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> VW Badge location & body numbers, Challenge to determine beginning & end
davep
post Sep 23 2007, 06:23 PM
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I require help with my research.
Typically, the VW badge was riveted to the right headlight bucket up to the end of 1974 and made its way to the right upper corner of the fuel tank bulkhead in 1975. Also, the body number was originally stamped into the rear trunk floor and made its was to a black riveted tag on the support below the right headlight bucket, as well as being found on the Karmann badge. At some point the body number base changed from xxy95zz to xxy90zz.

I require everyone to help with changeover VIN, and body number for each of the changes. Please add paint code and date code from the compliance decal as well.


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MCShack
post Mar 10 2022, 01:50 PM
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Notice that the 5th digit (3rd from end) in the Chassis Number is a "2" which I have found to be quite rare. I am trying to determine the reason for a 2 or a 3 in this position of the Chassis Numbers on certain 914s. Almost all of the ones I have found with a 1, 2, or 3 were made in the 37th week (2nd week of Sept) of 1974 on '75 MY 914s. I have found a few examples of this ranging from week 36 to week 41, but most are in week 37. I plan to start a new thread on this subject with a few examples to get things started to see what the explanation might be for the anomalies in the Chassis Numbers in these weeks other than there were 284 cars made that day which seems unlikely. I found another example with a Chassis Number of 3719361 and I also don't think they made 361 cars on a Monday, lol.

I have some more information and theories that I will share in the new thread which I will post a link to here since it is a related subject. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from some of you with knowledge on this matter. Cheers, MC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Mar 12 2022, 05:52 AM
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QUOTE(MCShack @ Mar 10 2022, 01:50 PM) *

Notice that the 5th digit (3rd from end) in the Chassis Number is a "2" which I have found to be quite rare. I am trying to determine the reason for a 2 or a 3 in this position of the Chassis Numbers on certain 914s. Almost all of the ones I have found with a 1, 2, or 3 were made in the 37th week (2nd week of Sept) of 1974 on '75 MY 914s. I have found a few examples of this ranging from week 36 to week 41, but most are in week 37. I plan to start a new thread on this subject with a few examples to get things started to see what the explanation might be for the anomalies in the Chassis Numbers in these weeks other than there were 284 cars made that day which seems unlikely. I found another example with a Chassis Number of 3719361 and I also don't think they made 361 cars on a Monday, lol.

I have some more information and theories that I will share in the new thread which I will post a link to here since it is a related subject. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from some of you with knowledge on this matter. Cheers, MC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)



found something of interest for you mate.
i posted it up in the other thread you left your comments on in the garage section.

this is a week 37 of 1974 beetle cab (75MY) built at karmann.



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most beetles from karmann i dug up were using 3 as 5th letter during 75 MY.
then i found this one. so maybe using 2 and 3?
(i did find one using 0 from week 42 but the tag looked suspect).

so as you say, whats a 914 doing using 2 (and its the same week!)

you are on to something.
not sure what.
but something happened that week.

