Star Interest Group
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Here you will find posts by our editor, Gary Anderson, and news articles related to our award-winning publication.
My Mystery Machine – Adventures in a unique 1913 Benz W5 8/20 with Australian origins
Article Michael Hoegl, Karl Ludvigsen
Images – Gary Anderson, Thomas Bonatz, Michael Hoegl, Daimler Archives
Most people don’t know very much about the history...
StarFest 2018 – An MBCA event for the record books • May 15-22, Birmingham, Alabama
Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America gathered in Birmingham, Alabama, for a record-setting StarFest® 2018. This year’s StarFest was the largest club...
The Beauty is a Beast – Hotlaps in the Mighty GT R
The paddock was still and quiet. The mist was just lifting from the track as the loading gate on the unmarked transporter opened. The driver unfastened the hold-downs and climbed through the side...
Escape Artist – Exploring the natural world in a custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van
Article and images by Kristen Bor
Tell us something about yourself.
My name is Kristen Bor, and I’m the founder of the outdoor-travel and van-life blog called “...
RETURN OF A CHAMPION
article: Gary Anderson • Nate Lander
images: Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, Daimler Archives, Richard Simonds, Gary Anderson
Where better to test and tune a stunning tribute to a famed 1957 300SLS than on a historic circuit...
Heritage
The First Modern Automobile
The revolutionary 1902-1905 Mercedes-Simplex
Article Gary Anderson
Images David Gooley, Susan Morehouse, Gary Anderson, Daimler Global Media
When this 1903 Mercedes- Simplex drives down a modern street, we...
BUILT TO SERVE
Simple, robust – and with an extended wheelbase, able to carry up to eight passengers – this rare 1967 200D EWB exemplifies the elegant functionalism of 1960s Mercedes-Benz design
ARTICLE Robert Gunthorp
IMAGES David Gooley, Susan...
The early-morning silence at a racetrack has a particular quality. It isn’t an empty quiet; rather, it is filled with memories of adrenaline-filled noise from the past and the anticipation of exciting sound to come.I like being the first to arrive...
No Excuses
The spectacular – and spectacularly capable – AMG GT C Roadster
Article Gary Anderson
Images Daimler Global Media
Traveling northeast out of the tiny village of Wilhoit, Arizona – at the edge of Prescott National Forest – there is a...
Symphony in Steel
This beautiful Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet A – the hand-built pinnacle of automotive grandeur andelegance – has been treasured by three generations of one family since its factory delivery in 1955.
Article Carl W. Badenhausen...