Gustav, 1963 VW Double Cab Truck

The original engine for our October 1962 truck was not included with the purchase, as it had been replaced many decades earlier.

On 01 August while cruising the ads, I was surprised to find an October 1962 engine case!  The number was #7 165 037 and the date stamps are 09-10 October 1962, only five days after the truck's production date of 04 Oct 1962.

 

40hp cases have two round date-stamps in the top area of the large end that houses the clutch.  One round date-stamp for the left half case & one for the right half case.  The stamping scheme consists of three sets of numbers.  First set is the day (DD), second set is the month (MM), and the next set is the shift (1-3) & last digit of the year.  So it turns out that one case half was built on 09 October 1962 on the first shift and the other case half was built the following day on 10 October 1962 on the third shift