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Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:37 am

For dummies like me....

www.dubnetworks.net/vw-vin-decoder.htm

Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:39 am

It doesn't work.
It says my '72 Super is a standard:

Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:37 am

worked for me! thanks. neat toy.

Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:52 am

very cool... worked for me as welll

Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:44 pm

Didn't work for me, said mine was a STD when its a deluxe ;)

Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:24 pm

It said I have a 72, type 3 ghia. :?

Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:32 pm

Didn't work for me either, said my 72 super was standard

Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:03 pm

didnt work for me.. said my 71 super was a standard..

Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:06 pm

Maybe some of us are just finding out the cold hard truth....

lol

Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:13 pm

I'm confused... Is this suppose to tell us something we don't know? Do I need to pay a UK historic tax on my baja?

Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:25 pm

fastinradford wrote: Maybe some of us are just finding out the cold hard truth....

"one vin fits all" :lol:

Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:14 pm

There is no difference in the vin number between standard and super beetle in 1971 & 1972

Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:52 am

obo1302 wrote: Didn't work for me either, said my 72 super was standard

thats because 71 and 72 super beetles used the same prefix 111 or 112 as standard beetles.
in 73 they changed the 2nd # to a 3 to seperate the supers from the standards

Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:27 pm

Said mine is a Karmann, does that just mean it's a convertible?

Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:48 am

Worked for mine....
Said it was a 1303 Beetle which it is. I don't think it determines Super or Std, but model type instead.

Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:04 am

VW VIN DECODERVIN 1191009577

Region
Manufacturer Volkswagen (implied)
Car Type
Body Style
Engine
Restraint
Model Standard Beetle 11
Year 1969
Assembly Plant
Serial # 009577

Summary Year: 1969 -UK Historic Tax Class
Model: Standard Beetle
Serial Production No.: 009577

Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:12 am

Isn't a 1303 really a Super Beetle? So if it tells you it's a 1303 Beetle, like my '73, then it's a Super Beetle, like my '73. :?:

Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:12 am

[quote="ColaBear69"]Isn't a 1303 really a Super Beetle? So if it tells you it's a 1303 Beetle, like my '73, then it's a Super Beetle, like my '73. :?:[/quote]

Both 1302 and 1303 are superbeetles. The 1302 is the 71 and 72 FLAT SCREEN superbugs, and the 1303 is the CURVED SCREEN superbug from 1973 onwards.

The 71 and 72 have the same number series as the standard bugs
111,xxxx,xxx and 112,xxxx,xxx

1303s have 133,xxxx,xxx and 134,xxxx,xxxx where the standard bugs for those years are 113,xxxx,xxx and 114,xxxx,xxx ....the second digit changes from 1 (standard), to 3 (1303 superbug)

There's a complete list of chassis and matching engine numbers on my site at www.vw-resource.com/years.html

Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:36 am

It doesn't tell me anything I don't already know.

Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:31 pm

I would suggest confirming all 3 VIN's match each other and the title.

I have seen many where that is not the case