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• Vintage VW show in San Diego - Sunday
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 12:38:41 -0800
  I haven't seen this mentioned here yet: Vintage VW show at Bob Baker VW (Carlsbad) this Sunday (4/21). It was pretty good...
• Re: Ebay vin# switcharoo?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:24:51 -0400
  ...Everything points to an '87 which has had a 1980 VIN put on it. The VIN is riveted to the dashboard, so if the...
• Re: VIN question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 21 May 1996 20:09:46 -0300
  ...One more question concerning VINs. I vaguely remeber a posting not all that long ago that gave an e-mail address or URL [presumably...
• RE: '71 T2 VIN
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thomas
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 13:57:45 -0500 (CDT)
  > There is something curious about the VIN on my newly acquired bus. The vin on > the bus matched the one on the title, but...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:29:16 -0600
  FWIW--the Porsche Club experts on interior/exterior restoration recommend Lexol's Vinylex in general for interiors (non-leather.) Lexol claims it is for...
• Calif. SB42 and smog laws
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:38:51 -0800
  Crossposting from vintagvw... >Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 19:22:00 PST >Reply-To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <VINTAGVW@SJSUVM1.SJSU.EDU> >Sender...
• Re: DOKA VIN Decoder mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 23:02:56 -0400
  If it came from Canada with ZZZ in the vin, it was imported to there too. None of the Canadian sold vehicles had ZZZ...
• Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:46:41 -0500
  ...They VIN number shows it also to be a full camper not a weekender. VIN number is WV2ZB0256HH049356. Is there a place to check...
• Re: headliner in 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:58:16 -0600
  ...If you push up the vinyl under the metal then rap on it then it should bend them and put pressure on the vinyl...
• Re: Can Headrests be Spray Painted?
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:23:07 -0000
  Yes, but the spray must be a vinyl dye (check local auto parts place for it) and you must prep/clean the vinyl correctly...
• Anyone Going to Vintage Races at LRP?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:53:04 +0000
  Good Evening! Anyone from the list going to the vintage races at Lime Rock Park this weekend? We'll be camping in the infield...
• Doka Syncro on eBay
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:50:02 -0700
  ...WV2YB0254LH026775 Funny thing, that VIN is for a 1990 Vanagon built in Hannover. Hmmm..... Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!! Cheers, Jeff
• Vin Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:19:01 -0800
  Does the vin number on a Vanagon appear in more than one location of the van? Thanks, Tony ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals...
• Re: Van DMV registration cost
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 21:34:52 EDT
  > > The fourth character (or digit) of the VIN explains the Vehicles Series. > The character is supposed to be Z for all Factory Campers (Westfalia...
• Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:15:38 -0800
  Hi all, My '82 Westy Diesel has seriously peeling vinyl on the roof and rear upper cabinet headliner. It is the very light beige...
• VINTAGE VW SHOW: Seattle
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 14:04:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...922 - Volkswagen VINTAGE VW SHOW Shoreline CC. July 20. For Info: 206-328-4532. For those of you not going up to Inuvik but...
• Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 03:09:33 -0400
  For the benefit of Bob, Clara, the list, et al, I provide a list of dates, VIN's & corresponding engine numbers for 40HP and...
• Re: A WARNING!!! (Was: Cleaning the water tank!?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:45:46 -0600
  It must be far safer to carry out hand cleaning of a potable water tank using a detergent, followed by disinfecting with vinegar (thanks...
• Re: vintagebus.com
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 16:12:28 EDT
  ...INTREX.NET writes: << Has anyone been able to access http://www.vintagebus.com ? >> Went right to it on IE 3.02. No problems. gmbulley...
• Re: Wipers wont Park when turned off??
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:33:59 EDT
  In a message dated 7/24/01 5:30:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << tim (not duh vinchee) obrien...
• from Pete Sellers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 07:12:35 -0700
  Pete Sellers asked me to post this to all of you: >From SELLERSP@WOOD-VINES.ARMY.MIL Thu Sep 26 06:30:50 1996...
