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Re: [T3] Bran' new baby!


On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 06:34, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
> > Question, when does a model year end? If it was built in May 71 
> > wouldn't
> > this make it a 72?  Or is it just based on the VIN #?
> >
> 
> The model year traditionally ended on July 31 and the new year started 
> a day after that. If I remember correctly VW employees actually had 
> their summer vacation in July so that it was easy to retool during that 
> quiet period.
> 
Except for the maintenance people and the machinists. :(

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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