VW Production Plate Information
VW
Käfer from 1970 Model Year (or 1969, not sure) to 1980 Model
Year:-
Production
Plate Location:
Front right, on front apron
painted in the
bodyworks colour
Production
Plate
Form:-
p (at 90°) ww d ffff
Where p = paint code (you will need to refer to the table
in
thesamba.com to see what the
actual paint code
is !)
eg. 7 = 07 = L20B = Brilliant Orange
ww = Week number of the
manufactured
year.
The first week
starts from the first
full
week of
the current manufactured year.
eg. 21 = Week 21 (in May)
d = Day of week (1 = Monday, 6
= Saturday)
ffff = Factory
code
For example on my 1973 model year beetle, the
production
plate reads:-
7 (at
90°) 21-2-3508
= Tuesday 22nd May 1973,
paint code L20B (Brilliant Orange)
VW
Käfer and other VW Vehicles from 1981 Model Year to unknown
date
Production
Plate
Location: Part of VIN plate (painted black
with white letters)
Some models may have an additional separate plate in the
bodywork colour.
Production
Information
Form: dwwffff on VIN plate and
dww-ffff on production plate
Note: No paint
code
For example on my 1982 VW Camping it reads:-
2117380 = 21-1-7380 = Monday 24th May
1982
and on my 1981 Mk1 Polo it reads:-
435-3487 = 43-5-3487 = Friday 31st October 1980
(on production
plate)
4353487 (on VIN plate)
VW
Käfer 1600I from October 1992 (Model Year
1993):-
Production
Stamp
Location: Rear right on rear apron, next
to the boot catch bracket
Production
Stamp
Form: wwdffff (note no paint
code)
For example
on my 2000 Mexican Beetle 1600i it reads:-
0267508
= 02 6 7508
= Saturday
15th January 2000