBER SOCIAL September 16, 2015 @ 6:30PM Hurricane Grill & Wings 8025 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO IN THIS ISSUE….. Subject Page(s) Letter from the President, Bob Mashburn 2 Board Officers 2 2015 Ballot For Directors For The Mile High Section Of MBCA 3 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 MBCA Mile High Annual Dinner Meeting Event Report: Sunset Tour (See Link) Steinway-Mercedes Concert And Reception 11 12 13 100 Years of Mercedes -Trivia Quiz Answers 14 Newsletter of the Mile-High Section ● Mercedes-Benz Club of America 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] September, 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CAR TRIVIA TRIVIA: Luxurious Premium Class - Mercedes- Benz 300 SE Coupé(1) And Cabriolet(2) (W 111/W 112, 1962 To 1967) MBCA Mile High Annual Membership Dinner Meeting is scheduled for: Saturday, October 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Please VSVP Over 400 Copies Distributed Monthly to Colorado, Wyoming & Utah

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SEPTEMBER SOCIAL September 16, 2015 @ 6:30PM

Hurricane Grill & Wings 8025 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO

IN THIS ISSUE…..

Subject Page(s)

Letter from the President, Bob Mashburn 2

Board Officers 2

2015 Ballot For Directors For The Mile High Section Of MBCA

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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 MBCA Mile High Annual Dinner Meeting

Event Report: Sunset Tour (See Link)

Steinway-Mercedes Concert And Reception

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100 Years of Mercedes -Trivia Quiz Answers 14

OVER 500 COPIES DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH

Newsletter of the Mile-High Section ● Mercedes-Benz Club of America January 2015

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]

September, 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ CAR TRIVIA TRIVIA: Luxurious Premium Class - Mercedes-

Benz 300 SE Coupé(1) And Cabriolet(2) (W

111/W 112, 1962 To 1967)

MBCA Mile High Annual Membership Dinner Meeting is scheduled for:

Saturday, October 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at The Perfect Landing Restaurant, Please VSVP

Over 400 Copies Distributed Monthly to Colorado, Wyoming & Utah

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Letter From The President Bob Mashburn President, Mile- High Section

Greetings from behind the wheel. I'm on the Chicago to Key West Trip with 47 Mercedes-Benz 107 MBCA members 8 of those members are from the Mile-High Section and 1 from Pikes Peak Section. We toured the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Vance, Alabama. Our up coming events are the social at Hurricane Grille, September 16, 2015, and the Poker Run September 26, 2015. The Pikes Peak International Raceway event with Lotus was a success. I would like to thank all those who volunteered to help out. Don't forget our planning day breakfast at Golden Coral on November 14th, 2015. . We’re looking forward to getting back home. Drive Safe, Arrive Alive. Bob

Mile-High Section, Inc. of the

Mercedes-Benz Club of America

Executive Board Officers

President:

Bob Mashburn …[email protected]

Vice President:

Randy Williams …..…..303.799.4806………… [email protected]

Secretary:

Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected]

Treasurer:

Max Townsend….…….303.770.1128……....... [email protected]

2015 Mile-High Section Board Members

Michael Davison……..720-233-7411……..,….. [email protected]

Norm Franklin ….…..…. 303-789-3915…….…[email protected]

Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected]

Natalie Mashburn.. 303-988-2710.. [email protected]

Mike Redel ….... ..303.637.0219……..…... [email protected]

Lou Rogers… ...….303-466-3372….…... [email protected]

Other Contacts

Membership Chair Person

Natalie Mashburn… .303-988-2710.. [email protected]

Constellation Editor - Mile High Section Karen Redel.….303-637-0219……[email protected]

National MBCA Officers

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

Bob & Natalie On Vacation

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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)

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1948: Frank Hershey designs General Motors' Cadillac

with the "rudder-type" tailfin

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

1949: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (later Saab) begins

making cars

1949: Nash's "Airflyte" features an aerodynamic body

shape designed in a wind tunnel by Nils Wahlberg'

1949: On average there is one car per family in Los

Angeles (one per 2.5 families in New York)

