2018 Spring Issue     www.mbca-nyc-long-island.org    Volume 68 Issue 1
Spring Events:
Our section's MBCA Members 
celebrate another year of events.  
Save March 18th for a fantastic debut of one of our newest
Section Sponsors. Join us for Cars and Coffee at Motorcar Classics.  
Details: Motorcar Classics specializes in the sale, trade and consignment of vintage and late model high-line, exotic and other collectible cars. 

Address: 380 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY
Time: 9am March 18th (Rain date - March 25th)

Our newsletters have featured some exceptional Mercedes-Benz automobiles on display.  
Come and join us and think Spring!! Take a look at the wonderful collection of fine automobiles. Talk to you friends and make new ones!

Hope to see you there!

   
Scheduled Events for 2018!

March 18th: Cars and Coffee at Motorcar Classics
May 6th: American Airpower in Farmingdale
April: Auto Show tickets - Contact Lou for Auto Show tickets.
Dine and Drive: April 22 - we'll have a dine and drive event to Pougkeepsie.
June: Jamboree - June 23
September: Great Marques September 23 with a rain date of September 30
Spring Message
  
We have an exciting year planned for you. We 
Gullwing_Lanza
will kick it off with a Cars and Coffee
event at Motorcar Classics in Farmingdale (March 18th (9AM or rain date March 25th.). You'll get a chance to meet your friends and make new ones as you look at the fine automobiles on sale there. Then in April we will have tickets for you to attend the New York Auto Show at the Javits Center in NYC. Later in April we'll have a dine and drive event to Pougkeepsie. By now you should have received a postcard with our events for the year. You can always check our email blasts or our website for updates and details.
 
In May we will visit Republic airport for a visit to the Airpower Museum. This is a free event!
In September we will have our Great Marques 
Show but we need your help. 
We need more judges. Last year we did not look under the hood. This year we will. Peter Lesler will be here to train you. Details to follow. Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a judge. Also if you have a Preservation Car there will be dates and we will go over the car before the Great Marques Show. Then just choose in what category you want your car placed.
 
It should be an exciting year and your Board looks forward to seeing you at our events.

Section President Oliver Seligman
Drive & Dine April 22nd.

Dear members: This is going to be drive up 
the scenic Hudson Valley. Leaving from Gullwing Motors Mineola, at 9:30am though the Hutchinson River Parkway up to Taconic State Parkway into Duchess county to Route 9. This is a great scenic route during the spring time when the trees and flowers are blooming. We will Meet at COSIMO'S Trattoria Restaurant. Following a car show share a beautiful lunch at a fabulous Italian restaurant that been the winner of Best of the Hudson Valley Restaurant award. This will be a great way to spend a spring day through the Hudson Valley. Our members, their cars and great food, what a great day it will be. 
Please RSVP Dom Citera. 516 551-6562.
MERCEDES & VINTAGE AIRPLANES
 
ON MAY 6TH OUR CLUB IS PLANNING AN EVENT AT THE AIRPOWER MUSEUM LOCATED AT 1230 NEW HIGHWAY FARMINGDALE, NY 11735 WERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PARK OUR CARS ON THE AIRPORT RUNWAY WITH THE MUSEUM'S VINTAGE PLANES.
THIS WILL BE A FREE EVENT SPONSORED BY OUR CLUB AND WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
               -PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR OF THE MUSEUM
               -FRAMED 8X10 PHOTO OF YOUR CAR WITH ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S
                 VINTAGE PLANES
              -CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
              - EVENT OPEN TO CLUB MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
ALL MEMBERS ATTENDING MUST MEET BETWEEN 9:30AM AND 10;00AM AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE. WE WILL THEN BE ESCORTED AS A GROUP ONTO THE AIRPORT TARMAC. THIS IS DONE BECAUSE IT IS AN ACTIVE AIRPORT. THE SAME PROCEDURE WILL BE FOLLOWED WHEN WE LEAVE. INDIVIDUAL CARS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE INTO THE TARMAC.
THE AMERICAN AIRPOWER MUSEUM IS LOCATED ON THE FORMER SITE OF REPUBLIC AVIATION AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT. IT MAINTAINS A WIDE ARRAY OF AVIATION ARTIFACTS AND AIRCRAFT. THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE FEW WORLDWIDE THAT ACTUALLY FLIES ITS HISTORIC AIRCRAFT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE-
PLEASE RESPOND BY MAY 2nd TO MIKE CARROLL macsl300@aol.com SO THAT WE CAN RESERVE A SPOT FOR YOUR CAR. THERE IS A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT CAN BE LET IN, SO PLEASE GET YOUR RESERVATION IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
 
Non-members can reserve space at this event for a fee of $25.00 per car. Contact Mike for info and to reserve your admission.
Meet our new board member

Introducing Sean Aryai.
Sean grew up in our section first in Queens and then Long Island. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in Communications and an MBA from Dowling. He is currently a Director at CA Technologies leading software compliance for the company.  He has always loved cars and was an associate member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) at RIT and never stopped being an enthusiast. You may have seen him at our past Great Marques events with his 2014 AMG C64 Edition 507 and a 1972 280 SEL 4.5. Sean has been a section member for over 5 years and is looking forward to contribute even more.

Thank you, Sean and welcome.

Please support our sponsors!



Motorcar Classics is proud to present this stunning 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG Roadster featured in Brilliant Silver with Charcoal/Alpaca Grey AMG leather interior.
Introduced in 1997, the Mercedes-Benz SLK was just an elegant hardtop-convertible roadster. But in 2002, the debut of the handcrafted AMG version made it an ultra-high-performance sports car. The key to the transformation is the SLK32's handbuilt supercharged AMG 3.2L/349-hp, 332 lb-ft V-6. With an electromagnetically engaged Lysholm- or screw-type intercooled supercharger, AMG increased the stock motor's output by an amazing 134 hp 
and 111 lb-ft of torque. For economy, the blower disengages under light loads and awakens transparently when needed. Driven through a new version of AMGs SpeedShift five-speed automatic transmission you will achieve a 0-60-mph time of about 4.6 seconds!
It will turn the quarter-mile in about 13.06-seconds at 108.74-mph. Other AMG modifications to the SLK make it one of the most agile sports roadsters as well. Race-car-size 13.1-in. front brake rotors pull the car to a stop from 60 mph in just 116 ft.

Our SLK32 AMG has been cherished from new by two owners and has covered just about 48k miles.
Factory options include the integrated 6 disc CD changer, Xenon headlamps and headlamp washer system. This car carried a MSRP of $55,540 and is a tremendous value. The SLK32 AMG is a delight to drive and destined for future collectibility as well.

We have other fine Mercedes available including:
______________________________________________

CRAIG M. BALABAN
Mobile:     516-885-9356
Web:         www.motorcarclassics.com
Main Phone: 631-779-6200
Thank you for being a member.

Sincerely,

Your Section Board Members: Pres. Oliver Seligman - VP. Louis Palumbo - Tres. Robert Hussey, - Past Pres. John Anaischik & Jerry Shapiro, - Mike Carroll - Allen Lipp -  Nick Kaftan - Dom Citera - Sean Aryai.


John Mc Auliffe - NYC-Long Island Section Director of Communications
Website - Visit often for the latest updates 
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mbca.nycli/  #MBCANYCLI
Phone - 516-375-6450

Regional Director Joe Grattan
NYC-Long Island Section MBCA
100 Windsor Ave., Mineola, NY 11501
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