Build plate information
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:08 am
A message to my fellow Aussie owners!:
I am looking into the process of putting my T2 on Historic Registration, but won't actually be eligible until 2017, since my Australian compliance plate (located in the LHS door jam) is stamped as a 1987 model.
Now, for anyone that needed a hint, it is actually impossible for it to be an '87 since they stopped building these things in 1986. Added to that, mine is definitely not even an 86 since it has the regular blue interior and digital speedo. I have also seen a similar anomaly on Harreh's car (now Haemesh's) which is plated as a 1986, but is definitely a pre 85 model given its interior and cluster appointment.
So I am wondering two things; - Have any of you noticed the same with your T2's, and secondly, are there ANY other identifiers on the car which show the original build date as stamped from the factory? The original VIN is still visible on mine, with the Australian VIN riveted next to it, but I don't know if there is any original build date information stamped on the cars?
Anthraxxx, could you maybe ask the question on the Facebook page for me? Happy if you just copy&paste the relevant bits of the above.
I am looking into the process of putting my T2 on Historic Registration, but won't actually be eligible until 2017, since my Australian compliance plate (located in the LHS door jam) is stamped as a 1987 model.
Now, for anyone that needed a hint, it is actually impossible for it to be an '87 since they stopped building these things in 1986. Added to that, mine is definitely not even an 86 since it has the regular blue interior and digital speedo. I have also seen a similar anomaly on Harreh's car (now Haemesh's) which is plated as a 1986, but is definitely a pre 85 model given its interior and cluster appointment.
So I am wondering two things; - Have any of you noticed the same with your T2's, and secondly, are there ANY other identifiers on the car which show the original build date as stamped from the factory? The original VIN is still visible on mine, with the Australian VIN riveted next to it, but I don't know if there is any original build date information stamped on the cars?
Anthraxxx, could you maybe ask the question on the Facebook page for me? Happy if you just copy&paste the relevant bits of the above.