[MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Hi everyone, I've been thinking a bit more about the idea of a St Louis get together, and I've come up with the following ideas: Date: I am thinking that perhaps October 22 might be good. It is still far enough in advance to make arrangements (hopefully), but the weather should still be decent, with fall colors still in bloom. Our illustrious leader can likely make the trip all the way from Oklahoma this weekend, as well. Would this date cause any problems for any interested parties? Actvities: The Kemp Auto Museum (http://kempautomuseum.com/) will of course be the centerpiece of the event. It isn't huge, but we could easily spend hours there. Afterwards we could stage an impromtu concours d'oilleak on the museum forecourt. What else we do depends on the desires of attendees, ie carcentric, familycentric, raucous hellraisingcentric, etc. There are many great winding country roads through the wine country of nearby St Charles county that would make for a nice senic tour/rallye/inaugural run of the Chesterfield Valley Grand Prix (to be contested under Formula Diesel rules; SL owners must first sign release form). There's also the St Louis Science Center (http://www.slsc.org/) and City Museum (http://citymuseum.org/) if you're looking for something more family-oriented (and fun for kids of all ages). And of course there's this big arch-shaped thing downtown. St Louis also is home to a great Italian district with many excellent restaurants (http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm). The "what do we do" is pretty malleable, depending on how many people come from out of town, how long you wish to stay, and so on. The date is fairly flexible, too, if a lot of people have conflicts that weekend. So please let me know if you're interested, or if you have any thoughts about what to do, or when to do it. This sounds like fun. Tom
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Tom: Sounds like fun, I'm only a couple hours away, so can make it an easy day trip, provided fuel isn't $50 a gallon by then. Might drag my brother and nephew along, too -- we'd have to flip a coin to see which car to take, we have six Benzez between us! Peter
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Yea thats probably doable for me. tom savage wrote: Hi everyone, I've been thinking a bit more about the idea of a St Louis get together, and I've come up with the following ideas: Date: I am thinking that perhaps October 22 might be good. It is still far enough in advance to make arrangements (hopefully), but the weather should still be decent, with fall colors still in bloom. Our illustrious leader can likely make the trip all the way from Oklahoma this weekend, as well. Would this date cause any problems for any interested parties? Actvities: The Kemp Auto Museum (http://kempautomuseum.com/) will of course be the centerpiece of the event. It isn't huge, but we could easily spend hours there. Afterwards we could stage an impromtu concours d'oilleak on the museum forecourt. What else we do depends on the desires of attendees, ie carcentric, familycentric, raucous hellraisingcentric, etc. There are many great winding country roads through the wine country of nearby St Charles county that would make for a nice senic tour/rallye/inaugural run of the Chesterfield Valley Grand Prix (to be contested under Formula Diesel rules; SL owners must first sign release form). There's also the St Louis Science Center (http://www.slsc.org/) and City Museum (http://citymuseum.org/) if you're looking for something more family-oriented (and fun for kids of all ages). And of course there's this big arch-shaped thing downtown. St Louis also is home to a great Italian district with many excellent restaurants (http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm). The "what do we do" is pretty malleable, depending on how many people come from out of town, how long you wish to stay, and so on. The date is fairly flexible, too, if a lot of people have conflicts that weekend. So please let me know if you're interested, or if you have any thoughts about what to do, or when to do it. This sounds like fun. Tom ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Kemp museum, scenic wine country rally followed by an Italian dinner sounds GREAT. I will come and imagine that 2 other MB dieselers I work with will come too. Now do I bring the SD or the TD? Wife's new TD is REALLY growing on me :-) Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I've been thinking a bit more about the idea of a St > Louis get together, > and I've come up with the following ideas: > > Date: I am thinking that perhaps October 22 might > be good. It is still > far enough in advance to make arrangements > (hopefully), but the weather > should still be decent, with fall colors still in > bloom. Our > illustrious leader can likely make the trip all the > way from Oklahoma > this weekend, as well. Would this date cause any > problems for any > interested parties? > > Actvities: The Kemp Auto Museum > (http://kempautomuseum.com/) will of > course be the centerpiece of the event. It isn't > huge, but we could > easily spend hours there. Afterwards we could stage > an impromtu > concours d'oilleak on the museum forecourt. What > else we do depends on > the desires of attendees, ie carcentric, > familycentric, raucous > hellraisingcentric, etc. > > There are many great winding country roads through > the wine country of > nearby St Charles county that would make for a nice > senic > tour/rallye/inaugural run of the Chesterfield Valley > Grand Prix (to be > contested under Formula Diesel rules; SL owners must > first sign release > form). > > There's also the St Louis Science Center > (http://www.slsc.org/) and City > Museum (http://citymuseum.org/) if you're looking > for something more > family-oriented (and fun for kids of all ages). And > of course there's > this big arch-shaped thing downtown. > > St Louis also is home to a great Italian district > with many excellent > restaurants (http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm). > > The "what do we do" is pretty malleable, depending > on how many people > come from out of town, how long you wish to stay, > and so on. The date > is fairly flexible, too, if a lot of people have > conflicts that weekend. > > So please let me know if you're interested, or if > you have any thoughts > about what to do, or when to do it. This sounds > like fun. > > Tom > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). __ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
