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[email protected] Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:19 am

I picked up a split window bus with no title of course and was trying to figure out the vin and year the number stamped in the engine compartment and front data tag match. 227123679
Thanks

Busryder Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:25 am

[email protected] wrote: 227123679

Look it up here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/chassisdating.php

Snoop Bob Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:33 pm

It's a 67. Check that link out.

[email protected] Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:56 pm

I did look at that and figured it was a 67 but the 22 in front didn't make sense

Snoop Bob Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:00 pm

22 is the model number...see the top paragraph in the link above and then click on the "models" link in that paragraph.

Clara Sun May 06, 2012 10:02 pm

as of 1965 with the 9 digit VIN...

the first number is type
2 for bus

the second # is model
2 is microbus

the 3rd is last year of model year
6 is 1966

so bus with VIN 226 xxx xxx is a 1966 standard microbus.

the xxx xxx is the # it rolled off the line in that model year

Quote: 227123679
is a 1967 microbus, the 123679th bus made for the 67 model year.

Quote: tables indicate:
1966 216 000 001 216 198 668

216 is a 1966 model year panel van. The panel (21) is the basic bus.
In the VIN chart you can consider the '1' a space holder, and just pay attention to the last 6 digits when looking up your 65-67 VIN.
so, bus 217 123 679 came off the assembly line right after 257 123 678,
and just before 217 123 680.

see?
( FWIW, I am guessing on the models of the buses before and after yours)



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