Last update 28 June 2007
so-23.com the SO-23 Westfalia Registry

This is the worldwide registry for the official Volkswagen Split Bus Camper made between 1959 and 1961 by Westfalia Werke, Wiedenbruck, Germany. For more information on the SO-23 model visit so23westfalia.com

Contact us by email if you know of an SO-23 Westy not on this list, for any errors / omitions or if your SO-23 is on this list without a picture of the m plate or the bus.

Should you wish to have your bus details removed from the registry please contact us.

Note. Manufacture dates are in the European format - Day, Month, Year with the preceeding year number removed. 8 = 1958, 9 = 1959, 0 = 1960, 1 = 1961. VW year starts September 1st from 1955.

Bus Models:
231 = Left Hand Drive, Loading Doors on Right
234 = Right Hand Drive, Loading Doors on Left
238 = Right Hand Drive with sliding sunroof, Loading Doors on Left

For a translation of the M Codes and Paint Colours check out so23westfalia.com

New entries are in Yellow

 

# Prod. Date Model M Codes Delivery Code Original Paint Code   Chassis # M Plate Picture Country
1 29 08 8 231 32 156 157 ? Primer   384555 SO-23 Westfalia M plate 
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Spain
2 ?? 09 8 231 too early for the m plate! ? L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 395740  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
3 03 11 8 231 372 F23 168 175 181 544 UF - USA, San Francisco SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 406853  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
4 01 12 8 231 372 A23 168 544 US - USA, Seattle SK 699A
SK699A Palm Green / Sand Green SO-23 Westfalia
 415938    
SO-23 Westfalia Rest In Pieces!
5 21 01 9 ? ? ? ?   431287      
6 02 02 9 231 368 A23 156 168 TE - Tourist Delivery L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 436018      
7 03 03 9 ? ? ? ?   446150      
8 09 03 9 238 127 156 NONE - Germany L GRAU L345 Light Grey SO-23 Westfalia 447906
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
9 25 03 9 231 374 G23 168 175 UH - USA, Houston BLUE L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 452711
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
10 26 03 9 231 374 A23 139 156 168 175 181 544 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 453002
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
11 31 03 9 231 372 F23 168 175 181 544 UF - USA, San Francisco SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 453428
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Belgium
12 31 03 9 231 372 A23 168 175 181 544 US - USA, Seattle SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 454495    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
13 02 04 9 231 374 A23 168 175 181 544 UC - USA, Chicago SK 693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 455201
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in New Zealand
14 09 04 9 234 368 D23 156 168 TE - Tourist Delivery BLUE L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 457349
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Japan
15 28 04 9 231 375 A23 139 156 168 175 181 544 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 463494
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Denmark
16 04 04 9 231 374 G23 168 175 181 544 UH - USA, Houston SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 463811    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
17 29 04 9 231 374 F23 139 156 168 175 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA S ROT L53 Sealing Wax Red SO-23 Westfalia 465250
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
18 29 04 9 231 374 B23 168 175 181 544 UO - USA, New Orleans SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 465366
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
19 04 05 9 234 366 A23 168 178 SF - South Africa L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 465293      
20 ?? 05 9 ? ? ? ?   465780      
21 ? ? ? ? SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 466073  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
22 14 05 9 231 370 D23 168 178 181 544 BK - Republic Of Congo SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 468984
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in New Zealand
23 ? 231 360 ? ? L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 473457
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Rest In Pieces!
24 29 05 9 234 368 A23 168 SF - South Africa BLUE L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 473542
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
25 30 05 9 231 372 139 156 NONE - Germany BLAU L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 474159
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
26 ?? ?? 9 ? ? NONE - Germany L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 474334      
27 29 06 9 231 375 A23 168 175 181 544 UC - USA, Chicago SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 485700      
28 30 06 9 231 156 372 139 NONE - Germany BLAU L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 486626
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
29 01 07 9 231 374 E23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 486771      
30 16 07 9 231 375 A23 168 175 181 544 UC - USA, Chicago SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 491853
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
31 17 07 9 231 372 A23 168 175 181 UW - USA, Washington L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 492284      
32 24 09 9 231 372 B23 168 175 181 544 UV - USA, Boston SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 513678
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
33 ? 231 ? ? SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 524703    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
34 27 10 9 231 374 H23 168 181 544 175 UP - USA, Portland SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 526589      
35 25 11 9 ? ? ? ?   537388      
36 26 11 9 ? ? ? SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 539293      
37 14 12 9 231 D23 85 168 181 544 SZ - Switzerland SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 547101
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Belgium
38 22 12 9 231 ? UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 547232  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in France
39 21 12 9 231 372 A23 168 175 181 544 US - USA, Seattle SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 549432      
40 31 12 9 231 374 A23 168 175 UF - USA, San Francisco BLUE
L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia
 553559    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
41 31 12 9 231 374 J23 139 156 168 175 181 544 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 553974
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Belgium
42 14 01 0 231 374 A23 121 168 175 181 544 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 558277    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
43 14 01 0 231 156 NONE - Germany BLAU L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 558556
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
44 01 02 0 231 374 A23 168 171 UF - USA, San Francisco BLUE L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 566154
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
45 08 02 0 ? ? ? ?   568997      
46 11 02 0 231 374 B23 163 181 544 UZ - USA, Charleston SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 570548      
47 ?? 02 0 ? ? ? L 31 L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 576566    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
48 29 02 0 231 388 B23 114 145 UN - USA, New York BLUE L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 576824
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