I think I might bring my big diesel, yea, I will probably have to. Christopher McCann wrote: Kemp museum, scenic wine country rally followed by an Italian dinner sounds GREAT. I will come and imagine that 2 other MB dieselers I work with will come too. Now do I bring the SD or the TD? Wife's new TD is REALLY growing on me :-) Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi everyone, I've been thinking a bit more about the idea of a St Louis get together, and I've come up with the following ideas: Date: I am thinking that perhaps October 22 might be good. It is still far enough in advance to make arrangements (hopefully), but the weather should still be decent, with fall colors still in bloom. Our illustrious leader can likely make the trip all the way from Oklahoma this weekend, as well. Would this date cause any problems for any interested parties? Actvities: The Kemp Auto Museum (http://kempautomuseum.com/) will of course be the centerpiece of the event. It isn't huge, but we could easily spend hours there. Afterwards we could stage an impromtu concours d'oilleak on the museum forecourt. What else we do depends on the desires of attendees, ie carcentric, familycentric, raucous hellraisingcentric, etc. There are many great winding country roads through the wine country of nearby St Charles county that would make for a nice senic tour/rallye/inaugural run of the Chesterfield Valley Grand Prix (to be contested under Formula Diesel rules; SL owners must first sign release form). There's also the St Louis Science Center (http://www.slsc.org/) and City Museum (http://citymuseum.org/) if you're looking for something more family-oriented (and fun for kids of all ages). And of course there's this big arch-shaped thing downtown. St Louis also is home to a great Italian district with many excellent restaurants (http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm). The "what do we do" is pretty malleable, depending on how many people come from out of town, how long you wish to stay, and so on. The date is fairly flexible, too, if a lot of people have conflicts that weekend. So please let me know if you're interested, or if you have any thoughts about what to do, or when to do it. This sounds like fun. Tom ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). __ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Tom, Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? Chris --- "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I might bring my big diesel, yea, I will > probably have to. > > Christopher McCann wrote: > > > Kemp museum, scenic wine country rally followed by > an > > Italian dinner sounds GREAT. I will come and > imagine > > that 2 other MB dieselers I work with will come > too. > > Now do I bring the SD or the TD? Wife's new TD is > > REALLY growing on me :-) > > > > Chris > > > > --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hi everyone, > >>I've been thinking a bit more about the idea of a > St > >>Louis get together, > >>and I've come up with the following ideas: > >> > >>Date: I am thinking that perhaps October 22 might > >>be good. It is still > >>far enough in advance to make arrangements > >>(hopefully), but the weather > >>should still be decent, with fall colors still in > >>bloom. Our > >>illustrious leader can likely make the trip all > the > >>way from Oklahoma > >>this weekend, as well. Would this date cause any > >>problems for any > >>interested parties? > >> > >>Actvities: The Kemp Auto Museum > >>(http://kempautomuseum.com/) will of > >>course be the centerpiece of the event. It isn't > >>huge, but we could > >>easily spend hours there. Afterwards we could > stage > >>an impromtu > >>concours d'oilleak on the museum forecourt. What > >>else we do depends on > >>the desires of attendees, ie carcentric, > >>familycentric, raucous > >>hellraisingcentric, etc. > >> > >>There are many great winding country roads through > >>the wine country of > >>nearby St Charles county that would make for a > nice > >>senic > >>tour/rallye/inaugural run of the Chesterfield > Valley > >>Grand Prix (to be > >>contested under Formula Diesel rules; SL owners > must > >>first sign release > >>form). > >> > >>There's also the St Louis Science Center > >>(http://www.slsc.org/) and City > >>Museum (http://citymuseum.org/) if you're looking > >>for something more > >>family-oriented (and fun for kids of all ages). > And > >>of course there's > >>this big arch-shaped thing downtown. > >> > >>St Louis also is home to a great Italian district > >>with many excellent > >>restaurants > (http://www.diningstl.com/TheHill.htm). > >> > >>The "what do we do" is pretty malleable, depending > >>on how many people > >>come from out of town, how long you wish to stay, > >>and so on. The date > >>is fairly flexible, too, if a lot of people have > >>conflicts that weekend. > >> > >>So please let me know if you're interested, or if > >>you have any thoughts > >>about what to do, or when to do it. This sounds > >>like fun. > >> > >>Tom > >> > >>___ > >>For new parts see official list sponsor: > >>http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> > > > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, > Missouri > > -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" > (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) > > -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" > > -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" > (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = > Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) > > > > -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - > FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). > > > > > > > > > > > __ > > > Yahoo! for Good > > Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > > > > > > ___ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 htt
