ALT-OPEL Interessengemeinschaft von 1972 e.V.

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The ALT-OPELInteressengemeinschaft von 1972 e.V.

Dear ALT-OPEL fan,Thank you for stopping by at our ALT-OPEL homepage. We would like to take this opportunity tointroduce ourselves and to give you a first impression about our club activities and our club organisation.

Who we are?

The ALT-OPEL Interessengemeinschaft e.V. was founded in 1972 by a couple of Opel enthusiasts with theidea of keeping historical Opel objects of cultural value in operational condition.This idea is still the aim of our club.

In the meantime the club has grown up to more than 2000 members from 25 countries around the world.With a continually increasing number of members we represent the largest Opel-club world wide.

Cooperation with the Adam Opel Factory

We are proud to be the only Opel club which has been acknowledged by the Adam Opel AG in

Rüsselsheim. For many years now there has been very close contact between the Adam Opel AG

and our club. A regular dialogue has been established.

Furthermore, we also have close contact to the descendants of the founder of the Opel factory.

Spare Part Trade Market

The club-organization

1. The club management

Management consists of three board members and two advisors. They are in charge of keeping the club

running. Their main activities are to keep close contact to the Adam Opel GmbH, taking care of the finances

and public relations. A good co-operation with our editorial staff is essential.

2. Type sections

Adam Opel started his business initially with the production of sewing machines and bicycles. Later on

his sons produced motor cars as well. The Opel brothers were involved in the development of rocket

technics. Aircraft engines, motorcycles and refrigerators were also produced. Because of this, various types

of Opel products and Opel automobiles were designed. We have organized our clubs into type-sections in order

to serve the members to the best of our knowledge.Each type-section is run by a specialist, a member who has the best knowledge on that particular Opelproduct. Every member should address the problems he has on his Opel product to his relevant specialist.

Right now we have 45 type-sections listed.

Type Section Meeting

The service to our members

There are a great number of advantages for the members of the ALT-OPEL IG e.V. For their membershipfees they will receive:

1. Clubmagazin „Der Zuverlässige“We issue six times a year our club magazine “Der Zuverlässige“The magazine represents the communication medium within the club.Here we publish reports of old Opel events, information,maintenance details and others.

2. Address ListEvery year we have an actual address list containing the detaileddata of the members. For this reason it will distributed to membersonly.

3. Free Subscription Opel MagazineThe „Opel Magazin“ is published Adam Opel AG four times ayear and available for Opel dealers only. In partnership the OpelFactory is abandonding the Magazine free of charge to our members.

4. Werkszeitung „Opel Post“

The „Opel-Post“ is an additional service provided by the OpelFactory. Reserved for the Opel staff only our members will beinformed by this publication about the activities of the OpelFactory directly.

5 Guidance by Type SpecialistsDo you have questions concerning your Opel oldtimer? Your type specialist will assist you.On reasonable request they reproduce spare parts no longer available in the market.

6. Partnership ProgramWith companies of certain value for the oldtimer scene we have agreed to a partnership program.By purchasing spare parts or other articles, they offer our members a reduction on the price.Already on one purchase you could save the expenses you had on the membership fees.

7. Package for New MembersNew members will receive the “New Member Package”, containing back copies of our Club magazine,the Club Pin and the Club Logo.

Our Activities

1.The Annual International ALT-OPEL Meeting

The highlight in the old Opel year is the established International ALT-OPEL Meeting, which is heldat different locations in Germany, Holland and Switzerland, always in May. Up to 450 Opel olditmerenthusiasts participate in these meetings. On Fridays we tour the countryside and on Saturday morning wehave our spare part trade market. Saturday evening the traditional club festival takes place. Among otherswe award members for outstanding activities.The idea of this international event is get together and have fun within the huge Opel oldtimer family.

The annual International ALT-OPEL Meeting

2. Regional MeetingsAll over Germany we have Regional meetings. At these places members meet at their convenience. Mostof them meet once a month. Additionally, they have once a year a county side tour, so as to present theirnich Opel oldtimers to the public.

3. ReproductionThe reproduction of spare parts belongs to the resources of our type specialists.Because of our international activities, there are reproductions available from our countries abroad.

4. Presence on Oldtimer FairsTo increase our degree of popularity, the contact point for visitors and the meeting point for members weparticipate in 15 oldtimer fairs with our own information booth.

5. ALT-OPEL Spare Part Trade MarketAre you looking for Opel oldtimer spare parts or do you want to offer some? There we provide in our Clubmagazine, a section “Market.” Members can place an advertisement free of charge.The more superior possibilities are our Opel spare part trade markets held two times a year, in Marchand September, in front of the Opel Factory in Ruesselsheim, Germany. There will be exclusivelyoffered spare parts for Opel oldtimer only.

Your contribution to the clubYou are very welcome for example to report about your experiences with your Opel old-timer, orperhaps you are familiar with other subjects such as the Opel history. Maybe you could give some hintson the repair of your Opel car. There are many more possibilities to give useful inputs to the club life.

What are the costs for a membership?For the above mentioned services we ask you for an annual membership fee of 60 Euro. The admissionfee is 25 Euro.

For further information please contact:

ALT-OPEL IG e.V.Lothar RindtHasenkampstr.30D-58638 Iserlohnrindt@alt-opel.eu

Homepage: www.alt-opel.eu

Banc Account:

ALT-OPEL IG e.V.Stadtsparkasse HannoverKonto 333 100 33BLZ 250 501 80IBAN DE 25 2505 0180 0033 3100 33BIC SPKHDE2H

Stand: 01/2013