Many thanks to all, I have got the information together as a result
of your kind support and advice, looking forward to my Vanagon days
ahead!
Paul
On 15 Aug 2005, at 17:51, Zoltan wrote:

> Hey Paul,
> Nice to get a mail from the UK.  Listen, as you open the door, on
> the right side on the pillar (or column) there is a plate attached
> to the car.  Now, this plate is the one that gives the info of
> manufacture.  If it is a Westfalia, is states the "unfinished"
> manufacture date also, because they don't complete it, they give it
> over to "Westfalia-Werke" in Rheda-Wiedenbruck, West-Germany.
> There is also one plate attached on the rear seat, next to the
> sliding door, on the front face.  But that only gives some Type
> numbers and the name of the company with their town's name.
> In the driver's side opening is the year of manufacture always,
> here in the US.  If it was made in August, it is the next year
> model already.  July is the cut off month for the last year model.
> Now, this plate on the door opening is a glued on one and also
> gives the VIN number (Vehicle Identification Number) too.
> There is more; the VIN number is such that some numbers mean
> certain things and some mean the model year.  That is also one way
> to tell which year it was made.
> It is possible, that the guys working in the offices there, are not
> familiar with these things.
> But the plate in the door opening tells all you need.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Clarke"
> <paul.clarke@IQEA.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:33 AM
> Subject: Re: HELP!
>
>
>
>> Hi Mike
>>
>> Thanks for the message. The document the department here require is
>> one which confirms the year of manufacture so that the government
>> have a record of all the vehicles and their age in the country.  I'm
>> on to VW in USA and this might prove the best route to get the
>> confirmation.
>>
>> Otherwise the van is ace, I sit in it and drink cups of tea!
>>
>> Best
>>  Paul
>>
>>
>> On 15 Aug 2005, at 14:09, Mike Collum wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi Paul,
>>>
>>> Maybe it's just a terminology thing but I don't know what you mean
>>> by "US logbook".
>>>
>>> Most states issue vehicle titles and registration certificates and
>>> some states, particularly for older vehicles, just issue
>>> registration certificates.
>>>
>>> For the "Title" states, one can't register a vehicle without the
>>> previous owner signing over the title.  For the non-title states, a
>>> simple "bill of sale" is all that's required.
>>>
>>> Years ago, just after it became a state, Hawaii required the owner
>>> (s) of all vehicles that were shipped to the islands, make a pencil
>>> rubbing of the VIN (vehicle identification number) tag and the tag
>>> that contained the manufacturer's data as well as the title and/or
>>> registration from the previous state.
>>>
>>> Wish I could help.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> Houlton, Maine
>>> '84 GL 7 passenger
>>> '85 GL Westy
>>>
>>> Paul Clarke wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>> I have recently purchased an imported VW vanagon which has
>>>> travelled
>>>> over the sea to the UK.  I am now trying to register the vehicle in
>>>> the UK and find that I can't do this without the US logbook which
>>>> confirms venhicle manufacture and date of build etc etc.
>>>> Any suggestions, Ive not got anywhere with VW directly, and until I
>>>> get the information I cant drive the thing in the UK. :(
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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