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complience plate question
carisma - July 25th, 2005 at 05:09 AM

hey was getting my baja done by auto elect and he thinks my baja isnt a 62,,,some 62 parts dont fit,, dont know if the comp plate is even for this car,, plate says

VOLKSWAGEN (AUSTRALIA) PTYLTD
type 114 chassis 2994027
weight lbs 2447 maxfront axel lbs 992
max rear axel lbs 1455

doesnt say anything about year either,, thers no vin stamped under the seat either,,when i took off the comp plate theres extra holes under it, so thought another plate might off been there.....anyone have any ideas of this plate,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers colleen:

Bizarre - July 25th, 2005 at 08:37 AM

should (sorry MUST) be a # stamped uner the rear seat near the gear box coupling inspection/access plate

OZ Towdster - July 25th, 2005 at 10:06 AM

scratch the paint away under the seat it will be there

carisma - July 26th, 2005 at 04:53 AM

will do some under seat scratching,,, but can you tell the age of the car by the vin plate i typed on my post,,,,,,,,,,,cheers colleen

vw54 - July 26th, 2005 at 08:59 AM

from the chassis number 2994027
the car sounds like a 58 or 59

Purple Martin - July 26th, 2005 at 05:01 PM

That number was built in 1960.

Some sites with chassis numbers listed for each year:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php 
http://www.vintagepartsinc.com/Type1chassis.html 
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jfrohwei/vwac/changes.html 
http://www.type2.com/library/identifi/kuhn8.htm 

Note: that means you have a 1960 body, but the chassis (pan) could be from a different year. That's why you also need to check the number on top of the tunnel under the rear seat.

nn[ Edited on 26-7-05 by Purple Martin ]

carisma - July 26th, 2005 at 06:23 PM

thanks,shit car is now older than me,,,,,,,,,,,colleen

sgetty - July 26th, 2005 at 10:26 PM

where is the plate in early beetles???
deon

carisma - July 27th, 2005 at 04:31 AM

the plate is in front of my fuel tank just where the spare tyre rests on the tank

Purple Martin - July 27th, 2005 at 10:02 AM

Yep, you take out the spare wheel and there it is!

Midlife crisis - July 27th, 2005 at 12:02 PM

I will have a look for you Colleen when we pick up the car from the Sparkes tomorrow. Will check under the back seat aswell.

Marc

carisma - July 28th, 2005 at 05:51 PM

just got my baja home and marc checked for the stamp under the seat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,none there,, it looks like it has been maybe removed,,, theres smooth metal under the plate under the back seat,,,,,, cant find a vin any where....colleen

pyr0 - July 28th, 2005 at 05:56 PM

not kool :vader while ur there just check for an engine number.....if thats not there then it might be a worry :ninja: