I dont know if this still holds true for cars today, but I know that on all my air cooled cars, the model year change over date is July 31/Aug 1.
Our 66 camper was built October 7, 1965 and it's a 66 model year and our 60 Kombi was built November 03, 1959 and it's a 60 model year. Also, just because a certain car is "registered" as a certain year doesnt mean that it's correctly registered. We've had a few instances where we've had the year on a registration changed due to mix ups like this. Now, I cant explain why Holland has a 92 GTi built in June 91, maybe they changed the date as to when model year cars switched, but I have learned that there's VERY few "sure things" when it comes to VW's and just becasue all information points towards a certain thing (like 87 being the year the 16V was introduced in the US) doesnt mean there arent legitimate 86 (or apparently 85) 16V's too. I've also heard on instances where a bus (or a bug) started down the assembly line and then was removed for whatever reason (crooked outrigger, dash skin needed to be repositioned)and placed back on the assembly line days or weeks later. When this happens right around the model year change date, strange things can happen. a 54 with crotch coolers or a splitty with a loaf model year. just a few things to consider. Sorry for all the air cooled lingo. Matt 92 8V GTI Los Angeles P.S. we also saw some 9 and 10 second cars at the whitman AZ show back on Halloween. it's a fun day at the drags. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
