The Star
The Official Magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America
January-February 2018
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One for the Ages – the story of a 1954 300SL rebuilt as a racing special
Gary Horstkorta
Tech Articles
The Best of the Best: The U.S. Market W201 Baby Benz • 1984-1993
Richard Simonds, Daniel Stahl
Beautiful Bargain 2002 W220 S500
Scott Brinkley
Let the Sparks Fly – The evolution of electrical systems – from the spark plug to the CAN bus
Graeme Morpeth
TECH Q&A Richard Simonds – Tires: Tubed & tubeless; Keys for R129s; Timing Chains and Guides
Richard Simonds
Columns
At the Wheel – From the President: Gene Jurick, The Road Ahead
Gene Jurick
Your Club – From the Executive Director, Mike Regennitter – Turn Four
Mike Regennitter
Behind the Star– Editor’s Note, Gary Anderson – Changing Times
About
The Star is published by the Mercedes-Benz Club of America as a benefit available exclusively to MBCA members. The award-winning, four-color, 120-page print magazine is mailed to members six times each year and all content from the current and many past issues is available to members on this web site.