The year works out to be an 1985. The VIN's tenth place is an "F". The
first alphabet letter "A" = 0 for 1980, and so on.  The letter "I" and "O"
are not used in the decoding. Also at
http://www.euroselect.com/eu00004.htmfo> You can decipher the Whole VW VIN
if yer really a wantin to no bout yer new van.

Happy shopping

Mark Keller
91 Carat WLE
>
>88 Vanagon, fer 300 bucks...took a look at it, its in damn good
>shape...surface rusted roof (damn hard to wax that beast, i presume..:)
>a ding in the front of the right rear wheelflare...surface rusted there,
>and some seam rust behind the drivers door...
>
>The third-party story that i know on it:  Original owner, boughtit
>fer the wife, she drove it till 6 or more months ago, he was unable to
>stop it from over heating. claims it has a porshe motor (i fell off the
>tire i was sitting on laughin when i heard that one....:)
>Stoped driving, and bought the wife a new minivan...
>
>Interior is basic, rear, middle, fronts...no visible tears or
>anything....grill was off, and in the middel seat...
>
>I looked at the motor....says it was made by VW of Germany...:)
>The case is VERY VERY cleean. Like it had recently  made major work
>done....And never sean the road...
>
>(didnt see engien compartment, this is UNDER the engine....)
>
>Got the engien # for finle confermation thats its VW, not Porshe...025
>101 102
>
>The bus has round headlights, too....if i (sure...:) remember rightly,
>didnt they go square around 86??
>
>SO, i got the VIN to find out hte real year, too...:)   WV2YB0256FH043503
>
>Anyone know how to read one of those???:) (i'm thinking 85....)
>
>Oh, windhsield has a BB gun shot in it...:(right at driver eye
>level..phooie..
>
>
>So....anything anyone wants to tell me is welcome...I'll prolly be
>getting this bus, one way or the other (prolly in exchange for work on a
>friends Things...:)
>
>If i cant figure it out, then i'll sell. or part it...bu for know, i want
>to give it a shot....as soon as i get the truck done...:)
>
>
>Later....david
>
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>
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> http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/charlie/charlie.html
>
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