1949: Chrysler Crown Imperial introduces disc brakes in

the USA

1950: Nash introduces the compact car Rambler, that

launches a new generation of small cars

1950: Ford passes Chrysler in the USA and becomes

number two after General Motors again

1950: Lancia's Aurelia is the first major car with a V6

engine

1950: Nino Farina wins the first

1950: Nino Farina wins the first Formula One

championship in an Alfa Romeo

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

1950: Ford adopts automatic transmission

1950: The world produces 10.5 million cars, of which

the USA produces 8 million (75%), Britain 784,000 and

Japan 32,000

1951: General Motors presents the concept car

LeSabre, with heated seats and even a sensor to raise

the top when it started raining

1951: Chrysler introduces the first power steering

system on a production car

1951: Ford opens the Cleveland engine factory, the

most automated factory in the world, the first one to

extensively employ transfer machines

1952: Colin Chapman and Colin Dare found car

manufacturer Lotus in England

TIMELINE OF AUTOMOBILE HISTORY - CONTINUED

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1952: Morris and Austin merge into the British Motor

Corporation (BMC)

1952: Pininfarina begins building car bodies for Ferrari

1952: General Tire buys Crosley and the compact car is

discontinued

1953: General Motors' Chevrolet introduces the sports

car Corvette

1953: General Motors' Cadillac introduces the

convertible Eldorado

1953: General Motors introduces the BelAir

1953: Studebaker introduces the Loewy coupe

1953: Volkswagen plans full automation of body

welding and assembly at its Wolfsburg factory

1953: Taiichi Ohno invents "lean manufacturing" at

Japan's Toyota

1954: Nash's Airflyte gets equipped with the first single-

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

1954: Packard merges with Studebaker

1954: Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merge into the

American Motors Corporation (AMC), the only US

manufacturer to focus on small cars (the Ramblers)

1955: Foreign brands account for 14% of car sales in the

USA

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

1955: Fiat introduces the 600, designed by Dante

Giacosa, the first compact car

1955: The world produces 13.7 million cars, of which

the USA produces 9.2 million (67%), Britain 1.3 million

and Japan 69,000

1956: The first Japanese car is sold in the USA, but

imports account for less than 1% of the total 7.2 million

cars sold in the USA

1956: The Soviet Union introduces the Volga to replace

the GAZ

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1956: Germany becomes the second largest producer of

cars after the USA ahead of Britain

956: General Motors introduces the Roadmaster

1956: Chrysler introduces the Torqueflite with a

technologically advanced automatic transmission

1957: Maserati introduces the high-performance sports

car 3500GT, conceived by Giulio Alfieri

1957: Fiat introduces the Nuova 500, designed by Dante

Giacosa

1957: Chrysler's Plymouth introduces the Fury,

targeting a younger audience

1957: Fiat introduces the ultra-compact 500

1958: The American Motors Corporation (AMC)

introduces the compact car Rambler, one of the lowest

priced cars built in the USA

Sep 1958: Consumer dissatisfaction in the USA grows,

the USA imports more cars than it exports for the first

time in 50+ years, and the New York Times writes that

US cars have become "overblown, overpriced

monstrosities sold by oafs for thieves to sell to mental

defectives"

1958: Chrysler's Imperial is the first car to offer cruise

control

1958: Lotus introduces the sports car Elite

1958: Daimler-Benz acquires Audi (now renamed Auto

Union)

1958: General Motors presents the aircraft-inspired

concept car Firebird III,with titanium skin, a gas turbine

engine, a double bubble cockpit, cruise control, anti-

lock brakes, air conditioning, remote door opener, an

automated guidance system, and a joystick controller

for steering

1958: Chevrolet introduces the Impala, its expensive

passenger model

1958: Buick and Oldsmobile introduce huge and vulgar

cars

1958: Datsun introduces the 1000 in the US market, but

the car is a flop

1959: Alec Issigonis designs the Mini for the British

Motor Corporation (BMC)

1959: General Motors' Cadillac introduces the eccentric

Series 62 and the rocket-like Cyclone

1959: Foreign manufacturers (mainly Volkswagen) sell

700,000 cars

TO BE CONTINUED

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1. What does the three pointed Mercedes star

represent?

A) The three daughters of Mercedes's first

innovator

B) Germany, Austria, Switzerland OR

C) Land, Sea and Air

2. What is the name of the Mercedes racing team's

manager, who led the team in 1954-1955?

A) Alfred Neubauer

B) Hans Herrmann

C) Hermann Lang

3. How many races did Stirling Moss win for

Mercedes?

0, 1, OR 2

4. What was the nickname of the Mercedes F1 car

used in 1954-1955?

A) Grossewagen

B) Stromlinienwagen

C) Hockenwagen

5. Who was the only driver to compete in all races

for Mercedes in the 50s?

A) J.M.Fangio

B) Karl Kling C) Stirling Moss

6. In which F1 Grand Prix did Mercedes make its

debut?

A) Argentine Grand Prix 1954

B) Belgium Grand Prix 1954

C) French Grand Prix 1954

7. What is the similarity between the first race of

Mercedes in 1954 and the first race of Mercedes in

1993?

A) Both times all cars retired from the race

B) Both times all Mercedes (engined) cars got

disqualified

C) Both times Mercedes (engined) cars scored

points

8. In which Grand Prix did Mercedes make its

comeback to F1 in the 90s?

A) Brazilian Grand Prix 1993

B) South African Grand Prix 1993

C) Brazilian Grand Prix 1994

9. With which team did Mercedes make its

comeback in the 90s?

A) Sauber

B) McLaren

C) Simtek

10. Who is Mercedes motorsport boss today?

A) Jurgen Schrempp

B) Jurgen Hubbert

C) Norbert Haug

100 Years of Mercedes the Trivia Quiz MMercedes: The

It's been 100 years since the first Mercedes car took the streets, and 100 years since it went

racing. 100 glorious years, making it one of the most successful and famous auto

manufacturers in the world. But how well do you know its past and present?

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11. Who won Mercedes's first race since 1955, in

1997?

A) Mika Hakkinen

B) David Coulthard

C) H.H. Frentzen

12. Which company is building the Mercedes

engines nowadays?

A) Judd

B) Ilmor

13. Which of the current F1 drivers previously

drove for Mercedes in other forms of racing?

A) M Schumacher, Frentzen

B) M Schumacher, Fisichella

C) Frentzen, Trulli

14. How many Grands Prix have Mercedes won in

F1, as constructor or as engine supplier, overall?

27, 35 OR 42

15. Who was the last German to drive for Mercedes in F1? A) Wendlinger

B) Von Tripps

C) Frentzen

16. How many horsepowers did the first Mercedes-named car have? 20, 35, OR 66

17. What is the the age of the oldest found Mercedes car in the world? A) 99 years old

B )100 years old

C) 101 years old

18. When did Mercedes and Benz unite?

1926, 1911 OR 1945

19. Why didn't Gottlieb Daimler get to see his first

Mercedes car hit the road?

A) He was in prison for avoiding income tax

B) He left the company because of a dispute

C) He died in 1900, shortly before the car was

released

20. Which were the only three F1 races that Mercedes did not win during the 1954-1955? A) Spain 54, Britain 54 and Monaco 55

B) Holland 55, Spain 55 and Britain 54

21. How many Mercedes cars have been sold i the

past 100 years?

A) 15.1 million

B) 19.4 million

C) 25.6 million

22. Which current F1 test driver had the

opportunity to take the Mercedes Le Mans car for a

fly?

A) Ricardo Zonta

B) Mark Webber

C) Alexander Wurz

23. In how many F1 races did Mercedes compete

as a constructor?

12, 25 OR 44

24. After whom is the Mercedes car named?

A) The daughter its first buyer, Emil Jellinek

B) The famous Argentinian singer, Mercedes Sosa

C) Gottlieb Daimler's thoroughbred horse

25. What is the name of the company today, which

owns the Mercedes marque?

A) Mercedes-Benz

B) Silver Arrows Mercedes

C) DaimlerChrysler

C) Monaco 54, Britain 54 and Spain 54

1http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/jan03/quiz.html

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FOR SALE

1971 280 SL. Exc. cond., 94,155 mi.,

Hard/soft top. Lt blue/dark blue int. Auto

trans, A/C.

$125,000.

(303) 779-8239 or

[email protected].

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Phone: 303-637-0219 or Email: [email protected]

Readers please support the advertisers appearing in this publication.

However, no inference should be made that advertising in The Constellation

implies approval of products or services by the publisher, the Mile-High

Section, its officers or members, or by the Mercedes-Benz Club of America.

We encourage editors of other Mercedes-Benz Club newsletters to reprint

articles that may be of interest to their Section’s members. We appreciate

credit being given to The Constellation. Those articles reprinted in The

Constellation with permission from owners of copyrights on those articles

may not be used without written permission from the original owners.

Members are welcome to submit articles. Deadline for submission is the

10th of the month prior to the month the issue comes out. Articles

should be relevant to the interests and activities of MBCA and its members.

The Publisher reserves the right to edit or reject any article.

