Mercedes-Benz Club of America

The town of Kingston, MN rolls out the red carpet for event participants and spectators with several large tents, picnic tables and a lunch of pulled pork sandwiches and fresh corn on the cob, and I mean freah, it was picked the morning of the event and the farmer himself was preparing it for participants and spectators. When I pulled into the Kingston church parking lot I quickly spotted several Mercedes-Benz club members I recognized and for the next few hours kept bumping into other club friends.

I saw Dick and Verna Lind, Paul and Chris Bergquist, Bernice Hill, and Bruce Kelly a little later on in the afternoon. Access to the cars is amazing. They stop in the middle of the street, two by two, and you can just walk through them all, talking to the owners and drivers, many of whom come in from hundreds, even thousands of miles away to participate in the even.

Maybe next year Mercedes-Benz club members could get organized and drive in a convoy of Mercedes all together from one central point in the twin cities. Until then.. here are a few photos of some of the participating cars.

See more at my blog… Dave Knows Cars

In the September issue of the InterMarque Monthly the flyer for the Wayzata Rotary and the Minneapolis Club Charity Auto Show was marked CANCELLED. Today I received confirmation that the car show during James J.Hill days (Saturday September 11th & Sunday September 12th ) has a NEW SPONSOR for the event and a NEW LOCATION. Please see details in the forwarded message.

The past three years we have had a fantastic turnout from the vintage foreign motoring community. Won’t you consider attending again this year. I realize Wheels and Wings is on Saturday September 11th…so let’s attend both and have a fun hurray to the car show season.

Link for more information:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2zj2hja42fe7e3c

The “Vino in the Valley Rally” was a lot of fun last weekend… 8 cars and 16 participants made for a fun run. There was a lot of talk about doing it again next year. The winding backroads along the Mississippi in Wisconsin are great fun, as are the little towns full of shops and restaurants. Have a look at the write up and photos of the event on my blog: http://daveknowscars.com/2010/08/10/twin-cities-section-mercedes-benz-club-of-america-vino-in-the-valley-rally-a-success/

For more info visit: www.antiquecarrun.org

The New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run began in 1987 during New Brighton, Minnesota’s Centennial
celebration to reinforce the city’s namesake ties to Brighton, England. It is patterned after the prestigious London
to Brighton Veteran Car Run held annually in England. The English run celebrates the repeal of the “Red Flag” law
in 1896. The law banned the first motorized vehicles from using the road unless a man carrying a red flag walked
in front of the car. Over the years the 57 mile English Run has become one of the world’s largest spectator auto
events, where 2 million people gather to watch the antique autos travel from London to Brighton celebrating motor-
ing freedom.

The Minnesota Run is a 120 mile American version designed to showcase the beauty and endurance of very early
automobiles. It travels from small, rural New London, through rolling Minnesota countryside making its way to sub-
urban New Brighton, Minnesota. Volunteers plan activities for drivers, passengers, and spectators as they pass
through their communities. With the costumed drivers and gleaming vintage cars, this unique event promises “turn
of the century” charm for at least one day.

MBCA-TC Members:  A quick reminder of the Scavenger Rally coming up Sunday, August 8.  The location, Vino in the Valley, is unique, fun and interesting, and the driving through west central Wisconsin will be great!  This is a different style of rally, you will have a good time.

Feel free to contact the event hosts with questions.

Please note:  The entry deadline is extended beyond July 25.The flyer is found here:
http://mbca-tc.org/BP/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/group-documents/15/1279812433-Rally.pdf

Also see:
Events and Event Documentshttp://mbca-tc.org/BP/groups/mbca-tc-events/documents/

…meaning we have all of our Events and Calendar items up, but we are still transferring a lot of other information.

If you have an event you want to promote and get out on our email list, please let me know: john.marquardt@gmail.com

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