I was having a look through a few websites today and came across this.
It is advertised as a US Compliance Plate.
I have never seen this installed on a 356.
Does anyone have one of these on their car and where was it installed.
Many Thanks.
US Compliance Plate
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Re: US Compliance Plate
I looked at SMC's ad and although it lists it for the 356 and 911's, I've never seen one on a 356.
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Re: US Compliance Plate
Not on any of my cars, and I have never seen one on any other 356 or air cooled VW I have ever worked on.
If I had known I would live this long I would have pushed the envelope a little harder.
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Re: US Compliance Plate
Exactly,
I have looked at a lot of 356's over the last 3 years I have owned my car.
As I mention I have never came across this before.
I have looked at a lot of 356's over the last 3 years I have owned my car.
As I mention I have never came across this before.
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Re: US Compliance Plate
As the second owner, I can state my C is within the last couple of hundred built in 1965, and it does not have one of those. Having spoken at length with the first owner, I can say with real certainty that he did not remove anything like that from the car.
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Re: US Compliance Plate
According to Wikipedia, "The first regulation, FMVSS No. 209, was adopted on 1 March 1967"
The compliance sticker was not required at first, but as more Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) were adopted, the sticker was required, but I don't know when - the '70s possibly ...
The compliance sticker was not required at first, but as more Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) were adopted, the sticker was required, but I don't know when - the '70s possibly ...
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Re: US Compliance Plate
Not a 356 part, but a 1968 (or later) model year 911/912 part that preceded the door jamb sticker with the same information and was riveted to the hinge post on U.S-market cars. There are enough E911/912 owners here who can clarify this further (years, driver/passenger side, et cetera).
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