SOONER STAR NEWS MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. Holiday Greetings to All

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1 SOONER STAR NEWS MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB CENTRAL OKLAHOMA December 2016/January 2017 December 2016/January 2017 IN THIS ISSUE Page 1: President s Message Page 3: Maybach S 650 Page 4: Classics on the River- Car Show Report Page 8: Mercedes-Benz SL-Six Decades of Fascination Page 11: Events Calendar Holiday Greetings to All Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign. ~Christina Rossetti PRESIDENT S MESSAGE In this issue How quickly the Holiday Season has arrived and soon 2017 will usher in. Glad tidings to each Member and your families. The Season fittingly begins with Thanksgiving allowing us each to celebrate the bounty of blessings and giving thanks for the abundance for which we have been blessed. And now, we welcome Christmastime, the most special time of worship, family, reunion and joy! Amid the celebrations, is our Central Oklahoma Section annual Christmas party meeting on Tuesday, December 13. For this highlight event of our year, we will return to the beautiful Twin Hills Country Club to enjoy an evening of good food, fellowship and fun, including the ever-favorite Dirty Santa gift exchange. Reservations and prepayments are required; so don t delay in making yours, as the deadline is December 8. Please contact Bill Nash for your reservation and I look forward to seeing you there. We will welcome the New Year with our annual our January Member Recognition meeting on January 17 th. We will be recognizing our long-term members and present our Member of the Year Award, so please plan to attend as this is always a very special meeting. On behalf of the officers and directors of your Section, I wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Logged onto our Facebook page recently, or at all? If not, you re missing a fun opportunity to see some great Mercedes-Benz photography. Each day, an interesting Mercedes-Benz automobile, ranging from the rare to the unusual, is featured on the site. Did you know we have people from around the world long onto our page daily to check out these photos? I encourage you to not only go to the site regularly to see these great photos. Be sure to Like our page and photos. Sooner Star News is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City and G W & Son Auto Body Shop Questions/information call Section President at or National Business Office at

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3 Maybach S 650 Cabriolet By Masood Khan /Daimler Media Mercedes Maybach brand celebrated the debut of its first cabriolet, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Limited to just three hundred and with a price tag of around $ 317,000, the S650 will be available in the spring of A 630 hp 6.0 litre V12 biturbo engine, 20 Maybach forged wheels and extensive chrome trim are just a few features that distinguish the S650 from a regular S Cabriolet. Exclusive travel luggage made with the same leather used in the automobile, a special car cover, and a certificate signed by Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, comes with the car. 3

4 Our 2016 Car Show Classics on the River was a great success. This year s show returned to the OKC Boathouse District, and the Porsche Club joined us for an All-German marque show. The Boathouse District continues to grow and many of the area s visitors also viewed the car show. The show offered something for every Mercedes-Benz, Display Classes, Judged Classes and Silver Star Preservation Class. Everyone enjoyed the beautiful fall weather, and the opportunity to view fifty-eight Mercedes-Benz and Porsche automobiles. Mercedes-Benz of Oklahoma City also provided three 2016 models (S 63 AMG Cabriolet, GLE350SUV, and G class SUV). Our sponsored charity, Sunbeam Family Services, was onsite and assisted with the show. Later in the evening, an award dinner was held at the Colcord Hotel. Jim Priest, President of Sunbeam Family Services and Charles Woods, President of MBCA Central Oklahoma spoke briefly and thanked everyone for making the Car Show a big success. Later Jeff Leatherock, Chief Judge of the Car Show distributed various awards. Charles Boyd s 1960, 220SE Coupe won the People s Choice Award, Ben Kehe, Tony Marruchella, Richard Martin, Ken Hoffman/Mike Diple and Paul Rodesney s cars won awards in different categories. CD Schmidt (Central Oklahoma Section) and Ben Kehe (Eastern Oklahoma Section) received Silver Star Preservation Certificates. 4

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7 New Members Danny Powell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Walter Wilson, Lawton, Oklahoma 7

