I replied to your post earlier, saying your VIN 2302003181 is from a 1970 Kombi:MELLO YELLOW wrote:Hi fig and pine
I have been trying to establish the year of my Westy maybe you can shed so light oh it
O the plate behind the drivers seat is the following
typ23-517
fahrgest- nr 2302003181
on the plate behind passenger seat
02 003 181
500 504 517 518
523 564
C04 B67 010 156
33 2 7588 SF 234011
all writing is in German, plate at the bottom of bed is German and speedo is in MPH
2 = Type 2
3 = Model: Kombi
0 = Model Year 1970
2 = T2 (ie, baywindow)
003181 = sequential production number (the 3,181st bus built in the 70 model year, which began in August 69)
Your M-codes translate:
02 003 181 = VIN minus first two digits 23 for Type 2 Kombi
500 = Bulkhead model (non-walkthru)
504 = With double front passenger seat
517 = Campmobile (Westfalia)
518 = Pop-up roof
523 = South African specification???
564 = Unknown
C04 = Unknown
B67 = Westfalia Campmobile 67B (SO67 interior), equiped like Westfalia Campmobile 67A (M-code A67) but with the following additional equipment: 1. Pop-up-top 2. Bed 3. Roof luggage rack built in
010 = Additional dust sealing for engine compartment
156 = Heavy duty oil bath air cleaner
33 2 = Built in week 33 day 2 (Tuesday) 1969
7588 = Unknown
SF = Export code: South Africa, Port Elizabeth
234 = Model: Type 2, Kombi, RHD, sliding door left,
011 = 37kW/50hp 1600 engine, 4-speed manual
You have an early 1970 model year bus built in 1969. The first few bay westies in SA were full imports like yours. Half way through 1970 they started bringing them in CKD and assembling them at Uitenhage. They continued assembling westies in SA until 1973, all bulkhead models with the SO67 interior.