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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:10 am Post subject: How To Find Out Where My Bug was Assembled and Sold |
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Is there any way to find out/ confirm where my Bug was produced. where it was sold, and maybe even to who? the markings under the trunk liner are gone...
I would prefer to find out through my own research but I don't know where to start.
I don't really want to do this if i can find out on my own but, What are these birth certificate they offer and what do they tell me specifically about my Bug?
I believe it was sold new near Letchworth, north of London to someone who worked on Chicksands Air Force Base as a military contractor with GTE.
Its a 1967 vw blue sunroof bug |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:28 am Post subject: Re: How To Find Out Where My Bug was Assembled and Sold |
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no way to find out the name of original buyer (i know it's a long shot) ?
also anyone know how I can find that info on my own? |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:32 am Post subject: Re: How To Find Out Where My Bug was Assembled and Sold |
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I've never ordered one of those, but others here have (see the thread on them). Those take as long as 6-8 months to come back, and sometimes contain erroneous information, but it may be worth a try. The more info you can send them, the better the info you get back will be. Include your chassis and engine numbers; they will not produce the engine number, but they can confirm if it is original or not if YOU provide it first. |
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evanfrucht Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2016 Posts: 2180 Location: Laurel Canyon, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:43 am Post subject: Re: How To Find Out Where My Bug was Assembled and Sold |
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How long did it take you to get your certificate? |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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carcrazed Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 957 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: How To Find Out Where My Bug was Assembled and Sold |
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I emailed them and they emailed me back with that information about both of my VWs within a week. They sent me the production date, delivery date, where delivered to, outside color, production date and delivery date. All free.
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