Yes, we're still meeting at the Cracker Barrel at 10 (or earlier if you want something to eat from there or the Whataburger next door).

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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.

A BIG thanks to everyone who showed up. This event was a great success. I was glad to see some old faces, and new faces. Good food, good people, and good cars. Again, thanks for your support and I hope to see you all at the next get together.

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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.

Nobody from other areas of the country ever looks at the GTG stickies, so here is a few pics from the GTG today.
The weather started out great for near-July in Texas. One thing about a month of rain is that it keeps the temps low. OK, humidity might be "up there", but you can't ask for everything......
OK, first the Dallas group met around 10:00 at Carl Jr's. We went inside and hung out until about 10:35, then it was time to head south.
Here were all these high powered MB's having to follow a slow little kitchen vegetable for most of the way. Sorry......





We the met up with the other groups [Houston, Austin, others...] at "The barbecue place". Don't remember the name, although this is the second year to meet there. {meat there? Ha...}

No pics from there.

Then it was off to Fort Boggy State Park, which is accurate based on our weather of the last month.
There were 2 prominent W116's. Armando's Mafia Mobile, and Al's Big Dog [6.9]



There were quite a few W123's, although no wagons and only one little vegetable colored 240.





The W124 was very well represented, and very close to the dominant car. A couple of coupes also. And we had a beautiful Crimson colored W124 sedan and coupe. I can't believe I didn't get a pic of them together. [you can see them in the top two pics, though]



The shade was a very handy place to hang out. That is where the smart folks stayed, and they let me stand under it also......
This is Rich and Tracy, Al and Armando.
I have no idea what Armando was doing......





Heck Don, I could have gotten you another triangle.....



Awards were given in the end. Drew, you were robbed.......



I really enjoy the GTG's. I got to yak with a good amount of folks today, and it was good.
Hopefully others will have pics to add.

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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

See separate thread for pics and partial story......

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=192821

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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

Hi folks,

I am posting some pix of the gathering.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=1550883#post1550883

First only cars without people or without clearly recognisable faces because I don't know if some of you are not comfortable with their pictures being posted on forum. I will post the rest of the pictures a week from today. If you don't want to have your picture posted, please email or send me a PM, so that I will make your pictures unrecognisable as I did with the number plates. But to me all of us are very photogenic , your pictures are very nice. So I hope you do not mind them being posted. Anyway as I said I am still delaying the posting for another week.

Personally I enjoyed the GTG very much. Great people, great cars.

Regards,
Texholdem

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Also check out my photos, bigger resolution .

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=1550883#post1550883

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

awesome.

aww I was mentioned...

I noticed the sticky.. but I'm not in texas... I need to get a working on the Central FL GTG

who brought the G?

The G55 AMG got the prize for "Best Car 2000 and up".

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Here's some photos I took.

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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.

More...

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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.

Cont...






Look, an uncracked blue dash!

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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.

Wow, that is an amazing collection of different cars, there's a little of just about everything there. I wish I could have seen the cars and talked to their owners.

Those gtgs are fun, not only to talk and meet the owners, but what you can learn, too. I have been to a couple of them in Ca. that members here put on.

What is that aero Crown Vic doing there?

How many cars came? - it looks like over a dozen, that is a good turnout.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

IIRC 30 cars give or take.

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

the white w123 without the exterior trim looks slick. The 116 SD with the blackened alloys looks sinister. Well done.

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed
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'92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold
'83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold
'87 300D Turbodiesel - sold
'82 300D Turbodiesel - sold