Hi, Ray, Yes, the nonprofit foundation (Stiftung) that VW set up to run its museum enterprise offers birth certificates for any car they've made.
You can order either on line or by mail. They cost 35 euros -- and of course you pay by euro, though they'll take Visa and Interbank credit cards, booking your account for the dollar equivalent plus a small exchange fee. (Today it's US$50; use http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi to figure it at any time). By mail, write to: Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen e.V. Betreff: Urkunden Dieselstrasse 35 D-38446 Wolfsburg-Hesslingen GERMANY Give them your name and mailing address; the VIN of your car; and what year and model you think it is. Either send 35 euros or a written credit-card authorization. They're very nice about it -- just don't send them US dollars, please. If you want to practice your German, go on line to: http://automuseum.volkswagen.de/urkunden.html . If you just get their home page, find "Urkunden" (documents) and click there. They'll ask you for your Nachname (last name), Fahrgestellnummer (VIN), and Modell (sedan, cabrio, etc.). Check the Kreditkarte box and they'll take the needed payment info. It'll end up costing you around 55 bucks, but they send a very nice certificate, suitable for framing, with a bunch of the M (option) codes, L code (paint), date of final assembly, etc. Most North America-bound bugs were made at Emden in the later years, and type 2s at Hannover, but your oldie probably came from Wolfsburg. But you never know. Since the interior was generally automatically tied to the exterior paint color, they might not cover that. I think the USA "package" had an M-code of its own, and it always included vinyl interiors. Enjoy, Bert Knupp in Music City USA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 5:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [vintagvw] Birth Certificates Hi All, Know I have seen this many times before, but how would one go about getting a "birth certificate" for a Bug? What I am really interested in is knowing the type and color of interior(seats, carpet, etc) that was installed at delivery on my 57. Thanks Ray _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
