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Herzlichen Glückwunsch, das ist ein wunderschönes Auto.Wow! Somebody took their time restoring that car! The AC system looks remarkably complete too! Does it work?
That garage also has some other gems in the background. Love that early 60's Mopar and 1973 Ford F-100.
Welcome to the forum! There is a quite a collection of misfits in here...who know A LOT about Oldsmobiles!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, das ist ein wunderschönes Auto.Wow! Somebody took their time restoring that car! The AC system looks remarkably complete too! Does it work?
That garage also has some other gems in the background. Love that early 60's Mopar and 1973 Ford F-100.
Welcome to the forum! There is a quite a collection of misfits in here...who know A LOT about Oldsmobiles!
Thank you! AC works as it should. I hope to have good talks with knowledge guys
Welcome aboard and good luck with it. Do you know anything about its history? How it got to Europe? How long its been there? I always find it interesting to learn more about the journey these things take over time.
Hi. Thank you all!
The history of the Olds is easy to explain. It has driven 85,000 miles and had 2 previous owners, the first from 1966 to 1982 and the second until 2025. Now I am the third owner and plan to keep the old car for as long as possible.
Like many vehicles, it was driven to Europe by ferry. It has its original engine and transmission. Visually, it looks almost like a new vehicle. However, there are a few things that need to be done; just to get it registered in Germany, it needs a few upgrades. For example, new brake lines, modified lights, etc.
Gas prices are of course more expensive than in the States. Insurance and taxes are inexpensive because the Olds is registered as a historical car. We have some good advantages here, but they only apply if the car meets certain criteria. For example, to be considered a cultural asset (historical), the condition, age, and originality...
Driving a vehicle like this here can be challenging at times. The streets are narrow, not very long, and the parking spaces are significantly smaller. So it takes a lot of skill to drive such a large car.
I hope I won't have to ask for new bumpers in the near future
Last edited by OldsSuperRocket66; Nov 12, 2025 at 06:34 AM.
There are no other hurdles. You can also choose to drive the vehicle without a historic title, but then you will be taxed according to emissions values, which makes it less enjoyable.
There are no other hurdles. You can also choose to drive the vehicle without a historic title, but then you will be taxed according to emissions values, which makes it less enjoyable.
This is interesting. I had a German friend in the '90's who was also a car guy and I talked to him often about the hobby in Germany. He restored old Austin Healey's and was familiar with the legal requirements of owning/registering old cars in Germany. Remember, this was in the '90's. He told me one reason few people could afford to own older cars was because the government required everything to meet the most up-to-date emissions requirements. The cars were required to hit the latest targets in order to get registered. Of course, it was always a moving target as emissions got tighter every year. Few people even attempted to pass that hurdle. Sounds like times have changed.