• Re: Vinyl repair
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 17:47:25 EST
  ...Its near > the top of the panel so I can peel the vinyl back and get to the back > of the hole if that...
• Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Kate Sumbler (ktpupp)
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:33:44 -0400
  ...Ran the VIN on my van and it has the first record of the VIN in 2001. I wonder if that means it wasn...
• Re: Old Van Identification
  Historical mailing list - LARRY DTIMOTHY
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 17:43:45 -0700
  Stephen Gutknecht wrote: > Do yo have a VIN number? Stephen > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Old Van Identification > > I've accquired an old...
• Re: FS- Hard to find parts for Bugs, Busses, and Ghias
  Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 13:44:18 -0700
  ...Brian Breynold@lib.law.du.edu Also visit Vintage Aircooled Motorwerks http://www.diac.com/~vintage
• Re: CarFax - got one, thanks! - new Carfax idea?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:58:48 -0800
  > I'm concerned that If Carfax/Autocheck notices 12 requests for the > same VIN within an hour they may get offended and/or cancel...
• Re: DOKA VIN Decoder mystery
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 16:56:15 -1000
  ...The VIN tag on the door frame shows it's a Canadian model, and that VIN matches the clean Oregon title's VIN. the...
• Vanagon Heat Vents - Update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 1997 18:21:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...Syncro: VIN 007589, No heat, USA model A friends 87 Wolfsburg: VIN 050426, No heat, USA model Dave's 87 Wolfsburg: VIN 060438, Has...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Interior Panels
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:20:16 -0600
  ...I left all of insides of the cupboards original with the ever shrinking vinyl. Flat vinyl looks exactly like flat vinyl even with a...
• Re: vin info request ... last one
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 1 May 2007 15:21:43 -0500
  > If you had every VIN of everyone's van on this list - would that be > of any help in some way?? probably, but can...
• Anyone with an open carfax - Please
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:24:12 -0800
  ...Can someone please run this vin if you have an open account? Thanks! BTW, the guys at Bostig at great! Vin# 1FAFP34331W361769 Thanks, Sanford
• [non-vw] '52 Vincent and Redhead
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 10:27:37 PST
  > Doug Shapter > dps@kafka.atinc.com > "Nothing in this world beats a 52 Vincent and a red-headed girl" > > Where is this line from...
• Re: "boxer" motors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 18:39:10 -0700
  ...Re: "boxer" motors > That Italian version is the vino boxer.
• Ebay vin# switcharoo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:40:01 -0700
  Danger, danger, what year is it really? Probably not the one that the photo of the dash vin# and ad text would indicate. http...
• Re: DOKA VIN Decoder mystery
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 00:25:49 -0300
  Jason, Did you mean position 10 (Vehicle Model Year) or position 9 (check digit)? In addition to requiring VIN positions 4-6 be specified...
• '85 Vanagon Dashboard Vinyl
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:35:08 +0000
  My brown '85 Westy dashboard vinyl is starting to discolor and crack on the right side over the glovebox where it's thinner than...
• Re: 85 Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:19:14 -0500
  ...and had a VIN that started with WV2TB ... the first instance of a WV2XB vin that i have is a 1984 highroof hardtop Westfalia...
• Re: Early VWs in Bullit
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 16:35:36 -0800
  ...Many other vintage cars also. A good > movie for vintage car lovers. > > Darren > Lowell MI >
• Is VintagVW still working?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 17:52:08 -0400 (EDT)
  I haven't received anything from Vintag in over 24 hrs...I find it hard to believe that everybody on the list is dormant...
• Open Carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Fri, 30 May 2003 11:21:22 -0400
  If anyone has an open Carfax account, could they possibly run a VIN for me? Would be greatly appreciated! VIN wvwfb4315ne258783 It's a...
