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Jim Clark
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 2:31 pm    Post subject: Anyone know what this beam is off ? Reply with quote
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Hi,

I aquired this beam a few years ago, but not sure what it is off, someone here in the UK said it could be off a barndoor. Any ideas much appreciated.

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Jim
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/chassisdating.php if i read correctly, it is a 56/57 beam
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The beam dates from December 1950. I would've expected to see a "20" prefix, not "2" if it were from a Barndoor.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Like ingenbremser says 56/57. It also looks nothing like a barndoor beam Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, -2-227915 is January, 1957 according to the VIN/front & rear end charts on this site.


janerick3 wrote:
The beam dates from December 1950. I would've expected to see a "20" prefix, not "2" if it were from a Barndoor.


For reference, all(?) Barndoor beams start with -2- too.
My '54 and '55 Barndoors both have -2- beams.

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