Re: ur-q build date identification.

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.GHP.4.05.9906040244390.12347-100000@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu> Todd Phenneger writes:

> I showed you where it was.  BUT, in Joes defense, it confused me.
> According to his ID plate in the Door Jamb it ID's his car as built in
> 01/82.  BUT, its vin seems to ID it as built as like Number 500 and
> something.  That cant be.  My ur-q was built in 02/82 and is #76.  Rocky
> Mullans is 02/82 I think and was like #72 or something (I think)
> Am I correct in that the last few numbers of the VIn are the Build
> Number?  Mine ends with 00076.   Anyhow, I dont really know but Joes plate
> confused me.  Could it be a Grey Market Import from that early maybe?

We know from quite a bit of evidence that chassis (VIN) numbers are not
strictly sequential.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club