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That's funny, I got the same exact letter in the mail today for my '64 type 34. Batch mailing??? Anthony '64 Type 3 Ghia '72 Bus At 05:56 PM 7/20/99 EST, you wrote: >Ok, a few months back, i went to the wolfsburg site on the internet, you >know, the place where you go and tell them your VIN # and they'll send you a >letter with all the information they have on file for your car. I've done >this before for my bus years ago and had no problems with it, until now. > >Just today, i got the mail, and saw that i had received something from >Germany, i didn't know it was Wolfsburg (till i opened the letter) and i >nearly forgot about the whole birth certificate thing, but i quickly >remembered that i had requested it. Ok, the letter was like two or three >paragraphs long explaining how the records for older cars are kept on >fragile microfilm (or was it fische?, anyways) and that some are so bad that >it can only be handled by specialists and others have been destroyed do to >over use and improper handling. So, if they don't have the information i >need about my car, is there anywhere else i can get it from? Will they ever >get the info off the micro-whatever to let me know, i really feel like i >need to know this and i need some help. > >One last little interesting thing, the spelled my last name wierd, ok, my >last name is Schroeder, it is german, i'm third or fourth generation >american, or however you say it, my great grandparents came over from >Germany to here. Ok, but when i filled out the form, i spelled my name like >i spelled it above, however, on the letter i received, instead of puttin oe, >they did the o with the t}礀yover it. If anyone here knows German, i'd >also like to know if that was just a typo or if that's how my name would be >spelled if i was in germany, oh yeah, the pres of Germany has my last name >:) > >Thank you >Jacob Schroeder >'72 Square FI > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > >