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  • Oliver B.
    Very Frequent User
    • January 31, 1992
    • 556

    Hi (again)

    Hello everybody!
    After being a member for quite a long time now (joined right away when I bought my 1977 in Florida and took it back to Germany in 1992), I finally found my way to the NCRS-forum as well.

    A few words about myself: I just turned 40 years old, work as marine insurance specialist for a German insurance company - and I am a Corvette-fan inside out! Furthermore the NCRS-devotion to originality is just my way (although I always feel like I am kind of "seeing among the blind" with this attitude over here - but I do my best to spread the word...)
    I was with the UK chapter's first Flight Judging in 1998 and served as a Junior Judge - learned a whole lot! (Too bad, that there is nothing like a German chapter (yet).....)
    Around that time I wrote an article for the Restorer (1977 t-top mount for the luggage carrier) and am about to write my second one (Firestone Steel Radial 500 tires) these days.

    My car (as said earlier) is a 1977 (#37629), L82 automatic, orange on buckskin leather and is pretty much original. It still was, when I bought it back then from a 66 year old lady, who inherited the car from her late husband in 1988. I still have contact to her, writing for birthdays and christmas - and still trying to wring out more info on the car (once, she sent me a picture showing her husband with the car shortly after her got it - very cool!).
    The first owner of the car (said to be some Bill Simpson or so working for the same phone company - GTE - as her husband) sold the car to a used car dealer, where William Kimball (the husband) then got it from in 1978 as his 50th birthday present to himself.
    So (and not too) much on previous owners... If anybody knows something, I - of course - would be glad to know!

    Bringing the car to Germany and having it registerd here usually means some changes on technical things, but back then I was able to keep the car just like it was - so very US! This unfortunately is no longer possible and major items have to be changed to meet German law... The more I am aware, of the specialty of my car.

    Cheers from Hamburg, Germany

    Oliver
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  • Erik S.
    Very Frequent User
    • December 31, 2004
    • 407

    #2
    Re: Hi (again)

    Oliver - good to hear from the Germans as well. As you may know, the NCRS has landed in Europe. There are 2 overseas chapters being the UK and the Dutch Chapter, which I represent. Have a look at our website and check out our calender (also to register)


    We have a Chapter meet coming up (Flight Judging) on 13 September. Location is Wezep which is approx a 400 km travel from where you are. Host is again Andre Boer who has a very special collection of Corvettes so it may be worth a visit anyway.
    http://www.autobedrijfandreboer.nl/ and check out the tap 'museum'.

    Moreover, there have been discussions with other German NCRS members to start a German Chapter (I have contact details of a guy in Berlin who seems to be serious about this).

    Bottom line - we are very muck looking forward to meeting you and your car. You can contact us via the PM (Rob Musquetier is our chairman by the way) or via our chapter website.

    Cheers,
    Erik
    secretary Dutch Chapter

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    • Oliver B.
      Very Frequent User
      • January 31, 1992
      • 556

      #3
      Re: Hi (again)

      ...I just see that I joined NCRS in Jan 1992, even before I bought my car in March - interesting.........

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      • Oliver B.
        Very Frequent User
        • January 31, 1992
        • 556

        #4
        Re: Hi (again)

        Hi Erik! (btw: what an interesting avatar! )

        Yeah, I read about you guys (your new meeting point/garage) in the latest Restorer... Cool!

        Let's see, if I can make it in Sep then - it's quite some time ago that I made a 400km-trip with the Vette lately, but it should not be much different than a prolonged weekend of leisurely cruising...
        We've been on vacation to Den Helder last Nov - quite a trip from our place then - even with my ordinary car.....
        Just I know of a couple of weekend-things that are in line for Sep - so let's see if we can make it! Would love to be in the judging-process again (in 1998 we were flying to the UK - so no own car up for judging then)...

        Take care, and good luck for your team on the soccer game this evening!

        Oliver


        edit: just re-read - does your chapter meet include judging or is it more kind of social event?
        Last edited by Oliver B.; June 13, 2008, 03:47 AM.

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