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desi2960
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 Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:50 pm Post subject: Production numbers |
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Did some online research came up with around 380,000 412 made in the 4 year production and that includes all models.
I am looking to find how many 412 stationwagons were made in 1974 ?
Anyone have an idea ????? |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Production numbers |
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Closest I can find is overall USA sales, not what you are asking:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/salesfigurest4.php
So that is 33K 412 models in the USA. (Total 44K for 411/412.)
However, Wiki states:
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Over its six-year production run, Volkswagen manufactured 367,728 Type 4 models, compared with 210,082 of the subsequent Volkswagen K70 with its four-year model life.
In the United States, VW sold 119,627 Type 4s from 1971 to July 1974 and in Germany 119,094 cars were sold. South Africa was the 3rd biggest market for the Type 4 with 34,452 sales and the United Kingdom 4th at 13,367. |
So is it 44K or 120K for the combined 411/412 in the USA? That's quite a difference!
And in any case, how many are 2-door estates? An unscientific attempt might be to look over the classifieds to see what the proportions are today, and use that as a guess for production. I would guess maybe 2/3rds are estates. |
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raygreenwood
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| Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Production numbers |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
Closest I can find is overall USA sales, not what you are asking:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/salesfigurest4.php
So that is 33K 412 models in the USA. (Total 44K for 411/412.)
However, Wiki states:
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Over its six-year production run, Volkswagen manufactured 367,728 Type 4 models, compared with 210,082 of the subsequent Volkswagen K70 with its four-year model life.
In the United States, VW sold 119,627 Type 4s from 1971 to July 1974 and in Germany 119,094 cars were sold. South Africa was the 3rd biggest market for the Type 4 with 34,452 sales and the United Kingdom 4th at 13,367. |
So is it 44K or 120K for the combined 411/412 in the USA? That's quite a difference!
And in any case, how many are 2-door estates? An unscientific attempt might be to look over the classifieds to see what the proportions are today, and use that as a guess for production. I would guess maybe 2/3rds are estates. |
I cannot remmeber where I found the information....but from chassis numbers at some point about 10 years ago....there were roughly 4000 to 4200 two door saloons shipped directly to the US (cannot confirm Canada) from 1971 to 1974.
Ray |
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desi2960
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Production numbers |
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| Thanks a bunch for info that helps a lot |
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