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Lex Strauss, Further to my reply to you last night about your car's chassis and engine numbers, may I suggest that, to find out about what the rest of your vehicle's identity plate means, you should look at Dave Hall's website for the Type 3 and type 4 Club specifically: http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/dating.htm Regards, Simon Glen Toowoomba, Australia Simon Glen wrote: > Lex Strauss, > > A chassis number of *0415184* would indicate that it was made in late April > 1964 and the engine number of 592 389 would indicate manufacture in early June > 1964. These dates would be true if the car was made in Germany but manufacture > of Type 3s began at Clayton in Melbourne early in 1963 with a largely and > increasing Australian content. If built in Australia, the vehicle could even > have come off the Melbourne production line a few months later. Yet, just to > confuse matters, the Australian factory still used the German language vehicle > identification plates under the bonnet. (The chassis number was never placed > on the dash except for US models.) Look at the window glass to see if there is > a German "VW-Sekurit" logo on it or a circular "Armourfloat" logo. The latter > would tell you that it has Australian-made glass and is therefore likely to be > Australian-built. > > If the car was actually made in Germany, then, because the engine was made more > than a month after the car, it is not likely to be an original motor. If it > was Australian-built, the engine could be original. > > Regards, > > Simon Glen > Toowoomba, Australia. > > Lex Strauss wrote: > > > Ok I've bought what I was told was a 1965 Notchback 1500 ... HEre in Sydney > > Australia RHD ..At least that's what the rego papers say ... However, I > > think it may be a 61-62... The numbers dont seem to match up and I'm missing > > the identification under the back seat and on the dash ... THis is what I > > can tell you about it ... > > Engine number - 0592389 > > Chasis number (Under hood) 0415184 It also says ... and I'd like to know > > what it means ... HEIZG TYP3/255 PRUFZS 039, ZUL BESAMTEGW.KG 1280, ZUL > > ACHSLAST VORN KG 550, HINKEN KG 750 ... Also note is 31 but no other number > > ... I know this means Type 3 Notchback ... > > The car is 6V, has a pressurised water tank for the wipers, single pointed > > front indicators, single carb?, I believe that the wipers are governed by > > the revs of the motor!! could be wrong.. > > > > Any help as to what year or if you'd like photos ... Please come back to me > > ... > > Lex strex@flex.com.au > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe