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These are the type 3 numbers from '61 to '71 apr. '61 000 001 dec. '61 011 041 aug. '62 066 740 dec. '62 138 774 aug. '63 221 975 dec. '63 321 076 jul. '64 483 952 aug. '64 315 000 001 from this point a squareback's 2nd digit is 6 dec. '64 315 105 296 jul. '65 315 220 883 aug. '65 316 000 001 dec. '65 316 140 226 jul. '66 316 500 000 aug. '66 317 000 001 dec. '66 317 134 254 jul. '67 317 500 000 aug. '67 318 000 001 dec. '67 318 103 144 jul. '68 318 500 000 aug. '68 319 000 001 dec. '68 319 108 899 jul. '69 319 500 000 aug. '69 310 2000 001 dec. '69 310 2111 451 jul. '70 310 2500 000 aug. '70 311 2000 001 dec. '70 311 2108 457 jul. '71 311 2500 000 aug. '71 312 2000 001 Here the list ends (taken from the german book "die groBen VW"). Richard Visser The Hague Holland '67 variant (squareback) #367 209 088 ps Al, Sorry you get this twice. At 10:23 10-03-97 -0500, you wrote: >Marty, > >Here's the vin rule: > >3 - Type # >1 - body style (fastback, 6 is squareback) >8 - year (last digit) ('68) > (space) >X - This is the digit in Question >X - \ >X - \ >X - \ > (space) These are the actual production numbers! >X - / >X - / >X - / > > >As far as the digit in question, this one was adapted after the'70 >models appeared. Anybody with a '70 or later want to confirm this? Also, >anybody with a '68 (or back to '65), do you have a six or seven digits >after the 8 (not including the spaces)? > >If this is true, then an 8 as the third digit AND this additional digit >MAY be a '78... > >This is where I get this idea. Look up front hoods in your parts book, >this is decidedly one of THE obvious points of early/late division >(Illustraion 43, suppliment 4, for those who have parts books). > >Hood, front, to Ch. No. 319 500 000 > (for up to '69, SIX DIGITS AFTER THE YEAR DIGIT!) > >Hood, front, from Ch. No. 310 2000 001 > (for after '70, SEVEN DIGITS AFTER THE YEAR DIGIT) > >THIS is why I'm confussed. I haven't seen a '78 either, but if this vin ># is correct... > >Big "perplexed" Al >awpresley@earthlink.net > Richard Visser '67 squareback The Hague Holland reply e-mail to: rtvisser@xs4all.nl