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Sales and Services for MB CA Members by MBCA Members

Classified Advertising in The Constellation Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc. may advertise in The Constellation to buy, sell, or trade Mercedes-Benz automobiles and related items at no charge, provided no commercial venture is involved. Ads may include a photo. Copy for the classified advertising must be received in writing by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue. Ads will be published one time. To re-run, the ad must be resubmitted. Current membership number must be included for free ads. LET US KNOW IF YOUR ITEM SELLS—MAKE ROOM FOR ADS FOR OTHER MEMBERS. Non-member and commercial venture advertising will be published at the rate of $10.00 for 3 lines per issue, plus $10.00 for a picture. Advertising in this category may run one, two or three times as requested and paid for in advance by the advertiser. Copy for the ads must be received by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue and must be paid in advance, payable to Mile High-MBCA. Mail ads to: MILE-HIGH SECTION MBCA, 12245 HELENA ST., BRIGHTON, CO 80603 or Email to: [email protected] The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject

any ad.

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Revision Date 8/28/2015

Activity Location Contact Notes

September

9/10/2015 Board meeting @ 7:00P Connie Salvatore's House Michael Davison

21 West Dutch Creek Drive Littleton, CO 80123

9/13/2015 Poker Run (Octoberfest)

Meet At Atlanta Bread

351 W. 104th Avenue,

Northglenn @ 8:30am Lou Rogers

9/16/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm Hurrican Grill Natalie Nashburn 303-988-2710 [email protected]

October

10/3/2015 Annual Member Meeting Perfect Landing Michael Davison

10/9/2015 Reg. Event Enchanted Weekend Taos, New Mexisoo Dave Carpenter

10/21/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm TBD Lou Rogers

November

11/5/2015 Board meeting Norm Franklin's House Norm Franklin 303-789-3915…….…[email protected]

11/7/2015

Steinway & Mercedes-Benz Two

Pinnacles of Excellence @ 1:00

Schmidt Music

155 W. Hampden Avenue,

Suite 155 Englewood Lou Rogers

11/14/2015 Plan 2016 Event Schedule@9:30am Golden Corral Sheridan, CO Bob Mashburn 303-988-2710 [email protected]

11/18/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm TBD Lou Rogers

December

12/3/2015 Board meeting TBD

12/5/2015 Holiday Party Mount Vernon CC Max Townsend Private Room

We will be planning our 2016 Events and Socials for the year .

720-233-7411 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

Mark your calendar for November 14th at 9:30am for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Sheridan, Colorado. We want your participation.

For Latest updates and Info visit MHS website at www,milehighmbca.org

Contact Information

303-550-6543 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

303-770-1128 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

[email protected]

720-233-7411 [email protected]

2015 Event/Activity Schedule Mile High Section Mercedes Benz Club

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DISCONTINUANCE OF UNNECESSARY HARD COPY CONSTELLATION PUBLICATIONS

In an effort for the Mercedes-Benz MHS Club to be more cost efficient, we will no longer be publishing hard copies of

the constellation as of January 1, 2016. We realize there are individuals who require a hard copy of the Constellation

and in order to accommodate you, please notify me at my e-mail ([email protected].) or send a note to

my address at: 12245 Helena Street, Brighton, CO 80603. if you don’t have a computer, we will gladly accommodate

those individuals who request a hard copy.

A little background on this decision: Our club doesn’t have an excess of money to operate on. In investigating the hard

copy circulation for all our members this is what was found:

We currently print out 400 copies quarterly of our Constellation. The cost for printing/mailing is $419.81.

Our cost for this process is $1,679.24, annually. By eliminating an estimated 300 printed copies quarterly, we

can reduce our printing costs by $1,279.24, annually and save a few trees along the way.

We will continue to publish the hard copy Constellation for the dealerships and for those of you who wish to

receive the Constellation in the hard copy format.

If you wish to receive a hard copy, please notify me as noted above by January 1, 2016.

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Charity Poker Run

Benefiting:

Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (BDC)

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Meet at Atlanta Bread, 351 West 104th Avenue Northglenn, CO 80234 at 8:30 am

We will leave from Atlanta Bread at 9:00 am. The drive will be approximately 60 miles with fun stops along

the way to draw a playing card to try to get the best poker hand. Prizes will be awarded based on the best

hand at our final stop. We will have lunch at the Islamorada Fish Company located in Bass Pro Shop, 7970 East

49th Avenue, Denver, 80238. Cost to participate in the Rally is $30 per car (includes one poker sheet). Extra

Poker Sheets may be purchased at the start of the rally for $15 each.

