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1955ovalandy
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Joined: September 13, 2019
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Location: England
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 Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:45 pm Post subject: My ovals history |
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I what to find the history of my beetle! I have owned the car 24 years (in the uk) but how to track more.
There used to be a place in Germany you could get a birth certificate. Does anyone know is the place excites?
I did have a certificate once (but lost it) my oval was shipped from Germany to America in September 1955. Any idea how to track it in America? I would love to find previous owners!
Where to start?
Any information welcome 🙏 |
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finster
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Joined: May 26, 2012
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Location: north o' the border
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:35 am Post subject: Re: My ovals history |
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hi, you can still get a birth cert from here (the place still excites!)
https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/en/volkswagen-zertifikate.html
and see the birth cert topic in the general part of the forum
not sure how you can track usa history
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1955ovalandy
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Location: England
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: My ovals history |
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| That’s stage one sorted 👍 now tracking it when it got to the states! |
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BulliBill
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Location: St Charles, MO
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| Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: My ovals history |
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Good luck, no one can really help you with it's long USA history. You'll have to search any past paperwork you have with the car for any clues.
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bluebeetle1968
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Location: Swindon, UK
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| Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:16 am Post subject: Re: My ovals history |
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If you had done this before GDPR arrived - you could have applied to the DVLA for all the history that they hold about your car - previous owners details, copies of the old log books etc.
Now after GDPR you only get a redacted copy - missing all of the interesting details...
Good luck finding out the USA history of your car!
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