Wollfsburg crest - final word
Okay, here's the scoop on the Wolfsburg crest. There's been some debate as to whether early '63s had them. The '63 model year ran from Aug. '62 through July '63, and the chassis numbers were 4 846 836...
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Buddy: 4 919 643Herbie: 4 939 132Both fall in the range before 5 010 448. Both have hood crest.We'd confirmed this before, like 2 or 3 years ago....Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie...
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Yeah, but my memory is shot.I'd always assumed all the ones with crests were '62s.DocThe VW bug -- nobody can own just one.
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Based on a 365 day work year, my cars were built 8.5 days apart.Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie replica under restoration.
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Here's the actual end-of-month breakdown:Aug. 62 4 932 385Sept. 5 007 072Oct. 5 092 087Nov. 5 168 250Dec. 5 225 042Jan. '63 5 288 727Feb. 5 342 227March 5 419 800April 5 497 061May 5 578 121June 5 643...
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My Herbie was born early September.... My birthday is the 9th.So, I have an August '62 car and an early September '62 car.cool.Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie replica under restoration.
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Herbie No. 2 (at least the Gulf Blue 1963 portion of him) was also built in Sept. '62, chassis No. 4 967 442.DocThe VW bug -- nobody can own just one.
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I hope he respects his elders!Is that a light-ish blue? If so, at least Buddys deck lid used to be that color.Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie replica under restoration.
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You mention the chassis no> Doc on H2. If a lot of the originals were made from a couple of cars, how did they get around a chassis number ? I wonder how an original Herbie would cope with an MoT...
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Like MoT in the U.K. here in PA we have our annual state inspection. When I got Herbie I didn't want to have to put the annual sticker in his window cause I felt that it would take away from his movie...
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But do you use it for the road Albert ? We have something similar called SORN where if you choose not to licence a car for the road, you fill in a form which gets sent to the driver agency meaning you...
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Interesting. Thanks for sharing the info Doc. Flat 4's Forever!
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Oh yeah, I drive my Herbie to shows, and on driving events for our club. Plus an occasional run to the store. Got Fahrvergnugen?"Well. It took a crowd to do it, but atleast we lost the Lancia."
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Herbie No. 2 would pass any inspection. It's a rock-solid dry bodied car. The welding of the body was well done, and is inconspicuous unless you knew what to look for.Interestingly enough, here in...
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Here, they only test to make sure the car passes it's original emissions standards. I think pre 1967 they're exempt.Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie replica under restoration.
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And you guys have cheap petrol as well, no good, I'm gonna have to move over there !!Could be worse, Germany has even stricter rules.
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Getting junky cars off the road spurs the sale of new ones. Important in smaller countries.Kyle & Herbie the Love Bugll53 1963 Herbie replica under restoration.
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Oh. To answer the question. Only the chassis' number is used for identification. If you popped a 2000 body, interior and engine on a 1965 chassis, they would register it as a 1965 in most states....
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