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> >For that matter, I assume that the date on the plate on the German cars was > >actually the date that the body was assembled, because that plate is painted > >over. It seems to me that the assembly date of the car would have > >been later by quite a bit and could have varied considerably. > I can't see them having bodies hanging around at the plant or anywhere else - they were all made there (up to 3,000 a day!) at Wolfsburg in the biggest automobile factory under one roof, (ISTR). My sequential 3 Squares only had two out of sequence by maybe a day - long enough for a body blemish to be sorted out. Of course the Type 34 was different as the bodies were made at the Karmann works, while the chassis etc were made at Wolfsburg, so their chassis numbers and birth dates do seem to vary quite a lot - maybe that's why they rust so much quicker, from sitting around in store for weeks! Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/