At 12:45 PM 4/14/2011, neil n wrote:
>"24-C-117944"

Positions 7-8, 10, 12-17 of the VIN
24 is a Vanagon, C is the year, 117944 the serial within the year.

'80 - A
'81 - B
'82 - C etc.

That particular number was the last one built in March '82, 1982 model.

Yrs,
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