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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Unusual Door sticker VIN
Posted by: sfrenck Feb 20 2012, 09:04 AM
Saw a '75 914 door sticker VIN that starts 53520 instead of the usual 475xx. What's that about?
Posted by: Jon Fernandes Feb 20 2012, 09:28 AM
Could be a replacement issued by a state DMV?
Posted by: jcd914 Feb 20 2012, 09:38 AM
Could be a replacement issued by a state DMV?
States don't usually use a factory compliance sticker.
Looked odd to me when i saw it.
Posted by: Cairo94507 Feb 20 2012, 09:49 AM
That's a new one for me too???
Posted by: Mr.242 Feb 20 2012, 10:07 AM
That is a find....
Better get this on the show: "CSI-914World"
Starring Angela Landsbury
Posted by: sfrenck Feb 20 2012, 10:26 AM
Guess I better buy it before everyone figures out how rare it is....
Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Feb 20 2012, 10:40 AM
Very bizzarre. There was a recall for 914s built in 9/74 that had labels indicting 9/75, those labels were to have been replaced. This label is clearly mis-VIN'd, otherwise it looks real.
Posted by: Jon Fernandes Feb 20 2012, 10:48 AM
Isn't this a Scirocco (type 53) compliance sticker?
Posted by: John Jentz Feb 20 2012, 10:57 AM
Did the windshield and fender VIN's match it?
Posted by: bigkensteele Feb 20 2012, 11:03 AM
If you look at the top right hand corner, it almost appears that there might be another sticker underneath it.
I just snapped a picture of my 75 and it looks substantially different.
Posted by: sixnotfour Feb 20 2012, 11:09 AM
lets see the stamped VIN in the right front fender well.
My bet is it will tell the rest of the story.......
Posted by: Mr.242 Feb 20 2012, 11:11 AM
The GVWR is all wrong too.
Looks like you may have recovered someone's stolen vehicle that was cloned with possibly another VIN. Possibly a Scirocco? 
Posted by: rohar Feb 20 2012, 11:22 AM
It's a little tricky as VW vins back then didn't contain much information, but Mr.242 seems to be on to something
first two digits is the model, third digit is the year, 4th digit is a check digit and everything after that is sequential production number.
53 is a scirocco, 5 is a '75 year.
Posted by: John Jentz Feb 20 2012, 11:26 AM
Could be a replacement issued by a state DMV?
States don't usually use a factory compliance sticker.
Looked odd to me when i saw it.
It is a Scirocco sticker. My 75 was 5352057528, still have the window sticker.
Posted by: sfrenck Feb 20 2012, 11:26 AM
The GVWR is all wrong too.
Looks like you may have recovered someone's stolen vehicle that was cloned with possibly another VIN. Possibly a Scirocco?
Weights are the same as my '73....
Posted by: flipb Feb 20 2012, 11:45 AM
The GVWR is all wrong too.
Looks like you may have recovered someone's stolen vehicle that was cloned with possibly another VIN. Possibly a Scirocco?
Weights are the same as my '73....
My '74 too.
2690
1433/1433
Posted by: bigkensteele Feb 20 2012, 02:11 PM
See post #10 above with a picture of my sticker. The weights are exactly the same, but the layout of the sticker (wording) is completely different. Mine has never been painted.
Posted by: sixnotfour Feb 20 2012, 03:13 PM
here is a scirocco alum. tag that goes with , pretty basic compared to the 914 one, more pics are needed.
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