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Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:07 am

ALOHA I PURCHASED A 1951 SPLIT RAG TOP I WAS WONDERING WHEN DID VOLKSWAGEN CHANGED THIER MODEL DESIGANATION NUMBERS ON THE FACTORY ID PLATE MINE IS A 10/12/G WHILE OTHER PEOPLES ID PLATES SHOW AN 11/G WHEN DID THIS CHANGE OCCUR. IS MY CAR CORRECT ? BRIAN ON HOODRIDE HAS SAME SPLIT WITH RAG AND SAME 10/12/G NUMBERS THANKs ALOHA :lol:

Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:23 am

An 11G and a 12 G are the same thing. Everyone calls them 11G's, for some reason. My car is a factory documented ragtop, and its a type 10/12G.

Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:51 pm

-Most people call them 11G's because that designation is the more common (there are more around). Apparently, the earlest ragtop cars used a different numbering system in which they also had different I.D. plates,very few of these cars remain that is why 11G is used. :wink:

Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:27 pm

AHHHHHH WHERES ALL THE VW GURUs THIS SHOULD BE A HOT TOPIC 11G :P

Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:51 am

What Kevin said. :wink:

Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:26 am

Hmmmm maybe all the 11g are fake!

Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:28 am

dude turn off the caps lock

Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:51 pm

finehaynVWs808 wrote: AHHHHHH WHERES ALL THE VW GURUs THIS SHOULD BE A HOT TOPIC 11G :P

You have the answer already...

Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:30 pm

Thanks Kevin for the info ALOHA 8)

Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:20 am

2splits wrote: An 11G and a 12 G are the same thing. Everyone calls them 11G's, for some reason. My car is a factory documented ragtop, and its a type 10/12G.

Kevin, I have a question. If a 11G and a 12G is the same thing, Does a 11G exist? My copy of September 1950 Spare Parts book has a ragtop split on the cover and it's noted as a 11G.

Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:42 am

I think both my splits are stamped "11", I'll look later.

Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:00 am

I think it must relate somehow to year of manufacture. I know most 52 ragtops I have seen at the 12G's (my car was actually built in early january 52 and has the 12g stamp. I will shoot a picture later when I get home.

Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:19 am

So if Johns '50 and '51 are 11G's and your early '52 is a 12G and if a deluxe LHD '53 is a 113, What is a '52 Zwitter?
Are these markings on the ID plate? What is the best way to clean the rust off?

Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:41 am

Ok, I was sort of right. Here's the tags from my splits:

My '50 is a 10/11G and my '51 is a 10/12E

Go figure....?? :roll:

Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:14 pm

steven wood wrote: So if Johns '50 and '51 are 11G's and your early '52 is a 12G and if a deluxe LHD '53 is a 113, What is a '52 Zwitter?

My December 1952 Zwitter with OG rag is a 113. Tag is narrower (and maybe longer?) than both of John's tags above, and the one in the picture of the blue car . I think it is the same as an Oval tag????

I also would like to know a good way to clean the rust off of it.

I will try to get a good pic of it.

peace..............

Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:21 am

Isn't anyone going to point out that phillips head screws to hold the ID tag on on my '50 is "wrong"?

[I didn't put them on there :wink: ]

Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:04 am

Yeah, now that you mention it aren't those screws were supposed to be slotted.... :)

Gary

Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:01 am

The phillips head screws on your ID tag are WRONG WRONG WRONG. Jeesh. Go get the right ones please. Today.

Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:49 am

rakeyworth wrote: The phillips head screws on your ID tag are WRONG WRONG WRONG. Jeesh. Go get the right ones please. Today.

Thanks. I feel better now. :lol:

Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:34 am

AAAAHAAA!!! Its looks like the Samba has its own Davinti Code to solve :shock: 11G,10/12G,10/12E???