EDIT
did some further crosschecking for you as i don't know beetles kgs etc well.
i took a look at the vin plates on those beetles.
the one above is definitely a 75MY. 155 for first three numbers of vin.
it was built in aug 74.
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davep   VW Badge location & body numbers   Sep 23 2007, 06:23 PM
johannes   mine has the plate on the tank bulkhead. 475900062...   Sep 24 2007, 11:55 AM
Blood red 914-6gt   My car date says 07/74. The plate is up on the hea...   Sep 24 2007, 12:31 PM
sixnotfour   :blink:   Jan 24 2022, 08:50 PM
dpolson   My late '74 LE (...1221) has the body tag down...   Sep 24 2007, 06:28 PM
kconway   My 74 has the plate riveted to the right headlight...   Sep 24 2007, 09:32 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   Dave, The lastest VIN I have data on from the LE ...   Sep 25 2007, 03:27 PM
davep   Jeff, you are correct, but I did not expect that i...   Sep 25 2007, 09:06 PM
Gustl   Dave, here are my car's numbers / badges: 47...   Sep 26 2007, 11:04 AM
Gustl   2639549 L 65 K   Sep 26 2007, 11:06 AM
Johny Blackstain   LE has no little plate in the lower front trunk ...   Sep 26 2007, 12:00 PM
Johny Blackstain   LE VIN plate & Kharmann badge-   Sep 26 2007, 12:03 PM
Johny Blackstain   LE VIN sticker & trunk stamping, on right side...   Sep 26 2007, 12:06 PM
davep   That helps guys. Gustl's car moved the week ba...   Sep 26 2007, 04:32 PM
Pat Garvey   This is cool stuff! If I keep watching & ...   Sep 26 2007, 08:18 PM
Johny Blackstain   Dave- the six is a US car, has a windshield VIN pl...   Sep 26 2007, 08:41 PM
HAM Inc   Dave I turned my 74 into a F-Prod car. I stripped ...   Sep 27 2007, 10:33 AM
davep   It has a tag in the spare tire area, but I can...   Sep 27 2007, 11:10 AM
HAM Inc   Yep, it had the black tag. Hope that helps!   Sep 27 2007, 02:03 PM
woobn8r   My '74 VIN# 4742917230 has only two rivet hole...   Oct 2 2007, 10:15 AM
davep   Sean, send me the photos, and I'll post them. ...   Oct 2 2007, 11:05 AM
woobn8r   Sean, send me the photos, and I'll post them....   Oct 2 2007, 12:13 PM
shelby/914   Here's the data on my '74   Oct 3 2007, 08:22 PM
shelby/914   one more, and no #s in the rear trunk   Oct 3 2007, 08:25 PM
sendjonathanmail   S/N: 4742915316 BUILD DATE: 3/74 BODY #: 1039507   Oct 4 2007, 05:30 PM
davep   Please be very specific in your replies. Check bot...   Oct 4 2007, 07:42 PM
woobn8r   It seems to me that woobn8r may have some panels ...   Oct 5 2007, 09:47 AM
sendjonathanmail   alright dave...took a better look, and found it......   Oct 4 2007, 08:27 PM
ClayPerrine   Dave, I got your note. Betty's vin is 474291...   Oct 4 2007, 09:33 PM
davep   Thanks Clay, that does indeed prove the use of the...   Oct 4 2007, 09:57 PM
davep   Sean has provided the following photos. I have no ...   Oct 5 2007, 12:17 PM
davep   closeup shows no holes in bucket, but holes for th...   Oct 5 2007, 12:20 PM
davep   other info   Oct 5 2007, 12:21 PM
jaminM3   Here is a car that was on Ebay( I have been keepin...   Oct 6 2007, 02:43 PM
davep   Well, Dan (shelby/914) confirms he has the number ...   Oct 7 2007, 07:07 PM
sendjonathanmail   took some pics (finally) of the tags in different ...   Oct 19 2007, 04:52 PM
davep   It has been only 13 years, but it is time to resur...   Apr 9 2020, 10:21 PM
davep   So, no response in the last year, but I am forever...   Nov 15 2021, 07:49 AM
wonkipop   So, no response in the last year, but I am foreve...   Jan 24 2022, 10:13 PM
wonkipop   @davep have you tried to pm member oakpark. ha...   Jan 25 2022, 02:13 PM
davep   Thanks for the data point. I have a list of 250 ca...   Jan 25 2022, 07:56 PM
L-Jet914   Thanks for the data point. I have a list of 250 c...   Mar 22 2022, 10:34 PM
L-Jet914   Thanks for the data point. I have a list of 250 c...   May 29 2022, 11:03 PM
wonkipop   yep, its a slog. it is an interesting change. su...   Jan 26 2022, 03:40 AM
L-Jet914   I just got around to logging into the website afte...   Feb 1 2022, 07:52 PM
MCShack   Thanks Clay, that does indeed prove the use of th...   Mar 10 2022, 01:33 PM
MCShack   Notice that the 5th digit (3rd from end) in the Ch...   Mar 10 2022, 01:50 PM
wonkipop   Notice that the 5th digit (3rd from end) in the C...   Mar 12 2022, 05:52 AM
davep   It would appear then that the 914 shared the Karma...   Mar 18 2022, 06:19 PM
wonkipop   It would appear then that the 914 shared the Karm...   Mar 19 2022, 03:39 PM
wonkipop   It would appear then that the 914 shared the Karm...   Jan 5 2024, 03:49 PM
davep   Perhaps there are Karmann aficionados with much gr...   Mar 23 2022, 07:03 PM
wonkipop   Perhaps there are Karmann aficionados with much g...   Mar 23 2022, 07:31 PM
wonkipop   @davep i have worked out a bit more of the patte...   Mar 25 2022, 07:47 AM
wonkipop   @davep and [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2...   Mar 25 2022, 04:51 PM
davep   @wonkipop I have my own sources for data and make...   Mar 26 2022, 07:38 AM
Shivers   RE: VW Badge location & body numbers   May 7 2022, 12:46 PM
Shivers   RE: VW Badge location & body numbers   May 7 2022, 12:47 PM
davep   Thanks for that data point. Did your compliance de...   May 8 2022, 10:07 PM
Shivers   Thanks for that data point. Did your compliance d...   May 8 2022, 11:17 PM
Cairo94507   That's the one. :beer2:   May 9 2022, 09:48 AM
cholland_   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   May 15 2022, 07:24 PM
wonkipop   @[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showu...   May 16 2022, 06:00 PM
cholland_   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   May 27 2022, 06:24 AM
wonkipop   @cholland_ - hang on to that car mate. :beer2: ...   May 28 2022, 01:56 AM


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