[T2] Followup -- [Q] Bus Year

[Chris]

Maybe the vin tag was swapped? Is the vin stamped into the sheet metal someplace as on my 64 bus?

Chris

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accessys at smart.net wrote:

>
>maybe Westfalia bought batch and didn't get as many sales so sat on the 
>back lot for a while before conversion.
>
>or ????
>
>
>Bob
>
>
>On Sat, 1 Jul 2017, David C Matthews wrote:
>
>> Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:09:06 -0500
>> From: David C Matthews <dcm7293 at gmail.com>
>> To: Type 2 <type2 at type2.com>
>> Subject: [T2] Followup -- [Q] Bus Year
>> 
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Got around to checking the VIN on my bus, and the first three digits are
>> 229, apparently indicating model 22 manufactured in 1969. The curiosity
>> remains, however, with the fact that the Westfalia sticker indicates a 1971
>> model. Mechanical features are consistent with a '71 (e.g. power-assist
>> brakes); even the fact that there is a vent for the cabin sink suggests
>> (and agrees with) my bus being a '71.
>>
>> Curious...
>>
>> David
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