• [Fwd: [VB] looking for a VW van (fwd)]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:56:06 -0700
  ...thom-vbus-webmaster@vintagebus.com From: Mary@mx2.calweb.com, Reply-To: missionmary@earthlink.net Organization: Mission Photo Production Subject: looking for a VW...
• Re: Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 16:59:20 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/7zt6rhz http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/21/garden/close-to-home-where-vincent-price-went-to-hide.html?pagewanted=all...
• Re: A Cautionary Tale on Titles
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:29:13 EDT
  fyi, if anyone needs VINs and titles for vanagons, let me know. i save all the VINs and titles from the vanagons i junk...
• Stateline Volksfolks Vintage Picnic #11
  Historical mailing list - Charles Fryer
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:53:16 -0500
  Stateline Volksfolks Vintage Picnic at Alpine Park in Rockford, Illinois. Sunday, July 19, 1998. 7:00am-???? Trophies at 3 pm. Registration till 12:00...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:44:37 -0800
  ...Radiator vintage? Can anyone tell me the vintage of my radiator from the number: 068 12 253 E? Its an 87 Syncro Westy that...
• Re: My new '91 Westy is a '90... bummer
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:06:28 -0800
  ...Vanagon.com has VIN info here: http://www.vanagon.com/info/vin/, but I can't vouch for its accuracy. Thanks, ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox...
• Re: Carat or not on eBay
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:28:25 -0500
  ...Mike Bob Stevens wrote: > Autocheck Free VIN decode > VIN: WV2YB0252LH066479 > Year: 1990 > Make: Volkswagen > Model: Vanagon Carat > Style/Body: 7 Passenger 2 Dr Van...
• Re: Factory vinyl camper bed/rear seat covers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 21:57:00 EDT
  In a message dated 10/18/99 8:18:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, danquin@EROLS.COM writes: << The heavy vinyl covers have all...
• Re: OXS Light Reset?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:38:50 -0400
  ...Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince P." <vince_pappalardo@HP.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 3...
• Swiss Bus & Bug Meet
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:13 -0400
  High in the Swiss Alps, a Summit for Vintage Bugs and Buses. T3s are welcome too, I told you it's a bus. <EG...
• PING Al Knoll
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:39:39 -0700
  Hey Al -- got the tach/dwell meter and a mysterious semi-vintage "Indian Lands" map in a vintage Hewlett-Packard envelope from your neck...
• Re: Vin Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:49:55 -0500
  At 10:19 AM 2/16/2008, Anthony Zygmunt wrote... >Does the vin number on a Vanagon appear in more than >one location of...
• Re: Air Cooled Beetle List??
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:02:47 -0500
  Richard, I'm also a member of VintagVW list for aircooled VW's for many years now. It's been a bit slow lately...
• Re: Using linoleum as veneer to cover shelves and side panel
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:19:19 -0700
  ...the cheap stuff I paid is vinyl . Well linoleum vs vinyl googling kind of answered my questions but most of the data relate to...
• Re: Coolant Hose Help Requested
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:33:27 -0700
  ...of VIN or > chassis numbers as follows: > > 83-85 Vanagon (VIN 25-D-87511 thru VIN 25-F-060000 > > 85 Vanagon (VIN 25-F...
• Vanagon VIN 16 or 17 Digits?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 00:18:25 +0000
  Hey all, I have one Carfax report left, and the seller of this Blue Star sent me the VIN today, but it is only...
• Re: A Cautionary Tale on Titles
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:29:49 -0700
  ...always compare the VIN# on the title with the VIN# on the vehicle. They must match when you attempt to register the vehicle as...
• Re: VIN decoder website...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:45:03 -0500
  I think these VIN codes start at "A" for the 1980 model year. C would be 1982. They skip a few letters(I dont...
• Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:05:57 -0800
  Can anyone tell me the vintage of my radiator from the number: 068 12 253 E? Its an 87 Syncro Westy that I bought...
• Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:42:12 -0700
  Hi Volks, I have used a vinegar/water solution to clean my winssheild washer ports. The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium...