Nor Cal group

opelwasp · 05-06-2008

Nor Cal Opel group started. Sign so it will be easier to get a hold of y'all for the next event.

BMWonly · 05-08-2008

Signing in ...

gtmaxx · 05-11-2008

yeah i might go next time,Gtmaxx

GTRoy · 05-11-2008

Yes,would like to know about future events. How do I "sign in"?

namba209 · 05-13-2008

Hey guys I'm gonna be up your way this weekend. We're bringing the whole herd up to the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, for the Northern CA Elkound Specialty and all breed dog show. After getting the dogs ready for the show ring, I don't have anything special going on except wax the motorhome. I wouldn't mind an Opeler or two swing by and break up the monmotony. I found out the GT is by far easier to get ready for a show than the dogs and all that goes with that.

opelwasp · 05-14-2008

Ron, shoot me your cell # and I'll call you.

West Coast GT · 05-14-2008

Ron,
I would like to meet you, and will PM you my phone number.

namba209 · 05-14-2008

I guess maybe I should have said we're gonna try and be there Thursday afternoon/evening, then leave as soon as we can after ring time Sunday. It's gonna be a fair drive to try and get home as soon as possible on Monday. Normally it's a one day trip, but stopping for the dogs every couple of hours adds some time to the trip. Trying to get on the road today, we gotta give 3 dogs a bath and load the rig yet. Gonna be busy, plus the house is gonna be tented for termites while we're gone. Whew!!

alolmo · 05-14-2008

Hi Chris, count me in. Hey lets go for a monthly dinner or something.

namba209 · 05-20-2008

Well we made it to Vallejo and the Solano County Fairgrounds. Some looney toon left the oven door open. MAN, IT WAS HOT. What normally takes me 30-45 minutes to set up the rig for the dogs, took 3 hours. I understand there was some record breaking temps. I got to meet Keith (West Coast GT), he lives in the area. His Very Red GT is just beautiful, even though it does need a front bumper. Oh Yeah, I got to hear the story about the last Nor Cal outing and the tire that fell off. I'll just leave it at that. We had a real nice visit, and I enjoyed talking to him about a variety of things including Opels. Aside from the heat, we did fairly well, Gabriel, our temporary loaner from New York, took his class all four days and went "Best of Bred By Exhibitor" in the Specialty. His owner will have a bunch of ribbons when he goes back home. As we were leaving Vallejo, on the freeway, some fuddy duddy in a blue convertible got in front of us and slowed down. Then my cell phone rang and Keith asked if that was us in the Kountry Star, behind the blue rag top. Talk about coincidence, he just happened to be out and about, on the same freeway, as we were leaving. I didn't get to meet Chris (Opelwasp) he had some family priorities that took precedence, something about taking his kids to the movies.

West Coast GT · 05-21-2008

Ron,
It was good meeting you and your wife. You're good people.
Plus it was interesting getting to meet one of the Opel experts, looking through the Willit? notebook, and hearing what you've got to say on the GTs, the economy, gas prices, illegal aliens, open border, Hilary Clinton, etc.

Yeah, that 101 degree heat was a record breaker for us. To illustrate the change, this morning's hike out on Dillon Point was completely overcast, 63 degrees, and had a strong cold wind off the ocean. This is more typical for us.

Good to meet you. Hope to see you at Opel events, and I hope to meet lots more Opel folks over the years.

Congratulations on the dog show wins.
Keith, West Coast GT

namba209 · 05-21-2008

Well, I guess I should clarify a couple of things before someone gets the wrong idea. I'm by no means an expert on the Opels, just a little more than average wrench turner. But thanx for that comment. Margaret is not my wife, but my VERY Significant Other, we've been together about 25 years, so I guess folks do think she is my wife. We both feel comfortable with our arrangement, it works for us. I guess we did discuss quite a gamut when you were visiting, but then having an interest in a lot of areas does make for an invigorating conversation. I really did enjoy it. I've got some plans to make more events, but it's all dependent on the dogs, of course. Like you I hope to meet a lot more Opelers, been lucky so far, I've already met some of the stalwarts from this site and hope to meet more.

traytodd · 05-21-2008

My son brought home a '74 Manta a couple of weekends ago. That makes 3 Mantas, and 6 GT's now in the stable. This latest one needs a paint job and new rubber, and a small amount of body work. I have been driving my GT to work as it is about 25% cheaper to drive than my Dakota. Unfortunately the 2-70 A/C does not work too well on the 100+°F days.

Terry
Placerville

05-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
opelwasp Non Civilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Between Chico and Sac, CA Posts: 1,343 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Nor Cal group Nor Cal Opel group started. Sign so it will be easier to get a hold of y'all for the next event.

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alolmo Opeler Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 26 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Nothern California group Hi Chris, count me in. Hey lets go for a monthly dinner or something.

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05-08-2008	#2 (permalink)
BMWonly Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Auburn, CA Posts: 232 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Signing in ...

05-11-2008	#3 (permalink)
gtmaxx 1971 OPEL GT 1.9L 4-speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Grants Pass,Oregon Posts: 198 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	yeah i might go next time,Gtmaxx

05-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
GTRoy Opeler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Martinez CA Posts: 33 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Yes,would like to know about future events. How do I "sign in"?

05-13-2008	#5 (permalink)
namba209 5,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 5,969 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Hey guys I'm gonna be up your way this weekend. We're bringing the whole herd up to the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, for the Northern CA Elkound Specialty and all breed dog show. After getting the dogs ready for the show ring, I don't have anything special going on except wax the motorhome. I wouldn't mind an Opeler or two swing by and break up the monmotony. I found out the GT is by far easier to get ready for a show than the dogs and all that goes with that.

05-14-2008	#6 (permalink)
opelwasp Non Civilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Between Chico and Sac, CA Posts: 1,343 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Ron, shoot me your cell # and I'll call you.

05-14-2008	#7 (permalink)
West Coast GT Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 839 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Ron, I would like to meet you, and will PM you my phone number.

05-14-2008	#8 (permalink)
namba209 5,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 5,969 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	I guess maybe I should have said we're gonna try and be there Thursday afternoon/evening, then leave as soon as we can after ring time Sunday. It's gonna be a fair drive to try and get home as soon as possible on Monday. Normally it's a one day trip, but stopping for the dogs every couple of hours adds some time to the trip. Trying to get on the road today, we gotta give 3 dogs a bath and load the rig yet. Gonna be busy, plus the house is gonna be tented for termites while we're gone. Whew!!

05-20-2008	#10 (permalink)
namba209 5,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 5,969 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Well we made it to Vallejo and the Solano County Fairgrounds. Some looney toon left the oven door open. MAN, IT WAS HOT. What normally takes me 30-45 minutes to set up the rig for the dogs, took 3 hours. I understand there was some record breaking temps. I got to meet Keith (West Coast GT), he lives in the area. His Very Red GT is just beautiful, even though it does need a front bumper. Oh Yeah, I got to hear the story about the last Nor Cal outing and the tire that fell off. I'll just leave it at that. We had a real nice visit, and I enjoyed talking to him about a variety of things including Opels. Aside from the heat, we did fairly well, Gabriel, our temporary loaner from New York, took his class all four days and went "Best of Bred By Exhibitor" in the Specialty. His owner will have a bunch of ribbons when he goes back home. As we were leaving Vallejo, on the freeway, some fuddy duddy in a blue convertible got in front of us and slowed down. Then my cell phone rang and Keith asked if that was us in the Kountry Star, behind the blue rag top. Talk about coincidence, he just happened to be out and about, on the same freeway, as we were leaving. I didn't get to meet Chris (Opelwasp) he had some family priorities that took precedence, something about taking his kids to the movies.

05-21-2008	#11 (permalink)
West Coast GT Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 839 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Ron, It was good meeting you and your wife. You're good people. Plus it was interesting getting to meet one of the Opel experts, looking through the Willit? notebook, and hearing what you've got to say on the GTs, the economy, gas prices, illegal aliens, open border, Hilary Clinton, etc. Yeah, that 101 degree heat was a record breaker for us. To illustrate the change, this morning's hike out on Dillon Point was completely overcast, 63 degrees, and had a strong cold wind off the ocean. This is more typical for us. Good to meet you. Hope to see you at Opel events, and I hope to meet lots more Opel folks over the years. Congratulations on the dog show wins. Keith, West Coast GT

05-21-2008	#12 (permalink)
namba209 5,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 5,969 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Well, I guess I should clarify a couple of things before someone gets the wrong idea. I'm by no means an expert on the Opels, just a little more than average wrench turner. But thanx for that comment. Margaret is not my wife, but my VERY Significant Other, we've been together about 25 years, so I guess folks do think she is my wife. We both feel comfortable with our arrangement, it works for us. I guess we did discuss quite a gamut when you were visiting, but then having an interest in a lot of areas does make for an invigorating conversation. I really did enjoy it. I've got some plans to make more events, but it's all dependent on the dogs, of course. Like you I hope to meet a lot more Opelers, been lucky so far, I've already met some of the stalwarts from this site and hope to meet more.

05-21-2008	#13 (permalink)
traytodd Opeler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 108 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	My son brought home a '74 Manta a couple of weekends ago. That makes 3 Mantas, and 6 GT's now in the stable. This latest one needs a paint job and new rubber, and a small amount of body work. I have been driving my GT to work as it is about 25% cheaper to drive than my Dakota. Unfortunately the 2-70 A/C does not work too well on the 100+°F days. Terry Placerville

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