Re: Coupe numbers

[steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

I pulled out the appropriate Bentley last night and looked up the VIN 
encoding for the '81 Coupe/4000.  '81 was the first year of the 17 char-
acter VIN.  Here goes ...

    WAUBA0852BE100103
    \=/^^^\/^^^\====/
     ^ ||| ||||   ^
     | ||| ||||   Production number
     | ||| |||Manufacturing Plant: A-Ingolstadt, E-Emden, N-Necharsulm
     | ||| ||Model Year: B-'81,C-'82,D-'83
     | ||| |Check Digit (not significant)
     | ||| Body style: 85-Coupe, 81-4000
     | ||Passenger restraint: 0-Active, 9-Passive
     | |Engine: A-1.7l 74HP gas, B-2.2l 100HP gas, H-1.6l 52HP diesel
     | Line & Body Type: B-Sedan 2dr(4000 custom,coupe), 
     |                   D-Sedan 2dr (Quattro), 
     |                   F-Sedan 4dr (4000)
     Manufacturer