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Fifth Annual Texas Mercedes-Benz Get Together-Saturday, June 5, 2010
The FIFTH Annual Texas Mercedes-Benz Get Together will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Caravans of Mercedes-Benz autos leaving from Austin, the DFW Metroplex, Houston and San Antonio will once again meet at the midway point between Houston and Dallas on I-45 known as Centerville for a day filled with automotive fun! This is an event open to all Mercedes-Benz owners, regardless of the age or condition of their car, from garage queens to daily drivers to beaters. Owners from points beyond Texas are invited, too. We've had repeat attendees from Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kansas participate in this get together. Smart and Sprinter owners are invited to attend, too. After all, they're just our brothers with different badging. Do you have family members, friends, or neighbors who drive Mercedes-Benzes and don't know about this event? Tell them to come on out! The caravans will depart at a time that will give them a 12:00 Noon arrival time in Centerville. You can check below for the departure time for the caravan nearest you. We will have reserved parking and a BBQ lunch in a room reserved just for us at the world famous Woody's Smokehouse on the NORTHBOUND side of I-45. After everyone has eaten, we'll head 4 miles south of town on old Highway 75 to Fort Boggy State Park for the Show and Shine! Admission to Fort Boggy is FREE. Awards will be given out based on People's Choice for best Vintage Model (Pre 1980), Best 1980s Model "Young Classics", Best 1990s Model, and Best 2000-present Model. Bring the camera, water and some sunscreen to the park because it probably will be hot, though not as hot as the late-July meets (we're hoping for some mid-upper 80s temps this time around instead of 100+). Come on out to Texas's Premier Mercedes-Benz Event and have some fun with fellow BenzNuts. We're gonna have a good time!
Departure Points: (If you are coming from a town not listed below, (ex: Beaumont, Tyler, Waco) and you are interested in setting up a caravan if you expect 2 or more other vehicles to come along, send me a private message so we can get something set up. Keep watching this list to see if any other cities get added.) Austin (Round Rock) Dell Diamond 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard (US 79) Round Rock, TX 78665 Meet at 9:15am, depart at 9:45am Location of Dell Diamond: Dell Diamond - Google Maps Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville: Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps Dallas (DFW #1, I-45 South location) Love's Truck Stop 2500 S I-45 (Exit 272, Fulghum Rd. Exit) Hutchins, TX 75141 Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am Location of Love's Truck Stop: 2500 S I-45, Hutchins, TX - Google Maps Route from Love's to Centerville: Dallas to Centerville - Google Maps Fort Worth (DFW #2, US 287 location) Starbucks (in front of Wal-Mart) 1198 N. Hwy 77 (near intersection of Hwy 77 and 287) Waxahachie, TX 75165 Meet at 9:30am, depart at 10:00am Location of Starbucks: Starbucks, - Google Maps Route from Starbucks to Centerville: Fort Worth to Centerville - Google Maps Houston Cracker Barrel 14765 North Freeway (Exit 63, Airtex Dr. Exit) Houston, TX 77090 The Houston group will assemble in the section of the Cracker Barrel parking lot closest to the Guesthouse Inn & Suites. Meet at 9:45am, depart at 10:15am Location of Cracker Barrel: 14765 North Freeway, Houston, TX - Google Maps Route from Houston to Centerville: Houston to Centerville - Google Maps San Antonio HEB 17460 IH 35 North (Exit 175, Natural Bridge Caverns Rd. Exit) Schertz, TX 78154 Meet at 7:30am, depart at 8:00am (note: this caravan will meet up with the Austin caravan at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock at 9:30am) Location of HEB: HEB, - Google Maps Route from San Antonio to Dell Diamond : San Antonio to Dell Diamond - Google Maps thence... Route from Dell Diamond to Centerville: Dell Diamond to Centerville - Google Maps Woody's Smokehouse - Home - The World's Best Beef Jerky Fort Boggy State Park TPWD: Fort Boggy State Park Map of Fort Boggy:http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4503_146.pdf Video from last year's meet: YouTube - GTG20 Pics from the last four meets: See ya there! Please announce your intentions of attending in the official thread found here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=271849
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. Last edited by H-townbenzoboy; 02-20-2010 at 03:01 AM. |
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I seriously doubt if I'll have the w116 road worthy by June.
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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Sounds like my 116 Carburetors are not friendly to me.
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. '85 300SD 245k '87 300SDL 251k '90 300SEL 326k Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford. Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG] |
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I usually have to work the first Saturday of the month. Perhaps I can swap and work Sunday. I missed last year for the same reason. Let's hope it isn't 2 years in a row......
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John |
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Say it ain't so...
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too many w123's 84 280 SL 5 speed |
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Hmmm, which car should I take.
Anyone want to buy a 81 200D euro ??? |
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I think I finally rehydrated from that trip somewhere around September...
Seriously would consider bringing my swim trunks and taking my pasty self for a dip in that water hole at the park...
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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto '19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled '21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition '95 E300d - SOLD '84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one '81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter |
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Its a bit far for me to get there!! I hope you all have a great time!!!
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort.... 1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket. 1980 300D now parts car 800k miles 1984 300D 500k miles 1987 250td 160k miles English import 2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles 1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo. 1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion. Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving |
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Well, I've wanted to do a cross-country drive in the 300D for ages ... I'm circling the date and we'll see. I don't get that much vacation time so I'd have to decide if I want to use it all up at once. And I want to get my rocker panels repaired before then ... I don't want to scare any of you rust-free Texas guys ...
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car) |
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Gee, I've always wanted to see what rust looks like so, come on down! Wait, it isn't contagious or anything like that, is it?
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too many w123's 84 280 SL 5 speed |
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thinking ......
I realize this MIGHT be dangerous; however, I am thinking the following:
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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Come on! Hope to have SDL painted by next month. Need a new TX inspection sticker anyways mine ran out in 03
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I've posted announcements about the get together at 6 forums, 1 Facebook group and 1 MB magazine. There's probably more resources to tap, but I've gotten to all the big ones so far.
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. |
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I meant there hasn't been a lot of "chatter" on the forum about the event. Maybe we are starting to make up for it and get some people thinking about coming this year. I am even starting to think about ..... IF I have a running, driveable MB.
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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There'll be more chatter as the event date draws closer. After all, I did post the announcements nearly 4 months before the meet, not a lot of chatter there. I find that the chatter usually picks up about a month or two before the event.
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. |
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