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cool Jim, thanks. the numbers do match, and i have the flap. maybe i should keep this piglet ;) -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> > On 12 Jan 2006 at 21:32, type3list@comcast.net wrote: > > > anyway, the thing is sitting in my garage ;) according to the numbers it was > > built at the end of 67, and those did then come stock w/ auto and carbs. the > > kid i got it from didn't tell me (or know), but at some point some work was > done > > to the front end. you can see it better on www.stinkysam.com in the pictures > of > > the trunk. i think they put on a new clip or repaired the existing one. > > knowing that, i wouldn't be suprised if the front fenders were changed as > well. > > The model year (MY) starts in ~sept, so the end of '67 would have been a MY 68. > Production of ATs with dual carbs began sometime in mid MY 68. At any rate, the > only thing that counts here is the VIN, which you can find in at least 2 > places. On your car it will look something like 3x8nnnnnn, where 3 stands for > type 3, x is a number designating the body style, 8 is the last digit of the > MY, and nnnnnn is the sequence number in that year's production. > > Look for your VIN on top of the tunnel under the back seat and on a silver > plate in the trunk. The numbers should match. > > If you still have questions, post your VIN here and we can tell you what it > means. > > > also, somebody suggested that if it has a fuel filler "flap" it may be > original? > > is that the flip up fuel cap cover on the fender? > > Yes, and MY 68 was the first year to get that flap. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >