It seems it would be unlikely that many vw's have the original blocks wouldn't it. I don't think I've had a vw with an original motor in it.
sammie smith wrote:
Well, yes and no. Yes, they don't match the VIN. However, the motor # does correlate to the build date of the vehicle, i.e., a VW built on December 4, 1959 with the original motor should have a motor # that shows a build date of sometime just prior to Dec 4, 1959. And, I am not sure, but I think if you get the original birth certificate from VW on your VW it includes the original motor #. It just depends on how anal retentive you are about restorations. Same thing with a lot of the date coded parts, e.g., wheels are all date coded with the build date by month and year. If you have a Dec 59 build date VW then your wheels should have a date code of probably Oct, Nov or Dec of 59 on them. Personally I am not that picky about vintage restorations. As long as a VW touted as vintage looks correct I am ok with it. But if a guy advertises a perfect all original 1960 VW bus and asks $29 gazillion for it because it's all original then I'm gonna have a problem if all of the parts are not original to the bus.--- On *Mon, 6/29/09, Eric Woodall /<eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 10:53 AM VW's aren't like american iron. There's not a serial number on the engine that matches the body of the vehicle. Thank God! ATX BUS wrote:I'd like to go with a 1500 possibly a 1600. The motor in that pic looked mostly complete and I thought it would be a good startfor a project.I'm not expecting to find the correct motor number of the bus,but I would like something that would have a stock appearance. Jeff------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Sent:* Sunday, June 28, 2009 3:49:46 PM *Subject:* [tcb] Re: College Station Buses 40 hp is not correct for an SO-42. H case single port 1500 is the correct engine. --- On *Sun, 6/28/09, Bergman /<bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: Bergman <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 3:22 PM I have a late model 40hp that is ready to assemble------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *sammie smith *Sent:* Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:44 PM *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [tcb] Re: College Station BusesJeff: How specific do you want to be?. I may be able to find you an H case. How close do you need to be on motor number? Other than the H case and the motor # you can make any 1500/1600 motor look correct for the SO-42 fairly easily. --- On *Sat, 6/27/09, ATX /<atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: ATX <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses To: " tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx " < tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6:06 PM Interesting. The broken glass in the rear hatch might have doomed the cabinets. I have an so-42 resto project, I'll still need a period specific motor. If someone buys this and doesn't need the motor then let me know. Of course, I hope it's restorable and not turned into parts. Jeff sent via iPhone On Jun 27, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: If he contacts me tonight I will go over tomorrow. --- On Sat, 6/27/09, captainotto@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx> <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: From: captainotto@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx> <captainotto@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=captainotto@xxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 5:05 PM I'm curious about the oval.Sent via BlackBerry from T-MobileFrom: sammie smith Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:00:09 -0700 (PDT) To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses Yeah. I know you do. I e-mailed the guy about the camper which appears to be an SO-42 Westy. Have not heard back from him. The Westy appears that it could be a resto candidate depending on condition and completeness. Why don't you see if you can contact him and go look. --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: From: Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [tcb] Re: College Station Buses To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 12:09 PM I don't know who it is, but if you want me to go look at them I live in College Station now. Ronnie 979-268-4932 --- On Sat, 6/27/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [tcb] College Station Buses To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://us.mc833.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9:28 AM Anyone on the list know anything about these busses or the owner? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=794962