8 Mercedes-Benz SL Six Decades of Fascination "Mercedes-Benz SL Six Decades of Fascination" is the title of a new book on the iconic model series of the Stuttgart-based brand. The book is published by Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart. Running to 528 pages, it provides in-depth information on every SL from 1952 through to the current 2017-model year. With over 800 photos (some previously unpublished), comprehensive tables and complete descriptions of all SL special models, it is a sumptuous textbook and reference work. An online link also gives access to promotional films and brochures. The book is now available at a price of 69 euros, at bookshops and in the Mercedes-Benz Museum shop as well as online through Motorbuch Verlag ( and the Mercedes-Benz Classic Store ( W 15th St Edmond, OK (405) or

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10 Editor s Note I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. Albert Einstein Future really did come very soon, it seems it was only yesterday we were planning the Events Calendar for the year Here we are ready for the Christmas Party, the last of this year s event on the Calendar. It is time to develop the Calendar of Events for 2017, please get involved, share any ideas for future events and activities that you have with the Section Officers or Board Members. In the meantime enjoy the joyous holiday season. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Masood Khan Christmas Party Announcement Date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 Time: Cash Bar at 6:30 Dinner at 7:30 Location: Twin Hills Golf & Country Club 3401 North East 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK (NE corner of I-35 and NE 36th Street) Menu: 8oz Filet of Beef - $40.00 (Cooked Medium unless you specify otherwise on your check) Salmon - $38.00 Chicken - $33.00 A Vegetarian option - $30.00 All Entrées come with Salad, potatoes, a Vegetable, Dinner Rolls, Desert and Coffee/Iced Tea. Reservations and Prepay Required: Please mail your check payable to MBCA with your Entrée selection(s) by no later than December 8th, 2016 to: Bill Nash, Treasurer, MBCA Central Oklahoma Section P. O. Box 1518, Edmond, OK After Dinner Fun: Observing a Club tradition, we will be playing a seasonally appropriate version of Dirty Santa. Please bring a wrapped gift (one per couple) valued $25 to $35. 10

11 Calendar of Events Sooner Star News December 2016/January 2017 Editor: Masood Khan Asst. Editor: Bill Nash December 3rd; Coffee & Cars OKC Contributing Credits for this issue: Bill Nash, Charles Woods, Masood Khan, and Mercedes-Benz etc. December 13th; Christmas Twin Hills Country Club Photography Credits for this issue: Daimler AG, MercedesBenz, Charles Boyd, Kenny Hoffman, Mike Diple, Masood Khan, and Google etc. Advertising Chair: Greg Morgan, gmorgan41@gmail.com January 7th; Coffee & Cars OKC January 17th; Monthly Dinner Grand House Asian Bistro, Classen Blvd. OKC February 4th; Coffee & Cars OKC February 21st; Monthly Dinner TBD March 4th; Coffee & Cars March 10th; OKC Auto Show March 21st; Monthly Dinner TBD The Sooner Star News is published bi-monthly by the Central Oklahoma Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, as a benefit of MBCA Membership. Subscriptions for non-members are not available. Rates for advertising are available from the Advertising Chair, whose address and phone number are on the back cover. The Editor reserves the right to edit all submitted material. Permission to reprint any original article is hereby expressly granted to other MBCA Sections. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of either MBCA or the Central Oklahoma Section. Neither MBCA nor the Central Oklahoma Section endorses products or services, but may, as a part of our informational activities, allow them to be cited in articles and notices. The trade names and trademarks Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes, and the three-pointed star in a circle, are owned by Daimler AG and are authorized for use by its licensees, which include MBCA, exclusively. Contact MBCA s National Business Office for additional information. MBCA Central Oklahoma Section P. O. Box 1518, Edmond, OK central.ok.mbca@gmail.com 11

12 Mercedes-Benz Club of America Central Oklahoma Section P. O. Box 1518, Edmond, OK Mercedes-Benz Club of America Central Oklahoma Section Officers & Directors Regional Director South Central Region: Gene Jurick, Directors Carol Fisher (405) Jeff Leatherock (405) Greg Morgan (405) Paul Rodesney (405) Tom Whiteley (405) Officers Central Oklahoma Section President: Charles Woods (405) Vice President: Tony Marruchella (843) Secretary: Masood Khan (405) Treasurer: Bill Nash (405)