Proceeds from the Rally benefit Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (BDC)

For more information contact Lou Rogers at 303-550-6543, or via email—[email protected].

POKER RUN REGISTRATION FORM

Event Registration Fee $30.00 per car

Make your check payable to Mile-High Section, MBCA

Send check & this form to: Lou Rogers, 9293 W. 103rd Ave., Broomfield, CO 80021

Name Phone: ______________________________

Email: __________________________ # Cars at $_________per car______________

Extra Donation (voluntary – not required) $ __________ Total Enclosed: ________________

EVENT INFORMATION

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MBCA MILE HIGH ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

Our dinner is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at The Perfect Landing Restaurant

We will be limited to three menu items: Beef, Chicken or Seafood

separate checks for each couple or single person will be provided

Important: In Order To Provide An Accurate Head Count For This Dinner: Please Contact :

Michael Davison Via Phone Or Email: 720-233-7411 [email protected]

MBCA MILE HIGH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DINNER MEETING

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Two Pinnacles of Excellence

Join us for a delightful afternoon reception and piano concert celebrating the history of Steinway and

Mercedes-Benz.

Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Schmitt Music

155 W. Hampden Avenue-Suite 155, Englewood

Refreshments will be served

In 1886 the first car powered by a fast running combustion engine rolled out of the workshop of Gottlieb

Daimler and Karl Benz in Germany, signaling the era of the "internal combustion engine" and putting into

motion one of the greatest changes in human history and the environment.

On October 6, 1888, a contract was signed between William Steinway of Steinway & Sons in New York and

Gottlieb Daimler. William Steinway’s association with design engineer Wilhelm Maybach, who was Daimler's

confidant, allowed him to easily get in touch with Daimler with his proposal for licensing the engines in the US.

The resulting contract provided for the manufacture of Daimler engines and products in America and resulted in

the Daimler Motor Company at the site of the Steinway piano factory in Long Island, New York. In the

beginning, only stationary and marine engines were produced there – all made according to a patent owned by

Gottlieb Daimler.

The first “American Mercedes” built in New York in 1905 was essentially a copy of the Mercedes 45 hp which

was already built in Caanstatt, Germany. Between 1904 and 1907 Steinway & Sons assembled Mercedes

automobiles at their plant in Long Island. Only a few “American Mercedes” were ever built. In 1907, after a

fire destroyed most of the factory, the company ceased operations.

You will drive away from this event with an enhanced appreciation for the heritage of both of these remarkable

instruments. Watch future issues of The Constellation and milehigh.mbca.org for updates. For more

information contact Lou Rogers at 303-550-6543 or via email at [email protected].

THERE ARE LIMITED OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT!

REGISTER NOW USING THE FORM BELOW

STEINWAY-MERCEDES CONCERT AND RECEPTION REGISTRATION FORM

Event Registration Fee $5.00 per person

Make your check payable to Mile-High Section, MBCA

Send check & this form to: Lou Rogers, 9293 W. 103rd

Ave., Broomfield, CO 80021

Name Phone: ______________________________

Please provide check by November 1, 2015.

Email: __________________________ # Attending at $5.00 per person ______________

Total Enclosed: ________________

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Answer1 = "Land, Sea and Air";

Answer2 = "Alfred Neubauer";

Answer3 = "1";

Answer4 = "Stromlinienwagen";

Answer5 = "J.M.Fangio";

Answer6 = "French Grand Prix

1954";

Answer7 = "Both times Mercedes

(engined) cars scored points";

Answer8 = "South African Grand

Prix 1993";

Answer9 = "Sauber";

Answer10 = "Norbert Haug";

Answer11 = "David Coulthard";

Answer12 = "Ilmor";

Answer13 = "M Schumacher,

Frentzen”

Answer14 = "35";

Answer15 = "Frentzen";

Answer16 = "35";

Answer17 = "99 years old";

Answer18 = "1926";

Answer19 = "He died in 1900,

shortly before the car was

released

Answer20 = "Spain 54, Britain 54

and Monaco 55";

Answer21 = "19.4 million";

Answer22 = "Mark Webber";

Answer23 = "12";

Answer24 = "The daughter its first

buyer, Emil Jellinek";

Answer25 = "DaimlerChrysler";

100 YEARS OF MERCEDES THE TRIVIA QUIZ ANSWERS