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The Northwestern
Mercedes-Benz Club of America-Portland Section
Inside: Mercedes-Benz Auto Racing
Past MBCA-PDX president
Allen Stephen’s
1978 w116 chassis 6.9
Winter 2020
Contents Mercedes-Benz Club
of America,
New Members 1 Portland Section
Presidents Message 2
Section Officers: (Expiration Year)
Schedule of Events 2
Holiday Lunch Recap 3 President
David Abarr(2022)…………….541-981-1919
Southern Oregon Holiday Reception Recap 3 mbcapdxdave@comcast.net
Recap: Annual General Meeting 4
Cover Story: Mercedes-Benz Auto Racing 5 Vice President
Matthew Nenninger (2022)…..503-805-7145
Coming Event: LeMay Collections 8 matt.nenninger@gmail.com
Spring Raffle 9
Secretary/Treasurer
Coming Event: Spring Drive/MB of Salem 10 Stacy Rollins (2022) ………….503-645-0675
Membership Corner 10 stacy@stacyrollins.com
MBCA Membership Application 12
Section Membership:
Classified Ads 13 George Larson (2022)……….. 541-971-1033
larsg1f@gmail.com
Ron Woodruff (2022)…...……503-708-8151
ronwoodruff9@gmail.com
Welcome, New Members!
Newsletter Editor and Webmaster:
Matthew Nenninger (2022)…..503-805-7145
Name Location matt.nenninger@gmail.com
Ian Crane Vancouver, WA Newsletter Advertising:
David Abarr…………………....541-981-1919
John Hinshaw Kelso, WA mbcapdxdave@comcast.net
Michael Leroux Hermiston, OR Directors at Large:
Bobby Danger Bend, OR Russ Erdman (2022) …………...360-904-3748
erdmanra@gmail.com
James Hendershot (2022)..….541-471-2200
jim@radiodesign.com
Past President:
Ron Woodruff …...……………503-708-8151
ronwoodruff9@gmail.com
Northwest Regional Director:
Jeff Shindler
jeff.shindler@shaw.ca
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We encourage submissions, articles and photos from our members. Dead-
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and his wife, Tracie Andrews. care of the editor (see above). We reserve the right to edit or refuse submis-
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Page 1 NORTHWESTERN STAR Winter 2020 Edition
President’s Message
By David Abarr, Portland Section President
Hello Portland members!
It is almost spring and that means coming out of hibernation and car season will soon be here!
We have another great line up of events. We start the year off with the LeMay at Maryhill visit in the Tacoma,
Washington area. This is the other portion of the LeMay car collection that isn’t at the main museum in Taco-
ma. We follow that up with a spring drive through the Willamette Valley, ending with a visit to Mercedes-Benz
of Salem. I look forward to seeing members this year at events.
My 190e project although very slow going has been progressing. I had the euro dog leg transmission rebuilt
and that is back. I located a m103 3.2 AMG straight 6 engine in Canada and that is in progress of being re-
built. After that it would be getting the car back together after quite a few years of being inoperable. I look
forward to having this car running and bringing it to events.
Happy motoring,
Dave
The statement above was written prior to the U.S. outbreak of COVID-19. In light of current events, club
gatherings have been cancelled through at least April. We will attempt to reschedule events later in the year
depending on how things progress. We hope your family is safe and healthy. We look forward to getting back
to club events as soon as we can. In the mean time, be safe and keep practicing social distancing.
Find us:
Visit our web page here: http://portland.mbca.org
You can find all event photo albums on our SmugMug site: pdxmbca.smugmug.com
Stay up to date on the latest event information…
Follow the Portland Section on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/mbcaportlandoregon/
Portland Section Schedule of Events
March Cancelled—LeMay Collections at Marymount Saturday March 28th
April Cancelled—Spring Drive & Visit to MB of Salem Saturday April 25th
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Holiday Lunch Recap By Matt Nenninger, Portland Section Vice President On December 8th, 2019, members enjoyed a delicious late lunch at Hudson's Bar and Grill, inside the Heath- man Lodge in Vancouver, WA. We had a nice turnout of about 18 people. The atmosphere was very festive with the lodge decorated for the holidays, and there was lots of good conversation around our big, private table. Many thanks to Paul and Stephanie for hosting, and for the holiday goodies! See more photos here: https:// pdxmbca.smugmug.com/Holiday-Lunch- Dec-8-2019/ Southern Oregon Holiday Reception Recap By James Hendershot, Portland Section Director at Large MBCA members in Southern Oregon enjoyed a Christmas reception on December 13th at Jim and Kirsten Hender- shot’s house in Grants Pass, Oregon. A dozen folks showed up, and enjoyed an informal time of food and an assortment of local wines, along with warm friendship (to make up for the cold evening) and car talk, lasting late into the evening. Members brought cars ranging from classics to the late model sedans and SUV’s, and everyone had a great time! Page 3 NORTHWESTERN STAR Winter 2020 Edition
Recap: Annual General Meeting
By Matt Nenninger, Portland Section Vice President
Our Annual General Meeting took place after the Holiday sea-
son this year, on February 12th at Stanford's Restaurant and
Bar on Hayden Island.
Several members received anniversary pins, including Walter
Tabrum who received his 25 year pin. George Larson was
awarded the Member of the year award for his work with club
membership.
The new editor of the Star Magazine, Jeff Zurschmeide, was in
attendance, as was Jeff Stites from Keith Martin's Sports Car
Market. Blue Nelson was there too, arriving at the meeting after
driving nearly 24 hours straight, from the MB Classic Center in
California!
The food was delicious, the service was outstanding, and the
conversation lively. Our thanks to Russ Erdman for organizing
this fun event!
George Larson receives the Member of the
Year Award.
Stacy Rollins tells members about the upcoming March drive to visit
the LeMay Collections at Marymount. See page 8 for details.
Dave Abarr congratulates Walter Tabrum on
receiving his 25 year membership pin.
See more photos here: https://pdxmbca.smugmug.com/Annual-General-Meeting-Feb-1-2020/
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Cover Story: Mercedes-Benz Auto Racing
By George Larson, Portland Section Membership Co-Chair
Human nature has supported competition in nearly every possible endeavor throughout history. Once two
cars were fabricated and in the same vicinity, contests inevitably began. The earliest races were before
1900. There are some excellent books (reasonably priced as used) that detail the early history of racing and
the Daimler/Mercedes-Benz predecessor companies up to the end of the millennia. Prices are estimated.
Holy Halls: The Secret Car Collection of Mercedes-
Benz
Christof Vieweg
ISBN-10: 3667116673
ISBN-13: 9783667116673
11/2019 $55 new 255 p
The Star and the Laurel: The Centennial History of
Daimler, Mercedes, and Benz, 1886-1986
Beverly R. Kimes
ISBN 10: 0936573015
ISBN 13: 978-0936573014 Mercedes
1985 $30 368 p Rainer W. Schlegelmilch & Hartmut Lehbrink
ISBN 10: 3895088995
Standard Catalog of Mercedes-Benz ISBN 13: 978-3895088994
Jim Lukens 1997 $12 660 p 2 Volume Set
ISBN-10: 0896897036
ISBN-13: 978-0796897038 Mercedes-Benz Supercars: 1901 to Today
2009 $30 244 p Thomas Wirth
ISBN 10: 0764340905
45: AMG–The Story-The Cars ISBN 13: 978-0764340901
Clauspeter Becker, Markus Bildungsroman, Frank 2013 $40 176 p
Muhling, Hans Schilder, Achim Peilzmeier
ISBN 10: 3768834948 The Classic Mercedes-Benz
ISBN 13: 978-3768834940 Phill Drackett
2013 $90 474 p ISBN 10: 0861241118
ISBN 13: 978-0861241118
1983 $6 96 p
Great Marques - Mercedes-Benz
Roger Bell
ISBN 10: 0706413717
ISBN 13: 978-0706413717
1980 $6 96 p
Merc-Benz Production Models Book 1946-95
W. Robert Nitske
ISBN 10: 0760302456
1995 $10 291 p
For a detailed list of MBCA membership benefits, click this link:
https://www.mbca.org/member-benefits
Page 5 NORTHWESTERN STAR Winter 2020 Edition
Cover Story, continued... Mercedes-Benz participated in motorsports rac- ing until a crash at Le Mans in 1955 where two competing cars collided, the 1955 Mercedes SLR hit the pit wall and scatter its drivetrain into the pits and crowd causing 84 deaths including the 2 drivers. Mercedes-Benz withdrew from factor sponsorship of racing competition resulting in a long Mercedes-Benz absence in motor- sports. The company focused on building safer vehicles. Upon returning to motorsports in the mid-1980s (roughly 30 years later), the first outings were in the Deutche Tourenwagon Masters (DTM) series that were held in Germany. 1988 was the first factory-sponsored racing team year. The series used small (C-class), light-weight 4-door cars that were simply tuned production cars (for cost savings). 1986-1988 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class CLK DTM (W201) 190E 2.3-16 I4 (M102), DOHC 4-valve/cylinder, dry sump, 240/260/300 hp @ 7,000 rpm 260/260/270 lb-ft (year over year increases), 6-speed Xtrac sequen- tial transmission, carbon brakes (1988 first year with MB Team sponsored cars). Engines were jointly built by AMG and Mercedes. 