Last four digets of my VIN are 0958, IE #95 in the eight month.
Manufacturers date 8/82 but its titled as an 83, purchased in Fort Worth
Texas 6/4/83 for $16661.00
I'd be interested in finding out more about this specific year model.
My Westy is very unusal. Take a look
http://blackhead.netfirms.com/
I have been advised that all AirCooled 83 Westfalia and Vanagons are 1982
since they only produced them from September thru December 1982 and that
was the last production on Air Cooled vans.
But my door plack says 8/82 and others have told me that the only 83 Air
Cooled were units stuck at the port of entry when New Years rolled around
and they became 83 instead of 82 models.

Thanks
Stan Wilder

On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:36:35 -0500 Tom & Phyllis <erikoyne@EARTHLINK.NET>
writes:
> Some of us airheads are out here - mostly lurking - in KCMO. In fact,
> I saw
> another 80-83 a/c Westy this very p.m. But...two blinks and you'd
> miss us.
>
> I enjoy the list dialog but rarely post, having only a modest
> capacity to
> contribute much of worth or wit. For example, my 'big' Westy project
> is to
> do that spline-for-chrome-molding swap recommended by a list member
> some
> months ago - a no-tech effort.
>
> But your post brings to mind this question for the list - does
> anyone know
> how many Vanagons were imported by VWOA - by year & type? Are they
> almost
> all now found in 'Calingtonorado'?
>
> T
> 1982 Westy
>
> >>>I've been on this list for a good while now and I'm not finding
> any 83
> Air Cooled Westfalias or Vanagons.
> Maybe I'm blinking but are any of you out there?
>
> Stan Wilder
> 1983 Westfalia Air Cooled<<<

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