| Hekkie |
Fri Aug 01, 2025 2:12 am |
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While taking a photo on vacation, I happened to see this half engine and a complete gearbox. Could this be a very early engine and gearbox? Unfortunately unusable!
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| finster |
Fri Aug 01, 2025 6:22 am |
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| dec 1950 engine number? |
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| EverettB |
Fri Aug 01, 2025 11:18 am |
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What is the engine #?
It looks like -20-0258???
This is from Dec, 1950
Do you have any photos of the numbers on the left side of the generator stand?
The transmission is Barndoor Bus too but I can't tell if it's super early. |
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| dinsdale |
Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:49 am |
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finster wrote: dec 1950 engine number?
Looks like it.
20-0258521 ?
2nd to last digit is the most difficult. |
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| Hekkie |
Thu Aug 07, 2025 1:43 am |
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The other number on the generator stand is -264586-
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| EverettB |
Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:26 am |
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There are not normally numbers on the right side of the generator stand like that.
Are there any small numbers on the left side?
They would be in small circles, like this:
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| Hekkie |
Fri Aug 08, 2025 11:44 am |
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ok, here they are
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| Hekkie |
Fri Aug 08, 2025 11:46 am |
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| What do these numbers mean? I'm only familiar with Beetles and VW 411s. |
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| EverettB |
Fri Aug 08, 2025 3:49 pm |
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Ooops, I thought I had posted the Forums thread about the numbers.
Engine Case Production Date
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=380362
13 11 20 = 13th of November, 1950
2 means 2nd shift in the factory |
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| Hekkie |
Sat Aug 09, 2025 1:58 am |
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| ok, thats an early one. thank you. |
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| djfordmanjack |
Sat Aug 09, 2025 11:56 pm |
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Nice! if you are a die hard VW fan, this case half would look great as is mounted on a wall ( painted VW blue) and getting used as a coat rack.
if the wife let's you.... :wink: |
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| Hekkie |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 2:54 am |
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:lol:
Good idea, I hadn't thought of that. My wife won't exactly appreciate it in the house, but I have a big garage, and I'm the boss there! :twisted: |
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| djfordmanjack |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:43 am |
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Great ! :D
the generator stand will make a neat place for your favorite hat too.
now that your forest find started my imagination, it makes me want to go dig out some worn old 30 horse case from my stash and do the same ! :lol:
The pic of the trans axle with the brake backing plate literally grown into the tree is awesome !
Hekkie wrote: :lol:
Good idea, I hadn't thought of that. My wife won't exactly appreciate it in the house, but I have a big garage, and I'm the boss there! :twisted: |
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| djfordmanjack |
Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:52 am |
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I wonder if the second number stamped into the side of the generator stand is/was the body number or VIN of a bus.
Even if it's no barndoor era bus VIN# it could easily be a beetle or early Wolfsburg VIN, that the engine may have lived in later on.
it's not impossible that some countries may have mandated the VIN to be included on the engine case and/or it could also just be a refurbishing number. |
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| Hekkie |
Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:59 am |
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| Maybe it's an engine overhaul number. |
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