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• Re: Year model...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:47:26 -0500
  ...They didn't start the offset model year until the 65 model year in fall 64. So yours would be a 60 model year...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:37:05 -0700
  ...Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons "VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in...
• Re: Front brake calibers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 05:30:03 -0700
  ...There were very big changes to the FRONT brakes after the 85 model year. No brake parts from 86+ model year FRONT brakes will...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:43:24 +0000
  "VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles." So...
• Re: Question about vanagon front disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:29:45 -0800
  The VW Parts Data claims that ATE began with vin #000001 of 1989 model year. But it depend on whether the Vanagon was built...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:46:15 -0700
  ...VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles. Cheers...
• model year 89 carat,wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:38:01 -0700
  Does anyone know what the difference in model year 89 Carat verses GL Wolfsburg would cause the GL to get lower gas milage as...
• Re: Sachs Clutch Database Found in UK For Vanagons (awsome database)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:52:52 -0700
  ...The 1990 model-year was L You've picked perhaps an unfortunate example that continues to confound owners, dealers, and MotorVehicle departments...and plays...
• Re: WAS: Syncro-Envy!-Now FS in Austin
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 15:56:35 -0700
  Production for a new model year begins in Aug of the previous year. Since the production date is on the door sticker many people...
• Re: VIN question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 23:05:09 -0400
  ...The first three digits indicate the model and the year, i.e. "24" is a model 241 or "Microbus Deluxe", which is what it...
• Re: What year is it really?
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:31:48 -0400
  ...That has been standard procedure for years. Model year and calendar year of manufacture are very different items. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89...
• Updates at www.Vanagons.org
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 2 Jan 2020 17:07:48 -0800
  ...This leaves 1985 as the only year not yet covered in the site's year-by-year, model-by-model pages. 1984 had five...
• Re: Oldest Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 20 May 2020 10:04:01 -0700
  That is the normal vin format for a 1980 model year but it was the last year it was used. With serial number 112910...
• Re:Is it a '90 or an'89???
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 15:03:28 +0100
  ...The "L" in your VIN shows, it's definitly a 1990 model. But Volkswagen startet the new model-year always around August of the...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:50:09 -0800
  Actually, AFAIK 1981 was the last model year for the screw on speedo cable type. All later years have the push on version. Mark...
• gray area model year differences
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:37:21 EDT
  ...Many clean distinctions correspond to model years. However, sometimes, things aren't so clear cut, and some models may have features from earlier years...
• What's a Wolfsburg? (was: wanna vanagon question)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 03:15:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...From year to year the WLE models are not necessarily the same. They've been doing this since about 82 or 83. I believe...
• Looking for a bit more power? Go NITROUS EXPRESS...:)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:45:19 -0700
  ...http://4xmo.com/extreme.php?hist_year=1988 <http://4xmo.com/extreme.php?hist_year=1988&hist_model_id=695&hist_desc_mode l...
• Re: Front brake calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 14:25:50 -0500
  ...85 model year. > No brake parts from 86+ model year FRONT brakes will fit it. > > There is a reason for the year confusion in...
• Re: New Eurovan info
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 17:22:48 -0500
  >According to my dealer, the '96 Eurovans will arrive with the '96 model >year, WITHOUT a six cylinder model. The five cylinder will remain...
• vanagon model codes, attn: Beierl
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:30:45 -0700
  ...The Model Overview has what you seek. When you start the program you must first choose a country, model, and year since the info...
• Re: How many 2wd Vanagons were assembled in Gratz?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 08:53:52 -0700
  ...GL Camper is a "90" model manufactured > during the 1991 model year run (11/90). > My '91 Model Year Camper was assembled in Hanover...
• Year by Year Model Differences
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 3 Jul 2018 01:37:27 +0000
  Hi Volks, I was hoping to help a friend understand the differences between Vanagon models from year to year. I recall that on the...
• Re: Calif: Buying out of state
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:23:59 -0700
  ...The calendar year is 2003- 29 = 1974 exempt year model The current calendar year minus 29 equals the year model exempt from smog certification...
• re: 57 samba or 58?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 03:35:12 -0500
  ...the first three digits of the later system indicate model and year of production the initial 2 means it's a type 2 - transporter...
• Re: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:19:16 -0400
  >There seems to be some question about whether bullets existed in the >1961 model year. > >Anyone else? :^) Bullet turn signals ended at the end...
• OXS Light... what model years was it used?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:05:44 -0500
  Does anyone know what model years the OXS light appeared on the instrument panel? I know I don't have one on my '86...
• Bumper-changes over the model years
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 09:57:49 -0700
  Does anyone know what model year saw the change from the older chrome bumpers with the end caps to the newer all black bumpers...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:44:35 -0700
  ...Anyone know the letter in the Vin that indicates year model for those years ? I know what it is for earlier vans, like up...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:40:51 -1000
  ...VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles. > > > > Cheers...
• Vanagons at Pick 'n' Pull
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:19:13 -0400
  ...Pick-n-Pull - Little Rock [More Information] 10312 Baseline Road Little Rock, AR 72209 US Store Layout Map | Part Pricing Make Model Year Row...