1989-1990 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class CLK DTM (W201) 190E 2.5-16 Evo 1 I4 (M102\111), DOHC 4- valve/cylinder, dry sump, 315 hp @ 7,000 rpm 285 lb-ft 1991-1993 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class CLK DTM (W201) 190E 2.5-16 Evo 2 I4 (M102), DOHC 4-valve/ cylinder, dry sump, 333/340/373 hp @ 7,200 rpm 290/300/300 lb-ft (year over year) 1994-2000 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class DTM (W202) 2.5L 90° V6 (M106) DOHC 4-valves per cylinder, fuel injected, naturally aspirated, dry sump, transaxle 6-speed sequential (paddle operated from 1995), ABS, steel chassis, carbon fiber panels, 400/440/500 hp @ 11,500 rpm 221 lb-ft, #2,161 Starting in 1999 engines were built by HWA Team, also known as HWA RACELAB, that is the motor racing team of HWA AG based in Affalterbach. HWA also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mer- cedes-AMG. HWA was responsible for managing the AMG Mercedes factory team in the DTM. HWA AG was founded in 1999, and takes its name from Hans-Werner Aufrecht, who cofounded AMG with Erhart Melcher in 1967. Winter 2020 Edition NORTHWESTERN STAR Page 6
Cover Story, continued...
2000-2003 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class DTM (W202) 4L 90° V8 (M178), DOHC 4-valve per cylinder, nor-
mally aspirated, indirect fuel injected 470/483 hp 295/369 lb-ft, #2,381
2004-2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class DTM (W203) 4L 90° V8 (M178), DOHC 4-valve per cylinder, nor-
mally aspirated, port fuel injected, 3-plate carbon fiber clutch, 6-speed sequential transaxle with paddle shift,
double wishbone, push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers, carbon ceramic brakes, carbon fiber mono-
coque and panels, 476 hp 361 lb-ft, #2,359
2007-2010 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class DTM (W203) 4L 90° V8 (M178), DOHC 4-valve per cylinder, nor-
mally aspirated, port fuel injected, 6-speed sequential transaxle with paddle shift, double wishbone, push-rod
actuated coil springs over dampers, carbon ceramic brakes, carbon fiber monocoque and panels, 476 hp
369 lb-ft, #2,359
2012-2014 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-class DTM (W204) 4L 90° V8 (M178), DOHC 4-valve per cylinder, nor-
mally aspirated, port fuel injected, 6-speed sequential transaxle with paddle shift, double wishbone, push-rod
actuated coil springs over hydraulic dampers, carbon ceramic brakes, carbon fiber monocoque and panels,
460/500 hp @ 7,500 rpm 369 lb-ft, #2,315
2015-2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 DTM
(W205) 4L 90° V8 (M178), DOHC 4-valve
per cylinder, normally aspirated, port fuel
injected, 6-speed sequential transaxle with
paddle shift, double wishbone, push-rod ac-
tuated coil springs over dampers, carbon
ceramic brakes, carbon fiber monocoque
and panels, 470/483/500 hp @7,500 rpm
295/369 lb-ft, #2,381
In 2018, after announcing that it would pull
out of the Dutch Touringcar Masters (DTM)
series after 30 years (1988 – 2018) partici-
pation, Mercedes-AMG went on to take all
three DTM titles for the 2018 season. With 11 Driver’s Championships, 7 Manufacturers’ Championships, 14
Team Championships, and 190 first-place finishes, Mercedes-AMG is the most successful brand in the histo-
ry of DTM. Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing can also look back on a very successful season in 2018, as
customer teams participated in more than 1,100 races and were able to capture numerous victories and ti-
tles. This series of cars provided development testing and production of many of the current high-
performance engines in today’s cars. The retirement from DTM is to participate in the Formula E racing se-
ries starting in 2020.
Look for articles in the future about Formula 1, GT3, GT4, and Formula E.
