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Collie
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| I am 03\78 - 110789 |
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Collie
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Location: Virginia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| secretsubmariner wrote: |
| How's your Champagne runnin' these days? |
Barely. I started a new career so vacation and $$ are scarce at the moment. It was running good most of the summer then it started to pitch a fit about 3 weeks ago. I parked it in the garage and walked away. BUT, it will be out this weekend for a bath, a new TSII and new vacuum lines all the way around.  |
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully a new temp sensor and vacuum lines all around will make it purr again.
I for one, would like a picture or two after its bath. lol 
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1978 Champagne Edition Bus FI
1970 Auto Fastback FI |
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Collie
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Location: Virginia
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I will comply  |
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vwwestyman
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Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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| Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:05 am Post subject: 1978 Champagne Edition II 82 098 209 1 |
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Here's mine. My Champagne is kinda crusty and gets used a lot, which is why I decided to convert it to a TDI motor and didn't feel too bad about the modifications that were necessary.
Here's my M-Code Plate (super dirty, eww!). I held my phone up over it and took a bunch of pics until I ended up with a readable one. (If the photo disappears, its because I originally uploaded it to the wrong category and then changed it. If that happens, I'll edit the post.)
Here's the decoded info:
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Dave Cook
President, Wild Westerner Club
1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
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56farmerjohn
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Joined: November 01, 2007
Posts: 9
Location: long beach,ca
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| Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:13 am Post subject: Definitive Champagne Edition Thread |
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| CE ll.....02/78..... 088-675 |
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Collie
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Location: Virginia
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For Tony....taken today.
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:26 am Post subject: Re: VINS round 1 |
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My main personal goal with this compilation is to disprove the theory with evidence that more than 52 were produced between 1/78 and 4/78. Today is not the day its been disproven. But we're halfway!
Built 1/78
079468
079444 (W)
079799
081246
082446
082332
084087 (W)
Built 2/78
088675
088749
089395
092993
093915
094092 (W)
096198
097054
098015
099531
Built 3/78
101032 (W)
102230
102237
102329
104188
106452
108971
109025
109672
110789
112242
Built 4/78
113276
113322
116262
116640 (W)
121880
And so far, I've collected some 1977 serials, but the build dates weren't made apparent to me on all of them
120018 - 3/77
100780
114990
123534
123593 - 3/77
I hope this will inspire some other owners to step up and deliver the info! Thanks! |
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1978 Champagne Edition Bus FI
1970 Auto Fastback FI |
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Definitive Champagne Edition Thread |
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Here's the decoded info:
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Thank you very much! You have been added!
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| CE ll.....02/78..... 088-675 |
Thank you very much, you have also been added!
We're at 33 Champagne II buses! That's only 19 from disproving the rumors.
Collie, your Champagne Bus is BITCHING as all hell. Thank you for sharing. We're gonna have to find you some chrome bumpers one of these days!
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Bansheelos
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Joined: February 27, 2012
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Location: NY/NJ
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secretsubmariner
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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Bansheelos
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consvws
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Posts: 949
Location: Roseburg, OR
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That bus is a beauty! ^^^^
This thread makes me miss my old CE2s. I know of a sunroof CE2 that i need to go dig out of the bushes! |
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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| I bet you say that to all Champagne owners lol |
I'm a polyamorous lover. What can I say? 
It's actually the stance, the wheels, and the OG paint that really pitch my tent LOL
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That bus is a beauty! ^^^^
This thread makes me miss my old CE2s. I know of a sunroof CE2 that i need to go dig out of the bushes! |
Excuse me? Where where where? Don't make me go all Bill Sullivan on you and make you go pull its m-code info!
But could u go get it's build date and the VIN?
Thanks for buzzing in dudes!
And to keep up the pace of having photos on each page, I'll share a couple of beauties:
Frau Shmecklesniffer:
My bus:
A Champagne Riviera in Tulsa, someday I'll bump into them. Passed them once on a OCAC cruise.
My old bastard middle child, lots of potential. Long gone. Reminds of Kirk's Bear.
I believe a 'Champagne buses and builds' post is in order.
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1978 Champagne Edition Bus FI
1970 Auto Fastback FI |
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Bleyseng
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Joined: July 03, 2005
Posts: 4752
Location: Seattle
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A friend's CE2
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
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consvws
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Location: Roseburg, OR
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Here is a pic of my old CE2s, i'll try & find the pic of the sunroof ce2 i found.
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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:Tex Avery wolf howl:
NICE! Thanks for contributing! consvws, you didn't happen to retain the VIN information for those did you? Stunning picture.
Bleyseng, your friend is very lucky.
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secretsubmariner
Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011
Posts: 3104
Location: Tulsa, OK
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:30 am Post subject: Re: VINS round 1 |
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| secretsubmariner wrote: |
My main personal goal with this compilation is to disprove the theory with evidence that more than 52 were produced between 1/78 and 4/78. Today is not the day its been disproven. But we're halfway!
Built 1/78
079468
079444 (W)
079799
081246
082446
082300
082332
084087 (W)
Built 2/78
088675
088475 (W)
088749
089395
091491 (W)
092993
093915
094092 (W)
096198
097054
098015
099531
Built 3/78
101032 (W)
102230
102237
102329
104188
106439
106452
108971
109025
109325
109672
110789
112242
Built 4/78
113276
113322
115939
116262
116640 (W)
116892
121880
And so far, I've collected some 1977 serials, but the build dates weren't made apparent to me on all of them
120018 - 3/77
100780
114990
123534
123593 - 3/77
I hope this will inspire some other owners to step up and deliver the info! Thanks! |
Found 3 more, list is now at 40 for CEII's. If we can find 13 more, the rumor of '52 were made, 26 to the US and 26 to Canada' will be laid to rest. woot woot
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1978 Champagne Edition Bus FI
1970 Auto Fastback FI
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Collie
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| Don't make me go all Bill Sullivan on you and make you go pull its m-code info! |
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