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samcocker Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2007 Posts: 111
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:20 am Post subject: Can I see your birth certificate? |
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I have just received my birth certificate and at the top it has model year 1955. Is this just saying they made this model til 1955?
As lower down it states it was built January 1954!
Is this correct with everyone else’s ?
Thanks, sam
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Can I see your birth certificate? |
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Splits built late in the year are often described as the following years ‘model year’. Model years and calendar years are not always the same, there’s overlap.
That said, yours seems to be a January 54 so that doesn’t apply.
Those VW birth certificates are notoriously erroneous though. _________________ 1951 Samba 20-017894
1952 Samba 20-028952 |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Can I see your birth certificate? |
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This seems like an error to me.
It should be 1954.
I'm confused what
Delivered in: Columbia
means vs.
Country of Destination: USA
I think Carib Motor Co. was in Colombia (correct spelling of S. American country)
Maybe another mistake? _________________ How to Post Photos
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3929 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Can I see your birth certificate? |
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Yes, I agree. Full of errors.
Bus is Colombian (not 'Columbian'). So it has been mis-spelt. And USA incorrectly stated.
And VW seem to have overwritten the early Barndoor M-codes with later Split Bus M-codes - which they appear to have forgotten - so M-code meanings on Barndoor Certificates are totally unreliable. _________________ -StockRocks- |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69824 Location: Phoenix Metro
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samcocker Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2007 Posts: 111
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Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:08 am Post subject: Re: Can I see your birth certificate? |
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This is the second attempt already. Do you think any of this will effect when applying for a v5?
Thanks, sam |
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