VW Type 3 models, chassis and engine numbers

NOTCHBACK (Sedan)

311 LHD	312 RHD	313 LHD	314 RHD	315 LHD	316 RHD	317 LHD	318 RHD
		SUNROOF	SUNROOF			SUNROOF	SUNROOF
1500 / 1500 S to July 1965				1500 N / 1500 A August ’63 – July ‘66
				1600 A / L from August 1966

FASTBACK

311 LHD	312 RHD	313 LHD	314 RHD
		SUNROOF	SUNROOF
1600 TL from August 1965
1600 T from August 1968

VARIANT (Squareback)

361 LHD	362 RHD	363 LHD	364 RHD	365 LHD	366 RHD	367 LHD	368 RHD
		SUNROOF	SUNROOF			SUNROOF	SUNROOF
1500 / 1500 S to July 1965				1500 N / 1500 August ’63 – July ‘66
1600 / 1600 L from August 1965				1600 A from August 1966

Chassis and Engine Numbers

MonthYear	Chassis Number	1500 cc 45hp DIN	1500 cc(M249)	1500 ‘S’54hp DIN Twin carb.	1500 cc52hp DIN T.C. (M240)
Apr 1961	000 001	000 001		The ‘R’ or ‘N’ code letter is stamped separately on the crankcase near the engine serial number, not as part of the number as in the other coded engines
Dec. 1961	011 041	013 012
Aug. 1962	066 740	065 746
Dec. 1962	138 774	145 557
Aug. 1963	221 975	255 340	255 340	R 255 340	N 255 340
Dec. 1963	321 076	406 183	406 183	R 406 183	N 406 183
July 1964	483 592	633 330	633 330	R 633 330	N 633 330
Aug. 1964	315 000 001	633 331	633 331	R 633 331	N 633 331
Dec.1964	315 105 296	816 281	816 281	R 816 281	N 816 281
July 1965	315 220 883	1 100 000	1 100 000	R 1 100 000	N 1 100 000
			1500 cc 41hp DIN (M240)	1600 cc54hp DIN Twin carb.	1600 cc50hp DIN T. C. (M240)	1600 cc54hp DIN Fuel Inject.
Aug. 1965	316 000 001	K 0 000 001	M 0 000 001	T 0 000 001	P 0 000 001
Dec. 1965	316 140 226	K 0 020 000		T 0 126 399
July 1966	316 316 238	K 0 060 000		T 0 260 000
Aug.1966	317 000 001	K 0 060 001		T 0 260 001
Dec.1966	317 134 254	K 0 076 495		T 0 380 413
July 1967	317 500 000	K 0 098 700		T 0 476 124
Aug.1967	318 000 001	K 0 098 701		T 0 476 125		U 0 000 001
Dec. 1967	318 103 144	K 0 105 421	M 0 001 257	T 0 517 550	P 0 002 900	U 0 063 005
July 1968	318 235 387	K 0 120 744	M 0 002 444	T 0 574 185	P 0 004 320	U 0 093 651
Aug.1968	319 000 001	K 0 120 745	M 0 002 445	T 0 574 186		U 0 093 652
Dec. 1968	319 108 899	K 0 131 969	M 0 002 879	T 0 616 933		U 0 154 029
July 1969	319 264 032	K 0 150 000	M 0 003 544	T 0 690 000		U 0 231 100
Aug.1969	310 2000 001	K 0 150 001	M 0 003 545	T 0 690 001		U 0 231 101
Dec. 1969	310 2111 451	K 0 157 478	M 0 003 808	T 0 728 613		U 0 268 080
July 1970	*310 2500 000	K 0 173 002	M 0 004 016	T 0 805 013		U 0 366 020
Aug.1970	311 2000 001	K 0 173 003	M 0 004 017	T 0 805 014		U 0 366 021
Dec. 1970	311 2108 457	K 0 180 600	M 0 004 163	T 0 854 350	CAN/USA/ Cal.	U 0 412 693
July 1971	*311 2500 000	K 0 198 000	M 0 004 266	T 0 933 000	Fuel Inj.	U 0 502 000
Aug. 1971	312 2000 001	K 0 198 001	M 0 004 267	T 0 933 001	X 0 000 001 Cal. U 5 000 001 US/Can	U 0 502 001
Dec. 1971	312 2066 941	K 0 200 870	M 0 004 378	T 0 974 878	X 0 001 624 Cal. U 5 018 596 US/Can
Mar. 1972						U 0 504 538
July 1972	*312 2500 000
Dec. 1972	#313 2060 000
July 1973