1973 Volkswagen Thing in Midvale, Utah

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This beautiful and well detailed 1973 Volkswagen "Thing" is finished in bright Orange with contrasting new black top and new bucket seat interior. It is powered by a 1600 cc single port flat 4 cylinder engine and 4 speed manual transmission. The new top and doors are easily removable and the windshield lays flat for complete open air enjoyment.The Volkswagen Type 181 was a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, off-road, manufactured by Volkswagen from 1968 to 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 was also sold to the public, as the Kurierwagen in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States (1973-74), the Safari in Mexico and South America, and Pescaccia in Italy. Civilian sales ended after model year 1980.Manufactured in Wolfsburg, West Germany (1968-74), Hannover, West Germany (1974-83), Puebla, Mexico (1970-80), and Jakarta, Indonesia (1973-80), the Type 181 shared some of its mechanicals with Volkswagen's Type 1 (Beetle) and the pre-1968 Volkswagen Microbus, and the floorpan of the Type1 Karmann Ghia, and its concept with the company's K?belwagen, which had been used by the German military during World War II.Like the World War II era Type 82 K?belwagen, the Type 181 used mechanical parts and a rear-engine platform, manual transmission and a flat-4 engine derived from that of the Type 1.The floorpans came from the Type 1 Karmann Ghia, which had a wider floorpan than the Beetle. Rear swing axle suspension with reduction gearing from the discontinued split-screen Volkswagen Transporter was used until 1973, when it was replaced with double-jointed axles used by Porsche and IRS semi-trailing arm setup as used on the 1303 and US-spec Beetles.