 Help! with vin #, on a 72 super beetle |
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| erikstoll |
 Feb 19 2007, 01:12 PM
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Just Another Roadside Attraction  Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 30-November 05 From: Reno, Nevada, USA - The Biggest Little City In The World Member No.: 5,210  |
got the vin number... it seems rather short... and car fax wont look it up because of that... its only
10 digits long, for a 72 VIN #, is that correct... or... am i getting screwed over? Thanks Erik |
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| Tobra |
Feb 19 2007, 02:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 22-August 05 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 4,634 |
Try go here
www.superbeetlesonly.com odd, won't let me do a link |
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| Joe Bob |
Feb 19 2007, 04:08 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Carfaxes are only good back to 1981. Before that the VINs were not unique and were too short to be catalogued. Some companies had VINs identical to other companies...
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| mrgreenjeans |
Feb 19 2007, 06:46 PM
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mrgreenjeans Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 9-February 07 From: N.Dak. Member No.: 7,520 Region Association: Northstar Region |
QUOTE(erikstoll @ Feb 19 2007, 03:12 PM)  got the vin number... it seems rather short... and car fax wont look it up because of that... its only 10 digits long, for a 72 VIN #, is that correct... or... am i getting screwed over? Thanks Erik We used to own a 72 standard beetle, so I looked thru my old records to find any Vins , and no luck. I believe the carfax is a no go because of the older age. Early eighties, everything changed to keep the registration issues harder to deal with for thieves shipping out of country, or into country .....whatever. Bureaucracy of the federal Govt. ----a guy could write volumes. And somebody prolly did ----at the Govt.'s expense. I know there's a big change in the vin utilizing a random floating letter to make it harder to legit. fake cars, but my knowledge runs dry here. And this does not apply to older vins. So, I do not think you are getting messed with here, its just pre-modern technology. mrgreenjeans |
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| Bogaat |
Feb 19 2007, 07:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Charleston, SC Member No.: 7,436 |
I have a 72 Super as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Welcome to the club. Nothing beats a super...even a 914. Sorry guys. 10 digits is correct.
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| mrgreenjeans |
Feb 19 2007, 07:46 PM
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mrgreenjeans Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 9-February 07 From: N.Dak. Member No.: 7,520 Region Association: Northstar Region |
QUOTE(Bogaat @ Feb 19 2007, 09:33 PM) I have a 72 Super as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Welcome to the club. Nothing beats a super...even a 914. Sorry guys. 10 digits is correct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Ahem....gotta deal with this.... and Herbie don't count in this argument, because Disney lies. "teeners ain't weeners, specially to a beetle." That's why Porsche took a Super , squished it down and made it flatter and wider, built it more complex, so as to make it more valuable when the tinworm ate up 3/4's of them, swiped a motor from the beetles cousin, the 412, and made it corner like stink on fresh road-kill. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Bugs are cool....but they be old 'skool' Ever see a beetle try and win at LeMans like a teener tried to do ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) End of debate (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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| Allan |
Feb 19 2007, 07:58 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
I want a '69 Bug with a 3.6 in it..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| erikstoll |
Feb 19 2007, 11:18 PM
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Just Another Roadside Attraction Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 30-November 05 From: Reno, Nevada, USA - The Biggest Little City In The World Member No.: 5,210 |
QUOTE(Bogaat @ Feb 19 2007, 05:33 PM) I have a 72 Super as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Welcome to the club. Nothing beats a super...even a 914. Sorry guys. 10 digits is correct. unfortunatly i didnt pick it up for other issues (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| Bogaat |
Feb 20 2007, 10:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Charleston, SC Member No.: 7,436 |
QUOTE(mrgreenjeans @ Feb 19 2007, 08:46 PM) QUOTE(Bogaat @ Feb 19 2007, 09:33 PM) I have a 72 Super as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Welcome to the club. Nothing beats a super...even a 914. Sorry guys. 10 digits is correct. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Ahem....gotta deal with this.... and Herbie don't count in this argument, because Disney lies. "teeners ain't weeners, specially to a beetle." That's why Porsche took a Super , squished it down and made it flatter and wider, built it more complex, so as to make it more valuable when the tinworm ate up 3/4's of them, swiped a motor from the beetles cousin, the 412, and made it corner like stink on fresh road-kill. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Bugs are cool....but they be old 'skool' Ever see a beetle try and win at LeMans like a teener tried to do ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) End of debate (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Eh, I am just partial to the super...no debate on speed and handling. Although, you might be surpised what a Super can do! My Super is my baby that I keep off the road and restored. I just have a complete Passion for driving that thing. I am in the process of purchasing a 74 2.0 914 which will be my daily. Should be fun (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) . |
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| burton73 |
Feb 20 2007, 11:56 AM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,525 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California 
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72 Super Beatle was my first new car. I think it was $2,700 out the door. The VW dealer was 6 doors from my home. They had a special edition and I guess they called it different things depending on what part of the country you where in. In So. California it was called the Baja. It came with special wheels, Coco mats, special muffler tips and a stripe and the big deal was the color. My Metallic BLUE.
I told them not to put the Baja stripe on. That baby could pull my motorcycle trailer with 3 bikes and friends and go up to the mountains or deserts outside of LA. It was a great car? Bob |
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