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Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:44 pm

[email protected] wrote: I would suggest confirming all 3 VIN's match each other and the title.

I have seen many where that is not the case

:D :D Bingo-I think you hit the nail on the head on this one

Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:39 am

my gosh you can know the actual build day , an starve out bug birth day scalpers... :twisted:

Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:09 am

Yeah, but then you wouldn't get that cool certificate!

Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:03 am

How can i find out from VIN the city of the car's assembly?
1969 :idea:

Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:37 am

I don't think you can... not for sure.

Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:27 am

If you order a VW birth certificate it should tell you.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398

Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:24 pm

I don't think it works if you have a super because I've seen a lot of people say that plus it said my super was a standard also.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:42 pm

AustinVonZweigart wrote: I don't think it works if you have a super because I've seen a lot of people say that plus it said my super was a standard also.
Flat-screened, hardtop Supers (1302's from 1971-72 model years) are indistinguishable from standard Beetles by VIN. Convertibles starting in the 1971 model year and curved-screened Supers (1303's) can be distinguished because all of the former were Supers and all of the latter were 11-something if a standard and 13-something if a Super.

However, I have never heard of a birth certificate being wrong about the 1971-72 hardtops.

If a birth certificate said Super and the car is actually a standard (or vice versa), I'd be suspicious initially about a VIN swap.

Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:27 pm

Alright according the this info my car was made in August of 69...but it's a 1970....there are 2 different wiring diagrams for 1970....

So I should use the one that says 1969-70 and not 1970-71..

How can I tell for sure which one is the right one...is there something I can look for in the diagram?