During StarFest, we asked the participants who enjoyed photography to submit some of the scenes that they captured on their cameras during the event. Here are some of the the entries that caught our eye.

This example is the electronic fuel injection (EFI) system in place on the engine of a 1973 450SL. It looks complicated, but makes more sense when you review at the components one by one.Bob thinks his 1969 and 1972 Mercedes-Benz cars perform well…

Maybe the wackiest form of motorsports in which a Mercedes has ever runThe 24 Hours of LeMons started, as crazy gearhead ideas so often do, in a late-night, alcohol-fueled garage bull session in early 2006. Racing had become too expensive, everyone…

Even Mercedes enthusiasts barely remember, but when Vance, Alabama, was just a newly renamed speck on the map of our agrarian south, Astoria in the rural borough of Queens, across the East River from Manhattan in New York, became the home of the…

As this old ad indicates, effortless steering without wandering over the road is a combination all drivers appreciate.However, after 50-plus years of lack of attention, internal bearings and bushings wear, seals leak, and water can enter the…

Is It a Dependent or a CarWarning! Do not try this at home! It could lead to big trouble with the IRS which could mean a hefty fine and free room and board for several years at taxpayers’ expense.In their “Car Talk” column, Tom and Ray Magliozzi…

Looking forward to 2011Your National Board of Directors met at the beautiful Kemp Auto Museum in Chesterfield, Missouri, November 3-6. Over the four days, the board had good discussions covering a wide range of issues.One of the meeting’s highlights…

Isn’t This a Museum? Bringing life to 125 years of automotive history At least once or twice a week, people walk through our front doors at the Classic Center here in Irvine and stop at the receptionist’s desk to ask how much the museum charges for…

Old Blue Eyes IIBack in 2007, I wrote a piece for The Star, ”Reviving Old Blue Eyes.” It was about a barn-find 1960 300SL that had turned up in Princeton, New Jersey.You see, back when Eisenhower was in the White House, a pretty college coed…