49 ?? 03 0 234 D23 020 168 181 544 SF - South Africa SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 577098
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
50 09 03 0 231 374 A23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 581882      
51 16 03 0 231 374 A23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 584828
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
52 17 03 0 231 374 A23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 584990      
53 21 03 0 ? ? ? ?   586010      
54 24 03 0 231 375 A23 168 181 UC - USA, Chicago SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 586514
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
55 22 03 0 ? ? ? ?   587287      
56 25 03 0 231 374 B23 168 181 UV - USA, Boston SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia ?    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
57 05 04 0 231 A23 043 168 181 197 OR - Austria SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 593846    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
58 14 04 0 231 374 A23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 597340      
59 20 04 0 231 374 A23 168 181 UF - USA, San Francisco SK 693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 598374  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
60 27 04 0 231 372 013 139 FR - France GREY L345 Light Grey SO-23 Westfalia 601044  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Argentina
61 27 04 0 231 124 168 181 188 FR - France SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 601305
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in France
62 28 04 0 231 374 A23 168 181 UB - USA, Boston SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 601444  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
63 28 04 0 231 388 H23 173 181 KA - Toronto, Canada SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 601491    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
64 28 04 0 231 372 G23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 601821  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
65 ? 231 375 D23 139 156 168 ? ?   601839      
66 29 04 0 231 372 G23 139 156 168 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA BLAU L31 Dove Blue SO-23 Westfalia 601941
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
67 02 05 0 231 374 A23 168 181 UL - USA, St. Louis SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 602487    
SO-23 Westfalia Rest In Pieces!
68 02 05 0 231 374 J23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 602547
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Argentina
69 02 05 0 231 372 D23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 602570
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
70 03 05 0 231 372 A23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 605468
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
71 04 05 0 231 156 372 139 181 NONE - Germany SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 605773    
SO-23 Westfalia Rest In Pieces!
72 05 05 0 231 372 H23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 606281
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
73 11 05 0 231 374 B23 168 181 UO - USA, New Orleans SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 608650    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
74 16 05 0 231 374 A23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 609825      
75 ?? 05 0 231 374 H23 121 168 181 UA - Los Angeles SK 693 SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia 610059      
76 24 05 0 231 372 A23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 612913    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
77 27 05 0 231 375 D23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 613973
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
78 31 05 0 231 374 D23 139 156 168 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 615570  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
79 01 06 0 234 A23 020 114 168 181 196 SF - South Africa SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 615733
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in South Africa
80 03 06 0 234 A23 020 114 168 196 SF - South Africa GREY L345 Light Grey SO-23 Westfalia 615848
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
81 01 06 0 231 D23 156 168 181 TE - Tourist Delivery SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 615854
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
82 10 06 0 231 D23 156 168 181 DA - Denmark SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 621578      
83 21 06 0 231 156 119 121 181 530 NONE - Germany SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 625217      
84 23 06 0 231 374 H23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 626154      
85 23 06 0 ? ? ? ?   626412      
86 24 06 0 231 374 H23 121 168 181 UA - USA, Los Angeles SK 693
SK693 Mango Green / Seagull Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 626817      
87 28 06 0 231 156 119 121 NONE - Germany ROT L53 Sealing Wax Red SO-23 Westfalia 627612
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Germany
88 28 06 0 ? ? ? ?   627693      
89 30 06 0 231 374 A23 168 181 UH - USA, Houston SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 628763    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
90 05 07 0 231 374 B23 168 181 530 GJ - Gibralter SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 630368
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
91 09 08 0 231 375 A23 168 181 UC - USA, Chicago SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 638336
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
92 08 09 0 231 156 181 NONE - Germany SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 652244
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
93 09 09 0 231 372 A23 168 181 UF - USA, San Francisco SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 652787
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
94 09 09 0 231 374 H23 121 168 181 UP - USA, Portland SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 653091  
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
95 13 09 0 231 374 B23 168 181 UB - USA, Boston SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 653961
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
  
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
96 15 09 0 234 312 D23 168 181 RS - Rhodesia, Lorenzo Marques SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 654972
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in South Africa
97 15 09 0 231 372 D23 139 168 181 FR - France SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 655223
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia Rest In Pieces!
98 27 09 0 ? ? ? ?   659409      
99 29 09 0 231 372 G23 139 168 181 SJ - Spain SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 660349    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in Spain
100 27 10 0 231 156 372 139 181 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C
SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia
 673749    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
101 27 10 0 234 196 368 J23 156 168 175 181 TE - Tourist Delivery SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 674006
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in New Zealand
102 01 11 0 231 372 D23 168 181 139 156 UT - Tourist Delivery, USA SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 678036
SO-23 Westfalia M plate
SO-23 Westfalia Bus Picture
SO-23 Westfalia currently in UK
103 07 11 0 231 374 H23 168 181 UJ - USA, Jacksonville SK 654C SK654C Sealing Wax Red / Beige Grey SO-23 Westfalia 680258    
SO-23 Westfalia currently in USA
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