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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:08 pm    Post subject: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

Just picked up an oval, trying to figure the vin out

1-0789203

Cant figure out if its a December 54 car

or January 55 car

The body stamp below the vin tag starts with a 7, will have to check when I get back to it tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:18 pm    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

Hi,

I have a car, 27/01/1955 and it has 1-07998**

Last chassis number in December 54 is 1-0781 884 as in the technical section.
Maybe not 100% accurate, but I would say early to middle january 55
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

… yes, definitely 1/55 - the chassis number listed IS the LAST number, in that month...

781 884 = the last ch. no. in 12/54
789 203, your car = 1/55
802 662 = the last ch. no. in 1/55
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:54 am    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

The owner gave me this engine with the car. But I’m not sure if it’s a 36 since it has some odd vw parts
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 2:52 pm    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

That engine # is May 58

My chassis number is 1-07887XX and the car was manufactured 1/14/55.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:26 pm    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

The generator backing plate is installed "backwards" (inside-out)! I've never seen anybody do that... Only reason I can imagine is that the generator is a replacement one that was longer than the original, so that the pulley was no longer lined up directly in line above the crankshaft pulley. Installing the backing plate this way would move the gen's front end farther forward.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:10 am    Post subject: Re: vin code decipher 54 or 55 Reply with quote

and the cutout in the top of the shroud is definitely later 36 horse (at least the shroud is later)
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