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vitaminc914
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 Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:06 pm Post subject: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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I am looking at a 1978 Westfalia with a VIN starting with 238 and an engine number of GE031xxx. I can see from the reference chart on this site that the engine is a 1978 engine, but the chassis numbers all start with 218, is that different than the VIN? I thought the two were the same. Can someone please clarify?
Thanks,
Ray
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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| The second number is a model number and is not of much importance. Just ignore it. |
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vitaminc914
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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So how do I know if the numbers match?
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1974 Porsche 914/2.0 (Owned since 1988)
1966 Bug Sedan
1978 Westy
1976 Westy (sold)
1975 Bug Convertible (sold)
1979 Bug Convertible (Epilogue) (sold)
1977 Bug Convertible (sold)
1973 Thing x2 (sold)
1974 Thing (Avocado Green) (sold)
1972 Porsche 914 V8 (sold)
1973 Porsche 914/1.7 (project) (sold)
1988 Porsche 911 Cabriolet (sold)
1985 Porsche 944 (sold)
1980 Porsche 928 (sold) |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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Send away for a birth certificate and include the engine number, if it's the one it was born with they will confirm it.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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| So how do I know if the numbers match? |
what numbers do you want to match?
VIN on dash should match door sticker, stamp in engine bay and M plate which on that is buried under the dash
no VIN has ever matched a engine number
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| VIN on dash should match door sticker, stamp in engine bay and M plate which on that is buried under the dash |
Most importantly the VIN number on the vehicle needs to match the VIN number on the title. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:44 am Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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Oh God, please don’t let the numbers matching idiocy start over here.
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caffeinebean
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: Westfalia VIN confusion |
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| What Wildthings said. Vin on vehicle to match vin on title. Many old VW's no longer have their "original " engine. Who cares? We are not talking about a 1967 Z-28 or 69 Hemi Cuda here! |
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