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Devon always placed a I.D. sticker on the finished van, normally behind the passenger seat on the Bulk Head. This sticker carries a code, as yet there does not seem to be any information available on these codes and what they mean. So what I am trying to do, is collate as many of these codes as possible, in an attempt to decode them. This is where you came in. Can you please send me details of your Devon, (see the chart below). At the moment I am only going to work on the codes for "Bays", this is just to keep life simple.
Devon Roof Codes
Devon also placed a sticker in the roof, these had numbers stamped into them, I believe that they are production numbers. In other words if the number say said "Roof No. 4472" then this would be the 4472nd roof off the production line.
Devon Conversion Bay Roof Styles
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| No Poptop, just a "Tin" roof.
Style 0 |
Devon Elevating Roof POPTOP Style 1a with clear windows and Style 1b with no windows in the sides 1968 to 1975 Approx. More infomation here |
Devon Elevating Roof POPTOP Style 2 1975 to 1979 Approx. More information here |
Devon Double Top Roof TOPTOP Style 3 1979 to 1980 on a Bay More information here |
Devon Conversion Type and VW Model Type
If you don't know what Conversion you have, please check out the brochures page.
The VW Model Type can be worked out from the chassis number, look at the first three numbers, the first number will be a "2" this is for "Type 2", the second number is Model, the one we are after.
1 = Panel van
2 = Micro Bus 7/9 seater
3 = Kombi i.e. van with factory fitted windows
4 = Deluxe microbus 7/9 seater
The third number is the production year, i.e 8 would be either 1968 or 1978. The rest of the numbers are just the production number off the line for that year.
M-Code date
This is the production date of your van, this can be found on a plate inside your camper. If you go to Type2.com (the link is below) you can work out when your van was born to within a day or two. You can also fined out how your van was kitted out, when it left Volkswagen. How to locate and decode your M-codes and the right calendar to work out the date for the right year.
The D.V.L.A. 1st Registration date and Suffix Letters
This will be useful as it will help in tracking down when the various conversions left the Devon factory and found their way onto the garage forecourt.
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E 1 Jan 1967 31 Jul 1967 F 1 Aug 1967 31 Jul 1968 G 1 Aug 1968 31 Jul 1969 H 1 Aug 1969 31 Jul 1970 |
J 1 Aug 1970 31 Jul 1971 K 1 Aug 1971 31 Jul 1972 L 1 Aug 1972 31 Jul 1973 M 1 Aug 1973 31 Jul 1974 |
N 1 Aug 1974 31 July 1975 P 1 Aug 1975 31 Jul 1976 R 1 Aug 1976 31 Jul 1977 S 1 Aug 1977 31 Jul 1978 |
T 1 Aug 1978 31 Jul 1979 V 1 Aug 1979 31 Jul 1980 Date when the Van was Registered at the D.V.L.A. | ddmmyyL = Day Month Year Registration Letter |
It will only be with your help that any progress will be made with this and it may take a good while to work out what is what. So please e-mail me with your details today.
| Devon Sticker Code | Devon Roof Code | Devon Roof Style |
Devon Conversion Type | VW Model Type | M-Code Date ddmmyy |
DVLA 1st Reg. Date ddmmyyL |
Website |
| Missing | Missing | 1a | Sunlander | Micro Bus | 28/04/1971 | J | |
| LE 02=0341 | DC 1639 | 2 | Eurovette | Kombi | 14/02/1975 | P | |
| DO 37 0202 | 4472 | 2 | Moonraker | Kombi | 23/01/1978 | 01/09/1978 T | Link |
| N/K | 4922 | 2 | Moonraker | Kombi | N/K | 01/08/1978 T | |
| 49 184V AW | 1613 | 3 | Sundowner | Van | N/K | 1979 T | Link |
| DO 17 0819 AW | 1838 | 3 | Moonraker | Kombi | N/K | 09/08/1979 V | |
| DO 47 0938 AW | 2124 | 3 | Moonraker GLS | Kombi | N/K | 1979 V | |