I can kind of speak to the CA VIN statement. If they did change VINs CA DMV would be VERY interested. Caroll Shelby did it on some Cobras and got caught. It might have been done, like the VW diesel emissions, but it very definitely isn't/wasn't legally done.

    On Friday, April 15, 2016 5:11 PM, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA> wrote:

 Right or wrong a '91 2wd assembled in Graz in pretty cool.
I know of a'92 syncro weekender assembled in Graz (Valid VIN)...
Now resides in Nanaimo, BC. Sent to BC as a Dealer loaner kept in Vancouver.
Used as a weekend ski Van to Whistler as the story goes.

Perhaps mumbo-jumbo (on gerry vanagon): left over'90 Vanagons in Cali were
re-VIN'ed as'91's? Have not read where this has been validated or confirmed?

The part of this story that I believe to be true is around, the bodies were
pressed in Hannover and sent to Graz for storage and assembly as either
2wd/4wd during the'91-92 dates of manufacture.
Posses the question: were any '91-92 full-campers assembled in Graz?
As full-campers were assembled in Westphalia??
Anyone have a full-camper with a Graz initial in the VIN?

That silly wonderful map light? Yeah the switch can be broken by a stiff or
otherwise cadaver. Only takes a feather touch to turn on/off...
Anything more... takes a re-build.

Happy Fryeday

Phil z.
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:04:29 -0700, BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>It is my understanding that all 90-91 T3's were assembled in Graz.
>BenT
>sent from my electronic leash

>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 6:45 PM, Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> Got the chance to got to local wreckers today and found something pretty
rare, an "assembled in Austria " 2wd tin top. Year of manufacture was listed
as 91. One of the 2wd vans made in Graz when the Hannover plant switched to
T4 production.-----------
>> Alistair