Hi All.
Please can someone decipher this vin plate on my bus. We suspect that it was rebuilt or the colour changed at some stage (long time ago) and that it is not in original spec. Not that I am complaining or am disappointed as I quite like its colour scheme, but we think it was beige previously. This is mainly due to the engine bay colour. Or are we being daft and its actually white that has just gone beige after all the years?
I was also told that at a stage VW only produced one colour and there were companies that painted the vehicles according to the order that was received. Not sure how true this is though.
Thank you
Please help to decipher Vin plate
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Re: Please help to decipher Vin plate
Bruce did you win with the decoding??
Also want to find. Out about mine
Also want to find. Out about mine
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Re: Please help to decipher Vin plate
No I couldn't make head or tails of it. Seems the SA plates are totally different.
I did get Confirmation from fig that it's a 78 though.
I did get Confirmation from fig that it's a 78 though.
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Re: Please help to decipher Vin plate
Apart from year model, no, it won't.
South African buses had many unique features including things like paint codes. Dawie has made some progress in deciphering some of the SA VIN-plate codes, but you won't find any info online.
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