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Hudson-Mohawk Section
WINTER NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2012
NORTHEAST REGIONAL
DIRECTOR
Ernie Fancy
508 835 4018
[email protected]
Section President
Ron Tanner
24 Pleasant View Drive
Hudson, New York 12534
518 822 1664
[email protected]
Vice President
Jim Wright
26 Crystal Lane
Delmar, NY 12054
518 281 3406
[email protected]
Secretary
Treasurer
George van der Wouden
230 Central Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12304
[email protected]
Membership Chairperson
Saundra Griffin
518 346 7497
Newsletter Publisher
Carlene Thusgaard
Board of Directors
David Bullard
Ron Tanner
George van der Wouden
James Wright
Carlene Thusgaard
Tim van der Wouden
Saundra Griffin
Chuck Trimarchi
Past President
Ginette Maslanka
Technical Advisers
Rick Walker
[email protected]
Dan Rothstein
[email protected]
Website Address
www.mbca-hudmo.com
Website Coordinator
Jim Wright
518 281 3406
[email protected]
Fourth Quarter
2012 Year in Review
President’s Year End Report
Hello fellow members,
Well it sure has been a busy and very enjoyable year. The
Hudson-Mohawk Section began its activities in March with
our annual Tech Session at Keeler Motor Car and a month
later had the same event at recently remodeled MercedesBenz of Wappingers Falls. Following these tech sessions
with all cars in tip-top shape more activities were enjoyed
by an ever increasing number of members. Some of us
braved a torrential downpour at our summer picnic while
others showed their cars, new and old at our annual Section
show this year at Locust Grove, a great wine tour in the Hudson Valley, a day at the races at
Saratoga flat track and so much more.
I hope you had a great time at our year ending event, Holiday Dinner at the Italian American
Club in Albany. We will have even more events in 2013, one of which will be a Regional event,
details to follow. If you have any suggestions for an upcoming activity or would like to help out
on an event, please let me or any Board member know.
As for the business at hand our membership is stable but we need more members. Our
Section is funded in two ways; sponsorship by some very generous businesses and by your
membership fee, we receive $15.00 for each paid up member. Our share of your dues this year
totaled $1,893.00 which helped us underwrite certain events. We have a year end
balance in our treasury of $5,600.00 which will allow us to continue to have activities which
all members can enjoy. The Board has gotten a sneak preview of our new website which Jim
Wright will tell you about shortly, you are going to love it and perhaps you or your company
will want to advertise on it as it will certainly have a high number of “hits”.
Currently we are one Director short as a member has left the Board for personal reasons. If
you would like to be a Board member please contact me or any Board member. We would be
more than happy to give you the details of what being a director entails. This is my last year as
President as I feel six years is enough and it is time for new leadership. Next year (2013) you
will be asked to elect a new Board and that Board will vote for a new President. Your input into
the process would be appreciated, we look for your suggestions to improve our voting methods
as they seem to be confusing. If you can help us make this simpler, please lets hear from you.
So now we end the year with great anticipation for the New Year. Our activity calendar will
be online and in your mail in January, please look for it and plan to attend as many events as
possible.
On behalf of the Board I would like to wish all our members and their loved ones a most
Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous and Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you
in 2013.
Ron Tanner
Winter 2012
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Hudson-Mohawk Mercedes-Benz Club
Winter 2012
“I AM the Internet.” “One Man, One Engine.”
Brett Kropf is one of our newest members. He brings to our club,
a of love cars and all things mechanical, enthusiasm, a spirit of cooperation and a mastery of the World Wide Web. And a great sense of
humor!
Brett has repaired and modified cars since he was a teenager. His
first rebuilding experience began by repairing and maintaining an
elderly neighbor’s lawnmower. She rewarded him with the use of her
vacant garage for his automobile modification projects. That’s when
the car collecting adventure and need for speed began.
But first, this is how I met Brett in his own words.
