European ZR-1 Gathering

[JFFerner]

You might want to check a non exclusive ZR-1 Corvette Club that might participate with your European trip efforts. Here's a web site you may want to look at and investigate if you wish to include others in your plans. www.belgiancorvetteclub.be

And so it goes...Jim

[XfireZ51]

Nelson,

I'm looking at a 2-3 week tour of Europe.

[nelson007]

Don,
I just got a call yesterday from Audi with a tentative date of June 1 to picked up in Nectarsuhm, about 35 minutes from wher I live. I thought I was to pick it from Ingelstadt. They told me that all RS 7,with the racing package are hand build cars and built at Nectarsuhm. Take's about 4 months from start to finnish . They are going to do the euro tune to about 707 hp, if i picked it up here in the states it wioukd only 606 hp.i bought the extra insurce package that cover 2 additions months liability insurance, and drive using a German tag.

[nelson007]

Jim,
I did check it out with friends from the Bavaria Corvette club, but they told me the samething
They do great trips into the Alps you can check their site below.

This is their web site.


http://www.corvette-club-bayern.com/...aschheim-video

Nelson

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by nelson007

By the way if anyone needs the requirements in English I could post them for you.
Nelson007

Nelson,

Please do.

[BYEBYE2U]

At 58 n a half the BUCKET LIST has been created !
..by my 60th b-day 10/2017...
Drive over 175mph in the Autobahn..
..and mid 7's @ 175mph+ in the 1/4 mile
Looking to ship my 95Z to Southampton n drive 2000 miles to Greece
Arriving London July 6th n shipping car 3 weeks earlier: price 620$ Port Newark to UK
ZR1 will be for sale once there after i get the speed out of my system ..n bucket !
Life is too SHORT n all you hear at my age is cancer n heart attacks n Parkinsons etc etc
I have a "Bullet" collecting dust in the garage here in NYC: use it before i exit...
Any interest to join....?

[SAM/CH ZR-1]

I have a customer who is looking for a ZR-1 with low miles and in good condition. He has already 2 but want a 3rd.

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by BYEBYE2U

At 58 n a half the BUCKET LIST has been created !
..by my 60th b-day 10/2017...
Drive over 175mph in the Autobahn..
..and mid 7's @ 175mph+ in the 1/4 mile
Looking to ship my 95Z to Southampton n drive 2000 miles to Greece
Arriving London July 6th n shipping car 3 weeks earlier: price 620$ Port Newark to UK
ZR1 will be for sale once there after i get the speed out of my system ..n bucket !
Life is too SHORT n all you hear at my age is cancer n heart attacks n Parkinsons etc etc
I have a "Bullet" collecting dust in the garage here in NYC: use it before i exit...
Any interest to join....?

That's about the time frame I'm thinking. Would like to set up stops w ZR enthusiasts in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.

[SAM/CH ZR-1]

My client search a stock ZR-1 in the colours red/black or torch-red/torch-red, turquoise, charcoal, bright aqua, admiral blue. A yellow 1990 would be fantastic. Max mileage about 70'000. Model Year doesn't matter. Price max. 25'000 Euros. The car has to be brought to Germany. Cash payer.

[nelson007]

Here is some info my friend gave me. He is the VP of the Bayern Corvette Club.
My biggest problem was trying to get an insurance provider in Germany without haveing the car inspected. I could not take a chance to get there and have some problem where it would sit for a few months.
i was in the market anyway for a new car, so I order an Audi. they provide me a German tag and 89 days of insurance and is good all over Europe and down to Greece.


German requirements

You have to pay a so-called customs security guarantee. That is in case you sell the car in Germany or stay longer then six months. The guarantee sum is normally 10% of the car value. Summarized: you can go with your license plate, you have to procure liability insurance, you have to pass customs and maybe pay a security guarantee and you must leave Germany within six months. The guy of ADAC also told me to ask for regulations six weeks prior to the import again because regulations may change during a year.
He also said that after 30 days you would have to have your car inspected and than past the emission test. You also have to pay 19% VAT. This would be returned to me after the car was shipped. They would not give me a time on how long it would take to receive the VAT back.

A neighbor who has a 73 Corvette told me this.
It is not required to change tail lights in Germany. I changed the one you saw in the video to the Original ones. The only thing to do is to adjust additional cat's eyes. - You can go with a German license plate to any other country. The only thing I need as a "green card" which is an additional insurance paper which shows the agreement of my insurance company to travel abroad. - Corvettes have to pass inspections every other year after their first inspection in Germany. They also need to pass a emission inspection which is really hard to get. Every time we do it we have to turn down the the revolution speed to a minimum which makes the engine wiggling and wobbling and shaking the car like a wild horse in a rodeo. First thing after being back from the inspection is turning up the revs to a normal status which is about 800 revs per minute.
I took the 73 to South Tyrol in the Alps and did not change anything. But the petrol consumption went up to about 7 gallons for about 60 miles. Normal consumption is about 4 gallons. - Of course Germans like old and new Corvettes. I recognized envy especially in big towns like Munich but as soon as you are outside Munich people love to see and hear Corvettes. And Germans love to touch cars. When you have polished the car and go for a show you will have fingerprints all over the car after only an hour. - There are 4 C4's ZR1s in Germany, that I know of one also in our club, the Corvette Club Bayern. - I think the vettes Germans like most are C1 to C3. - There are quite a lot Corvette clubs in Europe, the Corvette Club Bayern is the oldest one. - You can find high octane petrol in Germany up to 100 octane. - It is not so easy to rent a suitable garage in and around Munich. But I promise if you need to store your Corvette somewhere for a longer time and not on your farm we definitely will find a place. It's just asking the guys in our club.

Nelson007