• VIN Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 May 2002 16:59:42 -0500
  ...1980 Model Year VIN 25A 0000 001 to 25A 0150 805 May 2, 1979 to July 31, 1980 1981 Model Year VIN 25-B...
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 18:19:21 -0800
  ...Ecause of this, even though manufactured in one calendar year, most states register anything sold new after 15 Sept as the next model year...
• RE:Bosch Info
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 12:12:00 cdt
  ...application question but I have several Bosch catalogs, mainly electrical and ignition parts, and they seem to list models by a combination of year...
• Re: What model year did 2.1 begin?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Pabst
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 03:47:53 EST
  Horace and all, was model year 86, 1st sold fall 85. BTW, mine got engine code MV 0001957 - anyone out there with a lower...
• Re: Newbie WANTS an H2O Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 01:15:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The improvement that came with the 86 model year are really worthwhile and I'd suggest an 86 to 91 model unless you're...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:34:44 -1000
  ...Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons > > I have a white 90 or 91 GL. > the production date is 3/91 .. > > Anyone know the...
• Re: any years / models we should avoid
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:52:27 EDT
  I'm sorry to be off topic but I really don't want to avoid any models. They make such great company in any...
• 1990 Color & Upholstery Guide wanted - Please
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 11:33:26 -0400
  Vanagoneers, In my work to create a Model Summary for the 1990 model year, I have found that the 1990 brochure reveals little in...
• Vangon Models (was Vanagon in a Time Capsule?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:37:51 -0800
  ...a Westy model? There is usually a Westy plastic model kit available on eBay, seen it several times over the last year or so.
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 20:31:53 +1200
  ...Why? Think how much a new model costs to develop. Doing a totally (or almost totally) new model every 4 years costs a bit...
• Re: Vanagons at Pick 'n' Pull
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:59:45 -0500
  ...Enjoy. > > > >Pick-n-Pull - Little Rock [More Information] >10312 Baseline Road >Little Rock, AR 72209 US >Store Layout Map | Part Pricing > > > >Make >Model >Year...
• Which years/models had centre seat attachments?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:43:15 -0500
  ...Does anyone know which years/models had the attachments in the floor for the removeable middle seat? Thanks, --tabe johnson xtabe AT yahoo DOT...
• Re: Gas tank filler seal numbers
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:05:09 -0400
  ...85's made later in the year began to get some parts bound for the 86+ models even though early 85's didn't...
• OXS Light... what model years was it used
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:46:07 -0800
  ...what model years was it used? Does anyone know what model years the OXS light appeared on the instrument panel? I know I don...
• Re: seats
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:39:12 +1200
  ...Which Legacy model? (better model number than year, as models can differ from market to market if locally-assembled... locally-assembled cars can lag...
• Digijet ECU variants
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:29:29 -0400
  Does anyone know the model number variants of the Digijet ECUs and what model years they were used in? For example, I know there...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:16:19 -0700
  ...Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons >> >> I have a white 90 or 91 GL. >> the production date is 3/91 .. >> >> Anyone know the...
• Re: Sliding Door for '84-85
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:41:27 -0700
  The model year is set by the vin# and the sliding door mechanisms were changed beginning with model year 1985 serial #000001. You need...
• Re: Model Year Differences
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 02:18:56 EST
  ...As far as I can see, > there isn't a lot of difference in these years. Is that so? <snip> > Roy Smyth <rsmyth@gulfislands...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:41:58 -0700
  On 12/3/04 6:50 PM, "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Actually, AFAIK 1981 was the last model year for the screw...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:13:19 -0500
  ...VW changed to the Wasserboxer in the middle of the '83 model year --- hence the occasional reference to a 1983.5 Westy. I can...
• vanagon carpets for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:38:31 EST
  vanagon carpets for sale... good used.. all colors, all models.. specify year, trans, color, model.. chris se pa
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:09:48 -0700
  There were steady improvements, changes, and model variations over the years. It would be nice to have an accurate and comprehensive breakdown of it...
• Model changes
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:31:47 -0800
  ...Later models have spinning captain's chairs, carpeted interior, padded dash etc. What year(s) did this transition take place? Nathaniel
• Re: Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:50:34 -0700
  ...in model year '81. I've heard "rumor" that a few were sold/offered in model year '84 in N.A. though. -Dana- JordanVw...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:10:14 -0700
  The front outer spindle/bearing change was made very early in 1984 model year vans. Since the new model year production begins in August...
• Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 14:14:55 -0800
  ...what model years was it used? > >Does anyone know what model years the OXS light >appeared on the >instrument >panel? I know I don...
• Year model...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 17:15:38 -0600
  ...Bozo's manufacturing date (from VW AG) is 11/15/60, which would lead me to believe that he's a '61 model year...
• Re: model year 89 carat,wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 18:19:57 EDT
  ...to get > lower gas milage as reported at > http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/model-years/Summary-for-1989-Vanagon-USA > thanks gary > > typo. chris