Body numbers!

[alabama vw]

Hi,

I'm trying to look into a body number of a beetle that a friend has just bought.

It's a 5 digit number with the hatching behind and it looks original, number 56579- can anyone help identify the correct body year please?

Iv looked at the charts on here but can't make out what it should be.


Thanks all.

[EverettB]

The Beetle charts here
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php

56579 looks like June, 1949

Is that what you expect?
Meaning is it a 1949 Beetle?

056579 is an October, 1955 Beetle (1956 model) but I'm not sure if that would have a "0" prefix or not so that might be another option, if it's clearly a 1955-56 Oval Window Beetle
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[alabama vw]

That's what I thought from looking at the charts, the car was expected to be a 59!

There's no signs of it being chopped about or messed with either on the face of it- maybe he needs to have a digit around and.see it its had a front clip welded into i.

Cheers

[alabama vw]

Iv just had another look, I think it must be a 56 built 57 model car as its glacier blue!

[stale air]

[EverettB]

Ooops, I didn't realize they started the body #s again even later.
Tricky! LOL

56579 is September, 1957 according to the charts on the site above.

Last body # for August, 1957 was: 56 005
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