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There are 33 new and used classic Volkswagen Things listed for sale near you on ClassicCars.com with prices starting as low as $9,995. Find your dream car today.
Nov 16, 2018 · While many other off-road, 4×4 vehicles are skyrocketing in value, the Thing is still very much affordable. Values are basically flat over the past five years, with the average #3 (Good) condition Thing commanding $15,500. Best-in-the-world (Concours) examples go for just north of $30,000.
May 19, 2021 · Developed for the West German Army in the late 1960s, this multipurpose vehicle was based on the VW Type 182 Kübelwagen used in World War II. Known in the United States and Europe as The Thing, in the United Kingdom as Trekker, Pescaccia in Italy, or Safari in Mexico and South America, this car bore the name Type 181 and wasn't sold to civilians.
Oct 15, 2021 · The Volkswagen Type 181, otherwise known as the VW Thing in the US, may have similar origins as those other military vehicles, but unlike them, the Thing didn’t go on to become a long-running, legendary off-roader. That’s because the Thing took the virtue of automotive minimalism to absurd extremes.
Jan 29, 2007 · Collectible Classic: 1973–74 Volkswagen Thing. Erik Johnson Writer Jan 29, 2007. See All 9 Photos. It may look like the illegitimate love child of a corrugated shipping container and a dumpster,...
A 1974 "Acapulco" Thing. The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United ...
1975. 1976. 1979. Volkswagen Thing Classic cars for sale near near you by classic car dealers and private sellers on Classics on Autotrader. See prices, photos, and find dealers near you.
Sep 23, 2018 · For the uninitiated, Volks-wagen's Thing was a leisure-focused four-door convertible. Officially sold here between 1973 and 1975, it was a product of the dune-buggy craze of the 1960s, which took off because of the indestructible, go-anywhere nature of the traditional Volks-wagen Sedan that underpinned customs like Bruce Meyers's Manx.
Sep 9, 2020 · Ultimate Day Trip: A 1973 Volkswagen Thing and a Deep Tour of Los Angeles. 100 miles through America’s most unusual city in VW’s most unusual car is a perfect match. Brandon Lim Photographer...
Nov 27, 2023 · Nov 27, 2023. — by. Dmytro Bavykin. in Volkswagen. Table of Contents. Introduction: Embracing the Unconventional Volkswagen Thing. Welcome to the fascinating world of the Volkswagen Thing, a vehicle that defies the ordinary and embraces the extraordinary. The Birth of an Icon.
