Special 914 model, made on a monday!!! Options

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

very rare!!!! (we have seen these factory mistakes before):

[wonkipop]

vin tag off a 77 scirocco.



starts with 5 !!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
53 likely stands for particular variation of scirocco.
third number is 7 (correct number for 1977).

its got a 2 and a 0 after that.
again not sure of 2. something in the back of my memory tells me that means something like the second decade of when this particular vin code sequencing came in.
i think it was introduced in the 1960s. so all 1960s model year cars have a 1 where the 70s model year cars have a 2.
the 0 stands for the factory. pretty sure on that. which means either karmann factory was renumbered as 0 because another factory had come on line or this scirocco was made somewhere at another factory besides karmann. but i can't be a 100% on what that number stands for. something else in my memory is nagging at me saying that its there for if production numbers got higher than 100,000. which they did for beetles for instance. and there is something quirky about 914s where they use a 9 instead of 0.
it was a few years ago i stumbled on this stuff and i forget where i filed it.

this vin code sequence was in use by VW up to 1980 when they completely revised vins to conform with internationally agreed conventions or at least european wide agreed conventions across manufacturers. but it was in use during the 1960s and 70s.

i'd say there is a good chance that vin plate is a mess up because a very early batch (maybe even first little batch) of sciroccos got mixed in with the 914s and fritz got himself in a fix with the numbers on the plate stamp. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) )

[cholland_]

starts with 5 !!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
53 likely stands for particular variation of scirocco.

Yes, all Scirocco's are Type 53's. Second generation was 53B. The Corrado was 53C (although that's not reflected in VINs because they were onto the agreed conventions by the time the mk2 was released). All original Golfs/Rabbits are type 17.

I have '75 Scirocco #11186. VIN starts with 5352. No idea what the 2 represents.