VW 181 Facts & Figures

Chassis number serials

As with the production figures, information on chassis serials is often contradictive. I have tried to list each block of serial numbers for each model year.

Model year 1970

1 Aug 1969	180 2151 344
31 Jul 1970	180 3100 000

Model year 1971

1 Aug 70	181 2000 001
31 Jul 71	181 3200 000

Model year 1972

1 Aug 71	182 2000 001
31 Jul 72	182 3200 000

Model year 1973

1 Aug 72	183 2000 001
1 Mar 73	183 2346 525	Note: change to new rear suspension, etc. (Mexico: 183 2493 403)
30 Sep	73 183 3026 058

Model year 1974

1 Oct 73	184 2000 001
31 Dec 74	184 2818 972

Model year 1975

31 Jan 75

185 2170 188

Model year 1976

30 Apr 76	186 2115 382
31 Jul 76	186 2115 959

Model year 1977

1 Aug 76	187 2000 001
31 Jul 77	187 2082 862

Model year 1978

1 Aug 77	188 2000 001
31 Aug 78	188 2048 553

Model year 1979

31 Jan 79	189 2006 423
31 Dec 79	189 2140 459

Model year 1980

? Jan 80	18-A ... ...
? Dec 80	18-A ... ...

Model year 1981

31 Jan 81	18-B 001 250
31 Jul 81	18-B 002 386

Model year 1982

31 Aug 81	18-C 000 185
31 Jan 82	18-C 003 789

Source: Ian David Harrison (e-mail of 97-06-06); Arnd Klinkhart (e-mail 96-02-03); Bob Miller (e-mail 96-02-05, 96-08-12); original VW microfiche, published in German VW 181 club magazine "Kübel-Kurier".

Links

Also see the page Modelljahre on the web site of the VW Kübel-Klub Germany. It is written in German, but should be understandable for everyone.

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