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Offline steveo_32

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Question About Vin Codes
« on: September 07, 2006, 09:12:04 PM »
So Steve's (aka Beetleman) new beetle, 62 rag from stephan has a chassis and body code of 4299272, So if im correct makes is a late october early november car but the motor # 6082932 is a august motor code?? Is it possible that the motor is correct due to some manufacturing delay? Or is it just not the original motor??

It also has a weird tag by the gas tank on the lower right side(while looking at the tank) about two inchs long and held on with solid rivets?(look just like a rivet but no center hole) :wacko:
AMAG148519, Anyone out there know what that means?
1958 Samba 23 Window
1963 Ghia
1965 type 3 wago
1971 KG14 convert
Looking for a barn find oval!! something un-screwed with(or split)

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Question About Vin Codes
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 12:19:02 PM »
It is highly unlikely an Aug engine was the original engine for the car.  3-4 months represents nearly a