Help me date this oval? · Aussieveedubbers

ruckus · 2 Nov 2006, 10:17 pm

tunnel nos: 0848354
spare wheel no: MKA 5403

Not sure if the body and pan have ever been split.

Thanks for any help.

[ Edited on 3-11-06 by ruckus ]

vw54 · 3 Nov 2006, 6:26 am

If its a Beetle then its before 1955 as the number is under 1 million

whats the body style is it an Oval any pics

The spare wheel number is a body number that isnt sequential

oval TOFU · 3 Nov 2006, 9:10 am

Do you know what that 'MKA' number references Dave? I've got the same thing and I've never been able to find out what it means..

ruckus: my 54 (built in 55) starts with an 08**,***

ruckus · 3 Nov 2006, 11:38 am

Yeah sorry it's Freddy the '54 oval. Want to check this out to see what it'll be registered as and find out if the pan is original.

Don't worry I'm not going all purist, just interested.

Yeah I assumed the MKA number was the yeah and month, but maybe that's just a fluke?

ruckus · 3 Nov 2006, 11:38 am

Anywhere else I should look for the numbers?

vw54 · 3 Nov 2006, 12:46 pm

No dont know how thw body numbers work

They all seem to be random not sequential

rupewrecht · 3 Nov 2006, 1:00 pm

ruckus wrote:Help me date this oval?

You know there's laws against that sort of thing

Bizarre · 3 Nov 2006, 1:07 pm

rupewrecht wrote:[You know there's laws against that sort of thing

LOL!!

By her a quart of oil and tell her you really love her and no - her bum doesnt look big

Your in for sure!! :bounce

CAFFINEPUSHERMAN · 3 Nov 2006, 3:16 pm

i thought march 55

ruckus · 3 Nov 2006, 3:21 pm

Yeah just trying to lock it down Kris-Kross.

Thanks to the other smart-arses!

😀

CAFFINEPUSHERMAN · 3 Nov 2006, 3:33 pm

checked five different sources google it rob bettle chassis numbers as the search rob and daves aircooled page list production changes to

empi · 3 Nov 2006, 7:17 pm

I got March-April 55

CAFFINEPUSHERMAN · 4 Nov 2006, 3:59 am

oh well you win empi you are the guru i'm only an exford freak padwan learner

empi · 5 Nov 2006, 12:57 am

So long as you are prepared to admit that.

68AutoBug · 5 Nov 2006, 1:26 pm

Hi,
it was made before march 28th 1955...
the last beetle made on march 28th was chassis number
1- 0848612...
the 1- was dropped in Dec 1955..
maybe because there was a million beetles by then...??

Where is the heater knob in this beetle??

it would have had only One tail pipe - exhaust...
the twin tail pipes started in early August 1955..
tail lights would have been down near the bumper too...

Any Pics??

cheers

Lee

68AutoBug · 5 Nov 2006, 3:05 pm

Books with the dates of changes in the production line of beetles from 1936 - 1967 and 1946- 1967...

Lee

I've been into Beetles since My father owned His first beetle in 1962...
My Son has two 56 Beetles... plus a 65 & 69 & 71...

jimby · 6 Nov 2006, 3:00 am

MKA is a reference to Martin and Kind Pty Ltd who assembles CKD kits. my 56 oval has an MKA number and so did my fathers. 🙂

vw54 · 6 Nov 2006, 6:19 am

thats interesting

John dont worry about Lee

68AutoBug · 6 Nov 2006, 10:06 am

TYP-114 wrote:My dates are based on a VW factory manual called Progressive Refinements, Volume 1. It list every change, nuts, bolts and everything else done from 1948 - 1961. It also lists the production dates to the end of each month. The last Beetle chassis number for March 1955, according to the Factory book, was 847966.

Hi Typ-114

I believe Your Book would be More Correct then My Non VW books... I'm depending on some authors who thought they knew.... and many of them don't....
I see many errors in all the books I own....

cheers

Lee

John, Don't worry about Dave....

ruckus · 8 Nov 2006, 11:02 am

Finally cleaned off the back of the speedo yesterday when I was moving house and saw that it's stamped 3.55, so I'm guessing that's that. Thanks for everyone's input/help.

ren · 8 Nov 2006, 4:40 pm

so do 54's have ribbed doors too, Rob?