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bathtub57 Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:16 am

My Kombi was built on Sep 20th 1954. I believe VW used to do model year changes at end Dec but then switched to August. Just curious as to whether my kombi is a 54 or a 55.
Are there any model differences on kombi’s between the two years?

barndoor.net Sat Jan 26, 2019 4:20 am

bathtub57 wrote: My Kombi was built on Sep 20th 1954. I believe VW used to do model year changes at end Dec but then switched to August. Just curious as to whether my kombi is a 54 or a 55.
Are there any model differences on kombi’s between the two years?

Your kombi is a '54. VW changed this on August '55

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=451619


I don't know if ther are model differences

djfordmanjack Sat Jan 26, 2019 6:41 am

yes, it's a true 54. model year and production year.
there are many subtle little changes which you can find on barndoor.dk.
not necessarily visible on the outside.

bathtub57 Sat Jan 26, 2019 6:52 am

barndoor.net wrote: bathtub57 wrote: My Kombi was built on Sep 20th 1954. I believe VW used to do model year changes at end Dec but then switched to August. Just curious as to whether my kombi is a 54 or a 55.
Are there any model differences on kombi’s between the two years?

Your kombi is a '54. VW changed this on August '55

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=451619


I don't know if ther are model differences

Perfect! Thank you

barndoor.net Sat Jan 26, 2019 6:54 am

bathtub57 wrote: barndoor.net wrote: bathtub57 wrote: My Kombi was built on Sep 20th 1954. I believe VW used to do model year changes at end Dec but then switched to August. Just curious as to whether my kombi is a 54 or a 55.
Are there any model differences on kombi’s between the two years?

Your kombi is a '54. VW changed this on August '55

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=451619


I don't know if ther are model differences

Perfect! Thank you

No thanks ;)

Pictures of your beauty?

bathtub57 Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:35 am

barndoor.net wrote: bathtub57 wrote: barndoor.net wrote: bathtub57 wrote: My Kombi was built on Sep 20th 1954. I believe VW used to do model year changes at end Dec but then switched to August. Just curious as to whether my kombi is a 54 or a 55.
Are there any model differences on kombi’s between the two years?

Your kombi is a '54. VW changed this on August '55

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=451619


I don't know if ther are model differences

Perfect! Thank you

No thanks ;)

Pictures of your beauty?

I’ll put some up shortly, it’s just arrived in the UK from Australia. September 54 RHD

j.pickens Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:45 pm

Photos or it didn't happen! :lol:

bathtub57 Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:04 am

j.pickens wrote: Photos or it didn't happen! :lol:


I’m going to see it Thursday for some decent pictures, this is it until then :lol:






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