Hi,

this is Tina and Ben. We are from Germany and bought our 67 Olds Delta 88 2dr HT a few weeks ago in Texas.

We are happy to join YOUR forum to meet some Olds enthusiasts and get some help.

Thank you very much.

Ben

 

Very happy to have you two with us. Did you find your car in Europe someplace or have to get it from over here in the USA? Welcome to CO.

 

welcome to CO you will find that there are quite a few people from Germany here. Post some pics of your car when you can cause we love to see pics of Olds

 

Glad to have you aboard. Lots of German members here they will introduce themselves soon. Where abouts are you located ?

 

Nice-looking car. How many miles on it?

I've got a '67 Delta 88 convertible. Doesn't mean I know anything, but is there anything specific you need help with?

Is your car now in Germany, by the way? How did you get it there? Did you drive it or have it hauled to the east coast and then put on a ship to Europe? I'm just curious how and how long it takes to get a car from Texas to Germany. Also, if you're willing to divulge the info, what did it cost you to get the car across the ocean?

 

So... guess I'll start out as the 1st of the German users to reply to the thread.

As you can see by my avatar, mine's a '65 442 "post".
Wo kommt ihr her? Ich bin zwar Ami, wohne aber zeit 38 J. in Deutschland, hab' ein Haus in Idar-Oberstein (RLP).
Schaetze, 63 convertible, croozer u. andere werden sich bald melden!

Croozer is trying to put a email list together, so you could PN him with yours. There are already tentative plans for some of us to get together at a meet next spring.

Bis spaeter!

Ralph

 

Hallo Tina and Ben

It`s nice to see you and the real Muscle Car on this side.We do own a mid size Olds that is parked in Schramberg,Black Forest,Germany.You will find a lot of knowledge,information tips,tricks and humor all around Oldsmobiles.CO got quiet a few more serious specialists than most other Forums
We hope to meet the three of you next year on one of the countless US-Car Events around
Welcome to this community,Claudia&Martin

 

Hi @ all!!

Thank you all very much for the warm welcome!

We were in the states to buy a classic car and started our trip in Texas. The Olds was the first car we looked at but I was love from the first view. We looked at a lot of other cars before we decided to take that "beast"
We drove it all the way through the wild west from Texas to L.A. and it was a beautiful ride through your wonderful and amazing country. We love the States!
Now we are waiting because the Olds is on his way. And it would be a after christmas present (hopefully he will arive before new years eve).

Don´t worry guys, we will treat you with questions to solve our problems

Best

Ben

 

Glad you got to see some of the country in you new old Olds. Late presents are better then none

 

Wow. Isn't that the wrong way?

Is it going by boat across the Pacific?

 

OK, let's see what I can do with this.

"Where are you from?" (or "Where do you come from") "Indeed, I am a Yank (American), however, I have lived for 38 years in Germany. I have a house in Idar-Oberstein (RLP)."

(RLP is an abbreviation for Rheinland-Pfalz, one of the German states.)


"Treasures, 63 convertible, croozer (all usernames, I presume) and others will soon announce themselves!"



"So long" or "see you later."



How'd I do?

 

D@mn! Actually, very well! Only real mistake was that the word "Schaetze" can also mean I think/anticipate/believe that (users).....
Only other thing was that I'd maybe use come online or something instead of announce themselves, but that's just a matter of preference!
You must have spent some time in Germany yourself & took the trouble to learn the language (& probably a fair amount about culture/history, too!).
Unfortunate more don't take advantage of the opportunity while they're here!

Ralph

 

In these parts, L.A. means "Lower Alabama" a.k.a. the Redneck Riviera

 

 

Welcome to the site.

 

Ahh, Google. I wish all of that were true.

I took one year of German in college 30 years ago, and that helped me translate the "38" to "38."

What I did above took five minutes at one of the many language translation sites on the web. Google's own "I-Google" site is great for this.

http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en&referrer=ign

I had no idea what "RLP" meant, but I just googled "Germany RLP" to find out what relationship "RLP" has to Germany and found what it meant in the 4th or 5th hit.

Isn't it nice? You can be just about anyone on the web. For example, I can be a nice guy, when I'm really not.

 

Seem to be an OK sort to me!

Ralph

 

Tina and Ben,
welcome to this site, and be sure to send me your e-mail. I am going to set up a e-mail list of the Oldsmobile owners here in Germany. Which shipping company did you use to get the car shipped to Germany, or do you ship it through the Netherlands as I did?

 

BTW, I shipped mine thru Netherlands.

Do you have my email?

Ralph

 

Hi Ralph,
I am setting up the e-mail list. I guess I don't have yours Ralph, send it to me via PM, and tell the other Germans here they should send me their e-mail address, too, via PM.

And Ralph, how much did you pay for shipping, it cost me around 1800 Euro (2006)

Tom