Codes and serial numbers...what car i have?

dangouyes · Post by **dangouyes** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:47 pm

Hi, i´m new here, hi to everybody. I bought a volkswagen 411 (I guess) but i don´t understand why the number on papers and over the original "volkswagenwerk" plaque say "421". Please, would u explain me..thanks

Cassis numbre: 4212010120
Motor/engine number: Z0012302
Color code: 656540

Model 1971, double carburator.

All the picture of my car on www.goyesmotordesign.com clasificados

Lars S · Post by **Lars S** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:32 am

Nice car dangouyes!

421 stands for 4-door sedan Left hand drive.
A good explanation on this can be found at the end of this tread:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewto ... 76092fbad5

You seem to have a battery in the engine compartment to the left, why?

/Lars S

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:02 pm

Yes...nice car!...and...is there also possibly coonections under your drivers eat for a battery as well? That is where most of them are. Ray

dangouyes · Post by **dangouyes** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:25 pm

Hi Lars, thank´s a lot, so, 411 is a big group, in wich exist differences depend on destination (country) of the car. Mine is a Volkswagen 411 (421). So cool. I´m from Colombia, i think here isn´t another 411 or mey be just a couple of this car.

Where can i find information about how to use the crowbars that are near of break lever? (ventilation crowbars i think)

Thank´s again

wildthings · Post by **wildthings** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:22 pm

One lever operates the two flappers to direct heat forward into the cab. The other diverts the air either under the front seats or to the defroster.

Lars S · Post by **Lars S** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:40 pm

dangouyes,
there is a good description for the levers at type4.org:
http://manuals.type4.org/ba4/ch1/ba4_11b.htm

Back to your battery inside the engine compartment which I have never seen before, does it seem to be a factory made place for the battery?
Are there batterey connections also under the drivers seat?

/Lars S

dangouyes · Post by **dangouyes** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:20 am

Hi, thank´s again... well, i think the battery isn´t in the original place, under the driver seat isn´t any connection.

To what countries was this car originally sent?

Daniel

Lars S · Post by **Lars S** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:23 pm

The 411/412 was exported to a lot of countries: western Erupoe, Austraila, South Africa (where it was produced also), USA and Canada among others.
Your car does not seem to be an American oner since the tacho is in km/h.

/Lars S

dangouyes · Post by **dangouyes** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:49 am

Well, at least i understand and have answered all my questions by now. Thank´s and sorry because my Internet was corrupted this days.

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Codes and serial numbers...what car i have?

Codes and serial numbers...what car i have?

I understand...thanks

Lars is a genius