Athens, Georgia

Schedule of Events

Please drop by the hospitality suite, Room 815 of the Hilton Garden Inn, to receive your welcoming package, name tags, and of course, to socialize. Thanks to Ron Rapp and Bud’s Benz for contributions to the welcoming package.

Thursday Sept 28^th 10:00AM – 2:00PM We will take a driving tour of the piedmont area south of Athens, stopping for lunch in the tiny town of Rutledge, then a quick glimpse of Madison, the destination of Saturday’s ‘Ladies Tour’. This area is farm and horse country and the drive is designed to give you a feel for the land and it’s people.

7:30PM The “Welcoming Reception” will be held in the Ball Room of the old Georgia Hotel, a short one block walk from the hotel where we will enjoy an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres. This event is sponsored by Bruce Adams and Dave Polny of 190SL Services.

Friday Sept 29^th 9:30AM Two miles long and 1,000 feet deep, Tallulah Gorge will be the destination of our Friday drive through North Georgia. If we are fortunate, the leaves will have begun their fall show in the higher elevations.

3:30PM – 5:00PM A gymkhana designed by the fiendish Tom Hamilton has been assembled to test your driving skills.

Dinner on Friday evening is on your own at one of the many fine downtown restaurants. Maps and suggestions are included in your welcoming pack. Downtown Athens is a lively place, so please take a walking tour and include a stroll through the old campus of UGA.

Saturday Sept 30^th 9:00AM – 3:00PM The Concourse de Elegance will be held at the Athens Classic Center which is adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn. Tops down at 9:00AM for Concourse, Founders, and Peoples Choice. We well by joined by the Peachtree Group of the MBCA, also holding their Concourse, so there will be many cars to admire. Lunch will be provided.

9:00AM – 3:00PM The ‘Ladies Tour’ will depart from the Hilton for a tour of Madison, Georgia – a town so pretty that Sherman refused to burn it. An antebellum home tour, lunch, and shopping are planned.

10:00AM – 2:00PM Tech Sessions will be held in meetings rooms adjacent to the Concourse with each session held twice.

Jim Villers – 190SL Drivability Improvements

Dave Polny – Rebuilding a Rear Axle

Walt Puryear – Solex Carburettors

John Lewenauer – Scaling the $lippery $lope: An amatures’s lessons in buying and restoring a 190SL

7:00PM The Awards Banquet will begin with a social hour, followed by dinner at 8:00PM in the Old Fire Hall located within the Classic Center. Dinner will be followed by presentation of awards, conclusion of the silent auction with the many items donated by David Frent, and dancing to the band Shangri-la.

Sunday Oct 1^st 9:00AM A Breakfast buffet at the Hilton Garden Inn will be followed by the annual meeting, election of officers, and farewells.

1:00PM All are invited to participate in the After the Ball tour through the North Georgia and North Carolina mountains. If you plan to participate, please be sure to make reservations at the hotels listed in your package.

Repair – If you find the need for a repair facility, please contact Walt Puryear 706 369 5441. A car lift has been arranged and parts can be overnighted from SL Auto Haus or ordered from Bud’s Benz, about 2 hours away.

Dining Although Friday evening dining is on your own, we have made group reservation at several good restaurants in the downtown area. Sign up sheets are in the hospitality suite – first come first serve.