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
I might be able to make it - will have to consult the family - -- --- Oct. 22 is as good as any Sat. On 9/30/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom, > > Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? > > Chris > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
- Original Message - >From: "Christopher McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Kemp museum, scenic wine country rally followed by an >Italian dinner sounds GREAT. Isn't St. Louis famous for it's BBQ? And yeah, add me to the list of maybes Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD
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That would be Kansas City ___ Deneal Schilmeister St. Louis - Cincinnati 1997 SL500 http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm -Original Message- From: On Behalf Of Rick Knoble Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:29 PM Isn't St. Louis famous for it's BBQ? And yeah, add me to the list of maybes Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD
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Christopher McCann wrote: Tom, Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? Hi Chris, Well, No one has written with any conflicts yet, so the 22nd looks good. So far the "interested parties" list includes: Peter Frederick (and family?) Deneal Schilmeister and Miss Bee Kaleb and Regina Striplin Christopher McCann Jim Vogel (I hope!) Chris' other coworker (Justin?) OK Don Rick Knoble Still waiting to hear from Mike Piles and LT Don. Even this early and allowing for the usual party correction factor of .5, we should still have enough people for a pretty good gathering. I'll call the Kemp Museum and see if I can finagle a group rate. And the weather is absolutely gorgeous today; I might have to go "interview" some wine country roads. :) Tom
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Rick Knoble wrote: Isn't St. Louis famous for it's BBQ? And yeah, add me to the list of maybes You can get decent BBQ here, but we're greatly overshadowed by KC. I like to think of St Louis as a beer town - by which I mean Schlafly, not the Budweiser swill :) I shall put you on the list... Tom
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rumor has it that tom wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > Tom, > > > > Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? > > Hi Chris, > Well, No one has written with any conflicts yet, so the 22nd looks good. Well, I can't call it "for sure", but I can probably make it. > And > the weather is absolutely gorgeous today; I might have to go "interview" > some wine country roads. :) One of my favorite road sections is MO94 from Dutow (MO47) to about 4 miles west of Defiance - as long as there aren't too many slow-pokes... Another decent, shorter section is Cnty "W" from Eureka to House Springs. Or IL3 from Chester to Cairo - though I suppose that's a bit too far from STL. MO79 from I70 to Louisiana - or even all the way to Hannibal can be nice. IL100 from Alton to Grafton is also a pretty drive. That's all I'm thinking of that are kinda close to Metro St. Louis. (not counting IL3 - that one's not close...) Philip, who has been on a small road or two.
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Chances of us making it this year are pretty slim. On 10/1/05, tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Still waiting to hear from Mike Piles and LT Don. > > > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
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Indeed, that would be KC :-) Chris --- George Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That would be Kansas City > > > ___ > Deneal Schilmeister > St. Louis - Cincinnati > 1997 SL500 > http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm > > -Original Message- > From: On Behalf Of Rick Knoble > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:29 PM > > Isn't St. Louis famous for it's BBQ? > And yeah, add me to the list of maybes > Rick Knoble > 1985 300 CD > > > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/WATF/WGL/Kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP and/or injectors, etc.) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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BUT Adolph Busch was the first in America to manufacture diesel engines. Adolp and Rudolf (Diesel) were friends and he came to the St. L world's fair and attended an opening of Busch's engine factory...lots of interesting connections. First diesel engine in commercial use in the US was at the Busch plant in St. L. Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick Knoble wrote: > > > Isn't St. Louis famous for it's BBQ? > > And yeah, add me to the list of maybes > > You can get decent BBQ here, but we're greatly > overshadowed by KC. I > like to think of St Louis as a beer town - by which > I mean Schlafly, not > the Budweiser swill :) > > I shall put you on the list... > > Tom > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/WATF/WGL/Kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP and/or injectors, etc.) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 101K miles, "The Van" - FOR SALE $6500 (and that's a good deal). __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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My wife is due on the 31st...so that is probably still an OK date...she was only early once, by six days, so I think I'm OK, esp since I'm only going to be 4 hours away...not like I couldn't get back in a pinch if I had too. Jim is out that weekend, unfortunately as is Jason who will be in CA for software training. Maybe my wife will be interested in coming along...anyway, I am in. Another friend just got a nice 240D and will ask him if he wants to come. The KC Old MB Oil Burner Club is growing by leaps and bounds! Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > Tom, > > > > Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? > > Hi Chris, > Well, No one has written with any conflicts yet, so > the 22nd looks good. > > So far the "interested parties" list includes: > Peter Frederick (and family?) > Deneal Schilmeister and Miss Bee > Kaleb and Regina Striplin > Christopher McCann > Jim Vogel (I hope!) > Chris' other coworker (Justin?) > OK Don > Rick Knoble > > Still waiting to hear from Mike Piles and LT Don. > > Even this early and allowing for the usual party > correction factor of > .5, we should still have enough people for a pretty > good gathering. > I'll call the Kemp Museum and see if I can finagle a > group rate. And > the weather is absolutely gorgeous today; I might > have to go "interview" > some wine country roads. :) > > Tom > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/WATF/WGL/Kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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Doesnt look like toad is wanting to come so if we do come it will be in my SDL probably. Christopher McCann wrote: My wife is due on the 31st...so that is probably still an OK date...she was only early once, by six days, so I think I'm OK, esp since I'm only going to be 4 hours away...not like I couldn't get back in a pinch if I had too. Jim is out that weekend, unfortunately as is Jason who will be in CA for software training. Maybe my wife will be interested in coming along...anyway, I am in. Another friend just got a nice 240D and will ask him if he wants to come. The KC Old MB Oil Burner Club is growing by leaps and bounds! Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Christopher McCann wrote: Tom, Do we have enough people to agree on Oct 22? Hi Chris, Well, No one has written with any conflicts yet, so the 22nd looks good. So far the "interested parties" list includes: Peter Frederick (and family?) Deneal Schilmeister and Miss Bee Kaleb and Regina Striplin Christopher McCann Jim Vogel (I hope!) Chris' other coworker (Justin?) OK Don Rick Knoble Still waiting to hear from Mike Piles and LT Don. Even this early and allowing for the usual party correction factor of .5, we should still have enough people for a pretty good gathering. I'll call the Kemp Museum and see if I can finagle a group rate. And the weather is absolutely gorgeous today; I might have to go "interview" some wine country roads. :) Tom ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1987 300TD, 149K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/WATF/WGL/Kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
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Christopher McCann wrote: BUT Adolph Busch was the first in America to manufacture diesel engines. Adolp and Rudolf (Diesel) were friends and he came to the St. L world's fair and attended an opening of Busch's engine factory...lots of interesting connections. First diesel engine in commercial use in the US was at the Busch plant in St. L. ...And, I believe that first diesel engine was a five cylinder, too! Tom WAY behind on his mail
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Fmiser wrote: One of my favorite road sections is MO94 from Dutow (MO47) to about 4 miles west of Defiance - as long as there aren't too many slow-pokes... Another decent, shorter section is Cnty "W" from Eureka to House Springs. You have excellent taste! Most of my experience with the widing roads of Missouri wine country has been behind the wheel of a Brown, alas; I was probably one of those slow-pokes. Sorry about that... Or IL3 from Chester to Cairo - though I suppose that's a bit too far from STL. Well, IL 3 does run right up next to the river through East St Louis and the Sauget strip club district. Very close to St Louis, but perhaps an area we would be wise to avoid. IL100 from Alton to Grafton is also a pretty drive. It is, and it goes on seemingly forever. But there's just something about the straight and flat that leaves me wanting. Tom Still whittling down the choices for next weekend.
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
first ever was definitely a LARGE, 40:1 compression, gasoline powered 1 cylinder. It blew up. Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > BUT Adolph Busch was the first in America to > > manufacture diesel engines. Adolp and Rudolf > (Diesel) > > were friends and he came to the St. L world's fair > and > > attended an opening of Busch's engine > factory...lots > > of interesting connections. First diesel engine > in > > commercial use in the US was at the Busch plant in > St. > > L. > > ...And, I believe that first diesel engine was a > five cylinder, too! > > Tom > WAY behind on his mail > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, snow blower, "One Banger" __ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
Christopher McCann wrote: first ever was definitely a LARGE, 40:1 compression, gasoline powered 1 cylinder. It blew up. I meant to say Busch's first diesel, though I've never had it confirmed. Is that the one you're referring to? See you soon. Tom
Re: [MBZ] St Louis fest? Preliminary thoughts and ramblings
>From the pic I saw of Busch's first (the first commercial diesel engine in America), it was also a large one cylinder...could be wrong. I would be totally schocked if it were 5 cylinder...have a bio on Diesel...will check when I go home. Chris --- tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > first ever was definitely a LARGE, 40:1 > compression, > > gasoline powered 1 cylinder. It blew up. > > I meant to say Busch's first diesel, though I've > never had it confirmed. > Is that the one you're referring to? > > See you soon. > > Tom > > ___ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, snow blower, "One Banger" __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