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Coming Events
LeMay Collections at Marymount– 3/28
On Saturday March 28 the Portland section will drive to visit the LeMay car museum in south Tacoma
(Spanaway) WA. This is the LeMay Museum at Marymount – home to hundreds of cars on display.
Most car enthusiasts have heard of America’s Car Museum in Downtown Tacoma, next to I-5 and the Taco-
ma dome. It has also been referred to as the LeMay museum because many of the cars it houses were
owned by Harold LeMay - but not all. Many of the remainder are located in Marymount. That’s where we’re
going because it’s different and out of the ordinary.
Harold LeMay loved cars, or maybe just loved buying cars because he ended up owning nearly 2,000 of them
after four decades of collecting. Reportedly he had cars stored all over the Tacoma area. In the 1980’s he
purchased from the Sisters of Saint Dominic, a school the sisters owned but had to close for financial rea-
sons. LeMay moved much his car collection to the former school’s grounds. When the America’s Car Muse-
um was created about 500 of the LeMay cars were transferred to it. Most of the remaining cars are on dis-
play at Marymount. Eventually the LeMay family established a museum at Marymount where the public can
view the collection.
The Seattle Section MBCA has been to Marymount and highly recommends it as more interesting than the
museum downtown.
Museum website link: https://www.lemaymarymount.org/
The Drive Plan:
Meet at the Gee Creek Rest Stop on I-5 north of Vancouver WA (exit 11). We’ll leave for Marymount at
8:30am and arrive about 10:45 – 11:00am. The tour lasts about 3 hours and views the Main building and the
Vintage car garage.
After visiting the museum some may wish to go visit the Griot’s Garage Store and HQ in Tacoma. It’s about
20 minutes’ drive from the Marymount museum.
Sumary:
What: Visit LeMay car museum at Marymount
When: Saturday, March 28th at 11:00am (or 8:30am at the Gee Creek Rest Stop)
Where: 325 152nd St E, Tacoma, WA 98445
RSVP: Stacy Rollins, 503-645-0675. stacy@stacyrollins.com
Winter 2020 Edition NORTHWESTERN STAR Page 8
Spring Raffle
To Purchase Tickets Go to raffle.mbca.org
Log-in with your user name and password to purchase your tickets or to print a Raffle Order Form.
OR Call 800.637.2360 Mon-Thurs 8am - 4:30pm; Fri 8am - 4pm Mountain Time.
Page 9 NORTHWESTERN STAR Winter 2020 EditionComing Events
Spring Drive & Visit to MB of Salem– 4/25
Save the Date! On April 25th, join other members for a backroads drive through the beautiful Willamette
Valley. We’ll start mid-morning in the Wilsonville area, and end at 1:00 at Mercedes-Benz of Salem, where
we’ll be treated to light refreshments and AMG vehicles (including a GT R Pro) will be on special display.
Watch for an email announcement, Facebook post, and/or full details in the next issue.
If you’re not receiving the event emails, you may be missing out. Be sure to let Dave Abarr know.
WANTED: Member Stories
We are in search of member stories. Have you taken an epic road trip (or maybe an interesting day trip) in
your favorite Mercedes-Benz? Maybe you’ve poured your blood, sweat and tears into restoring a classic?
Do you remember the moment you first were introduced—or fell in love with—Mercedes-Benz cars? These
are the stories we want to hear, and we know you have them! Please consider sharing your experiences
and your love of the marque with other members by contributing a story for this newsletter. Just send to
Matt Nenninger at matt.nenninger@gmail.com.
Remember: Stories are best when they’re shared!
Service Discounts for Members
Keep in mind that your MBCA membership has significant savings potential…up to 15% off parts and ser-
vice. Oregon Mercedes-Benz dealerships and other local independent service locations do provide dis-
counts if you show your current MBCA card up-front and request an MBCA discount.
Mercedes-Benz of Portland Burback Motors (Portland)
Mercedes-Benz of Beaverton Freeman Motor Company (Portland and Salem)
Mercedes-Benz of Wilsonville Matrix Integrated (Portland Downtown and Westside,
and Bend)
Mercedes-Benz of Salem
Mercedes-Benz of Eugene
Mercedes- Benz of Bend
Mercedes-Benz of Medford
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Event Photo Spotlight
Festive table decora-
tions at the Holiday
Lunch hosted by
Paul and Stephanie
Pietrowski.
Photo by Matt Nenninger
See more event photos
on our SmugMug site:
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