Hello from Germany
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Instructor
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 109
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From: Hessen
Hello from Germany
Hello everybody... 
My name is René, I am 40 years old and I am living in Rüsselsheim/Germany. I am working at GM Europe (Opel) in the Design Center.
When I was a boy all my friends wanted Porsche, Ferrari, etc. modelcars to play with... but not me. I always wanted loved Corvettes!
Now, I had been searching for a long time to find the right one for me... I started looking for a C5 some years ago but there were not the right offers available... and after some time I thought buying a classic Corvette would be an even better idea because I love classic cars, there are so many nice events here and... in case of some necessary service or repair I could do more on a car without electronics.
So... last year in October my dream came true. I found my Corvette in the German Corvette Forum. It was located just 120 Miles away from my home, so my wife (she loves Corvettes too) and I went there to see it. It was owned by a lady who had the car for 15 years. She bought it from an American who brought it from Phoenix/AZ to Germany. After almost 5 hours of deep investigations and negotiations and a test drive we finally decided to buy the car!
Some technical details (pictures are available in my album)...
- 1972 Corvette Coupe
- 350 cui 200hp Base Engine
- 4-speed Manual Transmission
- Classic White Exterior
- Black Leather Interior
- Stereo Radio
- Air Condition
- Heavy Duty Suspension
- Power Brakes
- Power Steering
Well, I guess these are some first details about me/us.
Cheers...
René
My name is René, I am 40 years old and I am living in Rüsselsheim/Germany. I am working at GM Europe (Opel) in the Design Center.
When I was a boy all my friends wanted Porsche, Ferrari, etc. modelcars to play with... but not me. I always wanted loved Corvettes!
Now, I had been searching for a long time to find the right one for me... I started looking for a C5 some years ago but there were not the right offers available... and after some time I thought buying a classic Corvette would be an even better idea because I love classic cars, there are so many nice events here and... in case of some necessary service or repair I could do more on a car without electronics.
So... last year in October my dream came true. I found my Corvette in the German Corvette Forum. It was located just 120 Miles away from my home, so my wife (she loves Corvettes too) and I went there to see it. It was owned by a lady who had the car for 15 years. She bought it from an American who brought it from Phoenix/AZ to Germany. After almost 5 hours of deep investigations and negotiations and a test drive we finally decided to buy the car!
Some technical details (pictures are available in my album)...
- 1972 Corvette Coupe
- 350 cui 200hp Base Engine
- 4-speed Manual Transmission
- Classic White Exterior
- Black Leather Interior
- Stereo Radio
- Air Condition
- Heavy Duty Suspension
- Power Brakes
- Power Steering
Well, I guess these are some first details about me/us.
Cheers...
René
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Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 10,742
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From: Marana, Arizona
Rene, congrats on your car - finally - and welcome to the Forum. The nice folk in the C3 section will look forward to meeting you and answering any questions. 
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-general-119/
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-general-119/
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