Originally Posted by NumberDummy
The VIN you posted above translates to 1979. How a 1979 Econoline can have a build date of September 1980 is ??? I believe this vehicle was exported when new.
I can explain that.
When they manufacture a vehicle for export - they stamp a build date for an expected arrival date.
i.e. nowadays it is 3 months in advance. Back in 79 it might have been 6 months (or more) to get it to Germany.
This is just so that vehicles in the dealership don't seem "old" or out-of-date...