“While I was getting recall work done at Keeler Motor Car in
Latham, NY, on Nov. 5th, I learned about the MBCA and took the
HUDMO newsletter home with me. Seeing the tentative New
Member Luncheon scheduled, I called a few numbers and spoke first
with VP, Jim Wright. Before emailing me some more newsletters, he
asked if I was on dial-up or broadband. I joked, "I AM the Internet".
He soon learned that I meant that I own and operate a data center that
hosts web sites, and other Internet related services. He was ecstatic
and promised to call me later that night. Before he called back, I discovered that MBCA-HUDMO.com was available, and I registered it
before someone could cyber squat it.” He said.
We hit it off instantly. We are both “VAMPIRES”. We do our most
effective work at night and would prefer to sleep until sundown
unless there is something really important to do. I had been looking
for a webmaster and at about 3am he appeared cape and all. Brett has
agreed to be our new webmaster. He will keep our new website up to
date and make it more interactive.(mbca-hudmo.com)
“As a near descendent of at least 13 generations of German speaking Swiss Kropfs, it was inevitable that I would be a Mercedes-Benz
enthusiast.” Brett said.
“In 2006, my Lincoln 4.6L 'interference motor' jumped its timing
chain, and while motor hunting, I discovered the Mercedes Benz CClass and a near pristine '99 C280 Sport with only 28,100 miles and
bought it. I discovered the AMG story, and soon purchased a '99 C43
from San Diego via an eBay no-reserve auction. I parked the C280
Sport to keep it like-new for the next owner, who drove it to Dallas
in November of this year.” Brett said.
Brett’s father who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, died
when he was only two years old and it was up to his mom to keep
him from buying and building a land rocket. But, he did it anyway.
His first car was a $25.00 1963 Corvair. He wanted a Mach 1
Mustang that cost $4971.00. His mother said, ”no way” she would
not loan him money for a hot-rod Mustang, but she would loan him
$1300.00 to buy her flight instructor's one year-old '71 Pinto. With
mom as the bank, the choice was clear.
“I started working in the Parts Department at a Ford dealer in
Kingston about a year after graduating from high school. I needed
the pay checks because I was living on my own.” He said.
“When I wasn’t working I raced my stock 2.0L Pinto at Lebanon
Valley Speedway and was virtually undefeated. I still have a cabinet
full of trophies to show for it. One night in Kingston I was humbled
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by a '65 Mustang. I learned that he had put a "Boss 302" motor in it.
It was immediately very clear that I needed one of those motors! The
Trans-Am inspired Boss 302s were out of production in 1970, but
working at the Ford dealership, I ordered the parts to build a brand
new Boss 302 motor. In true AMG spirit “One Man One Engine.”
In 1976, I shoe-horned it into the Pinto along with a Lakewood
Bell housing, a toploader transmission, 9" Rear end, bigger brakes
and a better steering system and custom headers. Piece by piece, it
took me three months to build just the headers. Eight months later on
Friday the 13th of August 1976, "Tiny Boss" came to life! A three
hundred plus "Boss" horsepower motor in a "Tiny" 2,000 pound car
was even more fun to drive than a real Mach 1 Mustang. It was a
"neck snapping" street car that was driven between New York,
Illinois, Florida and even to Nova Scotia.
Family life settled in and other big projects like building a large
house and three businesses, one Solar and two Computer based. That
kept me occupied for the next three decades. Beyond various family
vehicles, I've owned an '88 Thunderbird 5.0L Sport and a '95 Lincoln
Continental 4.6L. I used my C43 as my "daily-driver." The Pinto was
tucked away with headers rusted beyond repair until I sold the rolling
chassis this summer.
I was free with no wife and no day- to- day parenting responsibilities. Shortly thereafter, an existing business client called looking for
part-time work and became my business-partner, and not long after
that, Debra then became my life-partner. We love to work together
and travel together. She doesn’t mind my crazy schedule ….. or
should I say “My Crazy.” We have great fun together.
I purchased a rebuilt 2-post asymmetric lift and had it installed
into my 12 foot ceiling garage for $1800. I had had enough of working beneath cars on a creeper.
