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Annual NEOC Opels on the Lawn event, part of the Larz Anderson museum's German Car Day.
Admission to the museum is included in the registration fee.

Details;
http://larzanderson.org/events/lawn-ev…german-car-day/

Discounts for early registration.

Club Coordinators -
When listing an event, make sure the start/end dates are correct in the post.

We had two listings, Spring Auto Fair and Opels on the Avenue, not post correctly because the date of the event was listed as the date the post was added.

When an event is posted in the calendar, a comments thread is automatically added to the forum.

We now have a 20 x 40 foot tent!

Just received this from Carlisle Events:

Quote from Carlisle Events

EVENT UPDATE!!

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the combining of the Import & Kit Nationals with the Performance & Style event to create a new show called the Import & Performance Nationals. Since I will be co-managing the new event it is my personal goal to make sure the new show retains as much of the feel of the original IKN event as possible. All of the IKN features and activities will remain intact such as the Passport Program, autocross, seminars, kit manufacturers, clubs, Toys for Tots toy drive, parking by country of origin, Race Paddock, Invitational Displays, etc.

Showfield registration is trending up and the current year-to-date numbers are up by over 49%. Our estimate for the new show is over 2,500 cars and we’ll see more attendees through the gate. Those larger numbers will give us the ability to attract more Midway vendors and possibly more sponsors for the show. More people at the show will also be good for the current swap meet vendors and could result in more vendors in the future.

The new show will have some new activities such as drifting, Low Car Limbo, Rolling Exhaust Contest, Beauty Contest and Burnout Contest. The drifting will be mixed in with the autocross while the Limbo and Exhaust contests will take place later in the afternoon on Saturday. Low Car Limbo is simply driving under a limbo bar at low speed. This has historically been won by lowered Miatas but I’d love to see an Austin-Healey 100M participate this year. The Exhaust contest is not based on volume; rather it is based on the quality of the exhaust note. Each car is driven past a team of judges, at low speed and under load.

The burnout and beauty contests will be held Saturday evening after all of the traditional IKN activities have ended. Those who are interested in these contests are welcome to come to the stage/grandstand area to check them out. It should be noted that our beauty contest at this event follows all of the same rules as all of our other events. NO nudity is tolerated and we don’t allow thongs, pasties, etc to be worn. The participants are also NOT allowed to shake or dance. There will be an earlier round of the beauty contest where the girls are to dress as beer maidens (think St. Pauli Girl) but the swimwear round will be later in the evening. This contest is as family-friendly as possible and there will be nothing that you wouldn’t see at any public pool or beach.

The new show is going to be a huge event and to be a lot of fun! All of the IKN clubs that I’ve spoken to are planning to attend and give the new show a fair chance. There are also some clubs that are very excited about the new format. My hope is that the new show is much like a 3-day long Cars & Coffee event where we have a wide variety of cars.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you May 20-22, 2016!!

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Thread for information and event discussion: Opel Nationals at the Carlisle Import/Performance show (Thu, May 19th 2016 - Sat, May 21st 2016)

Hotel for Carlisle 2016
Days Inn - North
1825 Harrisburg Pike
Carlisle, Pa 01715
Ph: 717-245-2242

Hotel Information from Rionart:
I've confirmed the new dates with our regular Hotel, the days Inn north.
19 rooms for the thursday
60 rooms for friday and sat.
Rate is $99.99, unless you only stay one night, in which case it is $119.99.
It is booked as " ALT-OPEL CLUB"
Cut-off for getting a room under the group deal is 30th April, or once all 60 rooms are gone.
rgds, Rob.

The annual Opel's at Carlisle show is also hosting the Opel Nationals this year.

Grip magazine video of the Opel Classic in Russelshiem.

A translated message from the Alt-Opel Executive Board:

Quote from Heiner Schnorrenberg

Dear Club friend, Mr Farias,

Again a great Vintage Opel year is behind us.

Annual meeting, type group meetings, regional round tables, trade fairs, etc. were attended by many members throughout Europe, our contacts reach now up to North America.

The partnership with the Adam Opel AG was again marked by reciprocity and trust.

The technical and historical expertise of Alt-Opel was interest group and is our main feature. This is also increasingly seen by the press so, hardly a vintage car or classic car magazine reports on Opel Topics without our involvement.

Our club magazine is thriving, our website will be further developed. This should also be the guiding principle for the future. Openness for your contributions, continuous development and constant improvement instead of upheaval or reorientation!

Now, the board thanks all active without would be their willingness to volunteer activities of our club inventory impossible. You, the "ordinary members", we would like to sincerely thank you for your part already long-standing membership and your confidence. Thank you also for your many loving greetings of the year.

For the new year, the Executive Board of the Alt-Opel IG wishes from 1972 eV you and your families health, happiness, success and many free span Vintage Opel kilometers.

We will also be in 2016, the reliable and predictable partner in all aspects of the classic Opel! Happy New Year 2016!

Heiner Schnorrenberg
Board member of the Alt-Opel IG 1972 e.V.

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Thanks for the feedback, P.J. Anything in particular that made it difficult? Any suggestions for changes?

Anyone else have any inputs?

NEOC 53th Annual Cabin Fever B.S. Meeting 1-23-16

The New England Opel Club will be holding its annual Cabin Fever B.S. Meeting at the British Beer Company in Walpole, MA. BBC is 1 mile from Gillette stadium. This year's meet will be held on Saturday 1/23. Great company, good food and a huge beer selection. RSVP below so we have a rough count. The date is weather dependent.

New England Opel Club Cabin Fever B. S. Meet
Meeting at noon.

Directions and info Here

An article on our first "official" alt-opel.us meet is on the Alt Opel web site: alt-opel.eu

Here are the grille badges that are on my 1951 Opel Olympia. It was purchased in Bienne, Switzerland in 1952.

Please welcome the Carolina Opel Club.
Based out of Concord, Carolina, Roy Bell <Ooooner> is the club coordinator and moderator of their forum. The Carolina Opel Club's main events are the Spring and Fall Autofair held at the world famous NASCAR track, Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord.

Starting things off with a forum for the New England Opel Club.

Donations made to Tom's scholarship fund need to directly to the local chapter at the address above. Donations made via the links just go to the general fund.

It's official! We now have a section of Alt-Opel IG in North America! Established in 1972, Alt-Opel IG is the largest Opel club in Europe.

Quote from Heiner A. Schnorrenberg

Dear Gary,

Enclosed you can find our welcome letter establishing the Alt-Opel IG North America.
We thank you for your and your commitment, and wish you every success!
If you need any assistance, please let us know about it.

Rainer Manthey will maintain contact with you and convey our greetings during his next visit to the US in October.

good ride!
Heiner

Best regards
Dipl.-Kfm. Heiner A. Schnorrenberg
Alt-Opel IG 1972 e.V.

I will be altering this site to make it "Club Friendly" and invite all the regional Opel clubs in the U.S. and Canada to participate.

I just updated and activated a document sharing program. PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT files can easily uploaded and then viewed on site or downloaded.

This is a standalone program so registration is separate from this site.

Check it out:
docs.classicopels.com

Gary added a new file:
Senator/Monza heater repair
Repairing the heater speed control

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Repairing the heater speed control when the slow speeds do not work.