Date:         Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:12:02 -0500
Reply-To:     joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         joel walker <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon trivia
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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>> 2wd were built in Germany till 1991 when they moved to Austria as
>> production wound down
>
> I think there was some crossover in 1990, with production of 2WD
> models happening in both places. My 1990 non-GL was made in Austria,
> and my 1990 GL was made in Hannover.

true. it started in about March of 1990 ...

serial number 071053 was built in Hannover
but 071087 was built in Graz, Austria.
both are NON-syncos.

during and after March 1990, it appears from the VINs i've collected
that batches of bodies were shipped to Austria to be final assembled,
whether syncros or not. i don't know for sure if any chassis/bodies
were actually produced in Graz or not, but i do know that the
T3/Vanagons were assembled there.

the first week of November 1990 is the last Hannover serial numbers i
have ... after that, all the T3/Vanagons, syncros and non-syncros,
were built in Graz, Austria at the plant that previously produced only
the syncros.
serial number 007468 is the last non-syncro built in Hannover that i
have.
007797 and all afterward were built in Graz.  and that appears to
include even the pickup trucks (at least the ones that were shipped to
canada).

unca joel