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VW Type 3 models, chassis and engine numbers

NOTCHBACK (Sedan)

311 LHD312 RHD313 LHD314 RHD315 LHD316 RHD317 LHD318 RHD
SUNROOFSUNROOFSUNROOFSUNROOF
1500 / 1500 S to July 19651500 N / 1500 A August ’63 – July ‘66
1600 A / L from August 1966

FASTBACK

311 LHD312 RHD313 LHD314 RHD
SUNROOFSUNROOF
1600 TL from August 1965
1600 T from August 1968

VARIANT (Squareback)

361 LHD362 RHD363 LHD364 RHD365 LHD366 RHD367 LHD368 RHD
SUNROOFSUNROOFSUNROOFSUNROOF
1500 / 1500 S to July 19651500 N / 1500 August ’63 – July ‘66
1600 / 1600 L from August 19651600 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 1961000 001000 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. 1961011 041013 012
Aug. 1962066 740065 746
Dec. 1962138 774145 557
Aug. 1963221 975255 340255 340R 255 340

N 255 340

Dec. 1963321 076406 183406 183R 406 183N 406 183
July 1964483 592633 330633 330R 633 330N 633 330
Aug. 1964315 000 001633 331633 331R 633 331N 633 331
Dec.1964315 105 296816 281816 281R 816 281N 816 281
July 1965315 220 8831 100 0001 100 000R 1 100 000N 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. 1965316 000 001

K 0 000 001

M 0 000 001T 0 000 001P 0 000 001
Dec. 1965316 140 226K 0 020 000T 0 126 399
July 1966316 316 238K 0 060 000T 0 260 000
Aug.1966317 000 001K 0 060 001T 0 260 001
Dec.1966317 134 254K 0 076 495T 0 380 413
July 1967317 500 000K 0 098 700T 0 476 124
Aug.1967318 000 001K 0 098 701T 0 476 125U 0 000 001
Dec. 1967318 103 144K 0 105 421M 0 001 257T 0 517 550P 0 002 900U 0 063 005
July 1968318 235 387K 0 120 744M 0 002 444T 0 574 185P 0 004 320U 0 093 651
Aug.1968319 000 001K 0 120 745M 0 002 445T 0 574 186U 0 093 652
Dec. 1968319 108 899K 0 131 969M 0 002 879T 0 616 933U 0 154 029
July 1969319 264 032K 0 150 000M 0 003 544T 0 690 000U 0 231 100
Aug.1969310 2000 001K 0 150 001M 0 003 545T 0 690 001U 0 231 101
Dec. 1969310 2111 451K 0 157 478M 0 003 808T 0 728 613U 0 268 080
July 1970*310 2500 000K 0 173 002M 0 004 016T 0 805 013U 0 366 020
Aug.1970311 2000 001K 0 173 003M 0 004 017T 0 805 014U 0 366 021
Dec. 1970311 2108 457K 0 180 600M 0 004 163T 0 854 350CAN/USA/ Cal.U 0 412 693
July 1971*311 2500 000K 0 198 000M 0 004 266T 0 933 000

Fuel Inj.

U 0 502 000
Aug. 1971312 2000 001K 0 198 001M 0 004 267T 0 933 001

X 0 000 001 Cal.
U 5 000 001 US/Can

U 0 502 001
Dec. 1971312 2066 941K 0 200 870M 0 004 378T 0 974 878

X 0 001 624 Cal.
U 5 018 596 US/Can

Mar. 1972U 0 504 538
July 1972*312 2500 000
Dec. 1972#313 2060 000
July 1973