
The Star
The Official Magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America
January-February 2019

This issue features Graham Nash's 300SEL 6.3, 1898 Daimler Truck, Drive Review: GLA45 AMG, Mercedes-Benz exits DTM racing series, Buyers Guide: Pontons 1953-1962, Rastatt A-Series Factory
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Good-bye to All That – Mercedes-Benz steps away from DTM
Glenn Freeman
Hand-Made History – Bill Eggers Creates A Superbly Imagined Replica of an 1898 Daimler Platform Truck
Bill Eggers, Jennifer Ortiz, Gary Anderson
SPEED DEMON Driving the fierce little GLA45 4Matic
Thomas Bonatz
Where Benzes are Built – Part VI: Rastatt, Germany
Graham Robson
Tech Articles
Pontons: W120, W180, W121, W105, & W128 Ponton Sedans • 1953-1962
Richard Simonds, Gary Anderson
Technical Feature – Ten Tips on Selling a Classic Mercedes-Benz
Gary Anderson
Technical Q&A
Richard Simonds
Columns
From the President: Rolling into the Future
Gene Jurick
Mike Regennitter, Executive Director Happy New Year & Welcome to 2019
Mike Regennitter
About
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