chassis number decoder, is this right? Options

[914 RZ-1]

So I'm looking for something that will tell me what the numbers mean on the chassis number. I find the "chassis number decoder" info shown. However, it doesn't seem to work. Am I missing something? My chassis number-found on the inside front fender on a plate (is this supposed to be the same as the VIN number?)-is 472 2910951, door sticker says car was built in Feb '72.

So using the decoder it seems my car was built in the 29th week of the year (29) on Monday (1) at the Karmann factory (9) and it was the 51st car built that day.

By the way, the chassis plate states the car was "Made in Germany", but there was a West and East Germany back then, so what gives?

[flat4guy]

not sure why mine is a low number but chassis 071953, so
7th week
1st day
karmann
pesky 5
3rd car

monday Feb 8th?
3rd car built that day?
it's a 1971

[wonkipop]

not sure why mine is a low number but chassis 071953, so
7th week
1st day
karmann
pesky 5
3rd car

monday Feb 8th?
3rd car built that day?
it's a 1971

i would say so. 3rd car for the day.
you would think they would write 03 instead of deleting the digit.
but they also did it with week at the start of the number sequence (at least for some years)
i have a 74 jan build and instead of writing 04 at the start of the number sequence its just 4.
so similarly i have a six digit production number instead of a 7 digits number.

it seems to be inconsistent.
they have chosen in your case to write 07 at the start instead of just seven.
then deleted the 0 from 04 instead.

certainly the 6 numbers fit inside the space on the plate better than 7! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)