MKA4871

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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 4 Aug 2003, 7:03 pm

#70821

I have this serial stamped on my oval just under the compliance plate in the front, does anyone know what it means?

Cheers

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Aug 2003, 9:17 am

#70937

Two possibilities I can think of.

Firstly, it could be a paint colour code. Australian VWs were painted in Dulux colours, but that number doesn't match any original Dulux number code (which, for ovals, were 4-digit numbers starting with 7) - see http://www.clubvw.org.au/colour_identification.htm

If not, it could be a CKD kit numbering stamp or ID-code, as your car would have been assembled in Melbourne from a German CKD kit. 12 crates of parts provided enough parts for 8 cars. That might be a batch number of some sort, but I haven't seen one like it before.

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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 19 Aug 2003, 3:44 pm

#75871

bump bump..

anyone else have a stab in the dark?

...and Robert's ya father's brother...

jimby Slammed & Awesome Dubber

86 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 21 Aug 2003, 5:31 pm

#76752

my jan 56 ckd is MKA1121 and my dads aug 55 ckd is MKA9262

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 21 Aug 2003, 9:09 pm

#76826

I was hoping you'd read this post Jimby, I couldn't find your post about your two ovals!....

Do you know what the code represents?

I dont know which month mine is, but i know its around mid 55- before the 1056 changes were inplemented in 1955... I'm confusing myself now.... do you know of a table of serial numbers from which i can find out the month manufacture?

Cheers

[Edited on 22-8-2003 by oval TOFU]

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