RE: UrQ Vin Question.

[Michael Sheridan Williams <mike@urquattro.com>]

Buchholz, Steven decided to speak these words:

>I beg to differ with Michael here ... the "82" models that were brought in
>as the original '83s did have the "C" in the VIN.  According to the sequence
>information on the fiche (which I've posted in the past, and has been the
>source of a lot of discussion :) it was built in the month of August 1982.
>My car is -85-D---0222, which the fiche would state was also built in
>August, the sticker on the door frame states that the car was built in 3/82.
>I certainly don't know where the discrepancy comes from ... perhaps it has
>something to do which start vs. end of the prduction line ...

Interesting, the 82s that i have come across (very few of them i admit) 
seemed to all be grey market cars.  Maybe that was jsut the couple i have 
come across... I have D--0539 which has a build date on the sticker of 
7/82 and was i think 6 chassis before they switched the suspension style. 
 But i never would have thought that something built so early in 82 (like 
january or feb.) would truly be an 83 car...wierd stuff.  but then again, 
nothing about these cars surprises me so much anymore.  I guess thats 
another reason i love them so much.

>
>Mike is correct about the fact that it should have the rear antiroll bar,
>and the front A/R bar will be the early style, without the "stabilizer link
>rods" ...

Woohoo!! i was at least right about one thing..hehe

later...

Michael Sheridan Williams
San Francisco, CA
ICQ# 11740998
1983 UrQuattro, MC--1.8 BAR, borla, 2B Coilover/Koni Yellows, Delrin 
Bushings f/r, 16x7.5 OZ Mito's w/ Yoko A520's, Cibie H4/H1's, K&N (blah)
1985 4000S Quattro, Koni Yellows/Coilover (2B), strut brace, Sport 8000 
Tires, K&N
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