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 Edmond
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 01:19 PM |
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VIN ?
I'm baffled with the chassis number on our beetle. Under the back seat the number is 196 xxx xxx. This number also matches the vin plate in the spare
wheel well. On the vin plate it says its a type-19. Its supposedly a 1967 beetle.
I've checked a couple of sites with chassis/year info but can't seem to work it out.
Could anyone give me any info?
Thanks
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Purple Martin
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 03:36 PM |
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Very odd, I've never heard of a type 19. Here is a page with the usual beetle types listed:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/modelstype1.php
Here is a page with chassis numbers and engine numbers for every year. It also has changes described, so you can use it to work out what year your
beetle is (for example, if yours has a two-speed wiper but no horn grilles, it's a '67 - assuming these things haven't been changed by a previous
owner! )
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsrbyrs.htm
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 04:48 PM |
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Hi
Australia had unique Beetle chassis numbers for the 1965 - 1967 years, we basically marked time with a 64 Beetle until the 1500 Beetle was released in
1968. The 1 means your car is a Type 1, the 9 means its an Australia only chassis number, the 6 is the year, in this case a 1966 model. Overseas sites
will be little use in this regard. Try doing a search on this forum for more information, this has ben asked before.
Steve
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Edmond
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| posted on November 7th, 2005 at 05:59 PM |
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Thanks Steve!
Knowing what to search for (thanks again) it all becomes clear.
If only this page came up in all my googling, http://www.mickmotors.com.au/vwchassisnumber.htm
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 06:26 PM |
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mate, iv'e got the exact same problem. i posted my numbers on this site and was told that i must have got them wrong, but i have checked and double
checked and i can't get to the bottom of it.
i will watch this post with interest.
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| posted on November 10th, 2005 at 11:34 PM |
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Hi kirk, in a previous thread you said "chassis number is...195621768" . According to http://www.mickmotors.com.au/vwchassisnumber.htm your chassis is first half 65. Read what 1303steve said above regarding
the "9" thats probably throwing you like it did me.
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| posted on November 11th, 2005 at 07:07 AM |
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hey Ed.. good to see you're making use of this site.. It's bloody great isn't it?.. So you went a 66 I see!! I have a 66 in a storage unit that I
am slowly stripping.. if you need bits, let me know.. Cheers Rob
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kirk
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| posted on November 11th, 2005 at 08:11 PM |
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nice one, thanks mate.:thumb:thumb:thumb
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| posted on November 12th, 2005 at 01:15 AM |
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Thanks Rob, I reckon you must have a dub from every year :P This site is great, and addictive like the bug. I'm spending MOST of my spare time these
days fiddling, tinkering, reading the manuals, dreaming of another dub project and holding myself back from buying another one! 3 cars are already too
much for our 1 carport. Although I am getting a weakness for a pop top t2 for getting away from my own traffic jam.
Thanks for the spares offer. The car is complete except for the side mirrors, but it doesn't have the required hinge pins with the thread. I dont
really want to mess with that especially as the doors are so nicely aligned.
Your 67 (i just had a quick peek) has mirrors mounted on the door. Do these just screw in to the door panel? One other thing that I might change is
to put in retractables to replace the standard lap/sash belts thats in there now, hopefully to the same anchor points. I was wondering if yours had
existing anchor points as I recall you had to put in an strengthing plate (or something) for the bottom anchor?
Ed
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| posted on November 12th, 2005 at 01:23 AM |
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edmond, if moding from the original lap/sash to retraceables...u need to get an engineering cert for them.
And more often than not, u need to strenthen the bottom anchor with a strenthening plate to be safe. There was a thread on it a short while
back...will see if i can find it again for u.
heres the thread on seat belts...one of many
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewthread.php?tid=26426&page=1#pid207682
others tended to discuss legalites etc of whther or nto u coudl use second hand originals..
[ Edited on 11-11-2005 by bugeyedbabe ]
dubless. 
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| posted on November 12th, 2005 at 06:05 AM |
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Ed.. this site has all you need for inertia belts.. I got mine from here and fitted in an afternoon.. He supplies the plate for the anchor on the
floor pan.. He is out Cambelltown ay.. Nice fella.. Ring him.. Tell him its for a bug.. He can ship to you.. I bought Klippans.. Can't remember the
length but he will tell you..
http://www.arfa.com.au/productlist.html#
See ya
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