To find out more about this very interesting car enthusiast checkout his web sites:
http://Kropf.us/1999C43 will soon say "Sold".
http://Kropf.us/2005E55/
http://mbworld.org/forums/members/56998-kropf.html
Hostmaster: http://MBCA-HudMo.com/
TRY OUR NEW WEBSITE mbca-hudmo.com
It will have many new features including, car care tips, technical question and answers, member items for sale, events held by other organizations that may be of interest to our members, newsletter archives and photos of past events.
I found a Black E55 with non-Pano roof, GPS/Navigation, Dynamic Seats, Parktronics, Keyless Go, Xenons, Sirius Radio, and Trunk Closer.
In September, Debra and I flew down to Houston and picked up the beauty.
While it is still evolving it is in fine working order. We welcome your comments and suggestions to make it as user friendly and accessible
as possible. You can even get it on your smart phone.
You can also contact our national office and HUDMO board members from the site. Go ahead give it a try click away.
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We Had a Lot of Fun!
Winter 2012
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We Missed You!
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Hudson-Mohawk Mercedes-Benz Club
Winter 2012
Coming Events
StarTech 2013
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Annual Tech Sessions
Keeler Motor Car Co.
Latham, NY
Mercedes-Benz of Wappingers Falls
Wappingers Falls, NY
Come for the Tech. Stay for the Fun.
Annual Picnic
MBUSI Visitors Center
MBUSI Factory
Annual Car Show
Birmingham, Alabama • May 18-22, 2013
What:
StarTech® 2013, a premier bi-annual event of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Why:
Join us at StarTech® 2013 in Birmingham, Alabama for an adventure in Mercedes-Benz
technology & tours YOU WON’T GET ANYWHERE ELSE!
New Member Luncheon
Your adventure includes:
A VIP tour of Mercedes-Benz US International (MBUSI) — the ONLY U.S. factory that produces every
ML-, GL- and R-Class in the world. You’ll also meet & learn from nationally-known experts in the art
of restoration, modification, maintenance & repair; all inside MBUSI’s on-site Training Center
Barber Motorsports Museum
Fun Driving Events
Take touring laps around Barber Motorsports road course & explore their world-famous
Motorsports Museum
Annual Day at the Races
Visit Classic Car Motoring to see how Mercedes-Benz models are polished & prepped for
the world’s finest auto shows
Labor Day, Saratoga, NY
Tour the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Stroll the beautiful Aldridge Gardens
Aldridge Gardens
Fall Foliage Tour
Enjoy the snow-white sands of Alabama’s Emerald Coast & nearby Florida Panhandle
So much to see & do — make StarTech® your May vacation. The perfect time of year!
®
Who:
StarTech 2013 is open to all MBCA Members and their guests
Cost:
Accommodations at the Hilton Perimeter South Hotel from $111/night (double occupancy)
How:
Visit www.StarTech2013.org or www.alabama.mbca.org or contact
Liz Roberson at [email protected] for details/information
Holiday Party
Hosted By: Mercedes-Benz Club of America | Alabama Section
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The Hudson-Mohawk Mercedes-Benz
HOLIDAY PARTY A BIG SUCCESS
It was a great turnout for our annual holiday party and everyone who came showed a great
deal of holiday spirit. Attendance was augmented by a very special announcement by our
treasurer George van der Wouden. His son Steven and the rest of the
van der Wouden family used the occasion to celebrate his engagement to Meagan Markessinis.
President, Ron Tanner reviewed the club’s activities and briefed the group on the upcoming
2013 events which will include hosting a regional event. A slide show of the year’s programs
was prepared by Tim van der Wouden. There were a lot of smiles as pleasant memories of the
past year were viewed.
The holiday dinner party was held Saturday, December 16, 2012, at Treviso by Mallozzi’s at
the Italian American Community Center, 257 Washington Avenue Extension, Albany, New York.
Many thanks go out to Chuck and Bobbi Trimarchi for planning the event and seeing it through to its very successful completion.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS Class
Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Hudson-Mohawk Section
Ron Tanner, President
24 Pleasant View Drive
Hudson, NY 12534
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Please renew your membership
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WINTER EDITION, FOURTH QUARTER 2012