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Your Club – From the Executive Director Mike Regennitter: Shooting for the Star

Your Club – From the Executive DirectorMike RegennitterShoot for The StarArguably, The Star is the top member benefit the Mercedes-Benz Club of America offers its members. MBCA's publication is the best magazine of its kind and has garnered hundreds…

Behind the Star – From the Editor: Gary Anderson – Looking Ahead

Behind the Star – From the EditorGary AndersonLooking AheadAt the beginning of 2009, Enthusiast Publications LLC, the company within which my wife Genie and I first became magazine publishers over 20 years ago, took on the editing of The Star…

Your Club – From the Executive Director Mike Regennitter: Shooting for the Star

Your Club – From the Executive Director Mike RegennitterShooting for the StarArguably, The Star is the top member benefit the Mercedes-Benz Club of America offers its members. MBCA's publication is the best magazine of its kind and has garnered…

At The Wheel – From the President: Strategic Challenges

At The Wheel – From the PresidentJulie BruggnerStrategic ChallengesThe dust hasn’t settled yet after the Fall National Board Meeting in Dallas-Fort Worth, but that doesn’t mean that I have been sitting still. My travels have been in high gear as I…

Tech Q&A – Starting After Storage, AMG Floor Mats, R129 Parts List

Starting after storageQ I recently purchased a 1984 380SL and am looking for advice on starting the car after it has been sitting for 4–6 months. I have had older American cars and am concerned about the correct procedure for my Mercedes-Benz.…

Buyers Guide: A Safe Bet – The W114 230, 250 & 280 Sedans & Coupes • 1967– 1976

Buyers Guide: A Safe Bet – The W114 230, 250 & 280 Sedans & Coupes • 1967– 1976The handsome mid-market models of the Mercedes-Benz ’New Generation’range reset the standards for safety, ergonomics, handling and reliabilityArticle Richards…

Rhapsody in Blue – Bob Buckter's 1971 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet

Rhapsody in Blue – DB904 Midnight Blue, to be exactBob Buckter's 1971 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet Bob Buckter’s 1971 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet is the culmination of a decades-long pursuit of excellenceArticle  Richard Simonds • Bob BuckterImages  Richard Simonds …

Best in Show – Robert Jepson’s one-of-a-kind 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K

Best in ShowRobert Jepson’s one-of-a-kind 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Article: Gary Anderson with Robert Jepson Jr.Images: Denis L. Tanney Those distinctive chrome exhaust pipes extending out of the engine compartment and into the front fender would…

Tech Q&A – Erratic air conditioner, Part II; Transmission problems; Matching discontinued paint; Pairing Garage Door Opener

Tech Q&ARichard Simonds Erratic air conditioner, Part IIQ: Now that we're driving our 2005 C55 AMG in hot weather, we've noticed that the air conditioning doesn't always seem to work when we turn it on, especially if the car has been sitting out…

Period Perfect * Resurrecting an iconic 1936 500K from World War II wreckage

Period PerfectResurrecting an iconic 1936 500K from World War II wreckageArticle Craig HopkinsImages Craig Hopkins, Gary Anderson The year 2019 finally brought me the  great pleasure of sharing with other Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts my  stunning 1936…