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Breakfast on the golf club patio. |
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Bill Ainsworth trying to organize the "Laguna Rally" |
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The hills were 20% (very steep) and the views fantastic.
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The route wound up and down the canyons.
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Very interesting roads.
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After going up
about 1000 feet, it was descending back to sea level. |
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| Michael Herrmann with son Joseph on the Balboa Ferry. |
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Rolf Sellge and Jim Villers on the Ferry. |
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Azam Zaidi and Bill Johnson driving off the ferry. |
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| . Jim Villers and Rolf Sellge leaving the ferry |
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| The rear of Jim Villers' car with his Route 66
bumper stickers |
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The parking lot at the MB Classic Center, a pair of 300SLs in the corner
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Venda Schmid taking a picture of the 190SLs lined up at the Classic
Center |
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| Mike Kunz welcomes us to the Classic Center |
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Venda and Pete Schmid in front of a "very classic" Mercedes
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Lunch is served
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We ate in the "Mercedes store room" with dozens of classic cars |
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| The Classic Center also does restoration and
maintenance of older Mercedes |
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| Jack English and Michael Hermann listen to the
briefing |
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Angela & John Jacobson with Trudy and Bill Sandefer |
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Walt Puryear, Jim Villers and Fred Wulff inspect interior details |
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Ellis Lovell taking a suspension picture of Bruce's old race car |
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Mike Kunz and Gary Cox with Gary's beautiful race car |
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Bill Ainsworth departing the Classic Center |
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Tom & Marilyn's table at the reception dinner |
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Mike Kunz & Nate from the Classic Center with Bill Johnson |
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Betty & Jim Villers and John & Angela Jacobson |
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Jim Villers with John Jacobson |
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Thursday
we drove the "Lost in Laguna" rally, a tour of the very steep
costal hills of Laguna, across the Balboa Island resort, take
the ferry to Newport Beach and finally arrive at the
MB Classic Center in Irvine for lunch and a tour.