1973 Volkswagen Thing Pickup

DraginInk · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: 1973 Volkswagen Thing Pickup

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it's in the next(?) barrett-jackson auction

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/carlist/cardetails.asp?In_AuctionID=221&In_LotNumber=407
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takotruckin · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject:

that thing is freakin awesome
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TimGud · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject:

Humm, I had a different description in mind.

Acetone Jack · Samba Member Joined: November 01, 2006 Posts: 110

yeah... cool idea,

but why not just buy a pick up truck and not slaughter a Thing?

are those centerline wheels?

takotruckin · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject:

because a regular pickup truck does not have vw suspension potential

check out the CLEAN underside
those arms dont look stock
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Acetone Jack · Samba Member Joined: November 01, 2006 Posts: 110

Any idea how much its going to sell for?

Towel Rail · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject:

LOL, if that doesn't cook itself from the Porsche fan, it will from all the hot air it sucks back in. Laughing

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markie61 · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:20 am Post subject:

mattt · Samba Member Joined: January 20, 2004 Posts: 1111

I wish Goodyear still made those tires. Sweet tread, good wearing tire. Anyone know what size those are?

amishman · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Too bad they did not have any pictures of the bed. I would like to see what they did with that. tj
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Thingggg · Samba Member Joined: June 30, 2004 Posts: 353

It is cool but I would no way trade the real thing in same shape and same power for it. That exhaust and cooling wont work together like mentioned above. I would have outputted it in front of the rear tire on the passengers side.

germansupplyscott · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:39 am Post subject:

it is a bit of an abortion.

pretty when you glance at it, but the more i look at it the more i find wrong.

why would put heater boxes on an engine with a porsche shroud? what happened to the engine bay sheet metal? i also HATE seeing things without the engine protection plates, after all this is supposed to be am "offroad" style thing. use the freakin' engine plates, that's what they are for.

look at the cheesy full flow setup, wormdrive clamps and all. crap.

the proportions of the hartop are also awful, the area behind the window opening is far too heavy. look at the gap line of the hood, how it gets much wider towards the front. the rear behind the wheels is very nicely handled, but the body creases should have continued behind the wheel instead of that expanse of flat metal. tome the styling is partly a hit, motly a miss. a cool idea, well built body work but poorly designed.
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bljones · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:27 am Post subject:

no vents. that can't be good.
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7thing3 · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

Wasn't there an aftermarket product available that was like this top? I seem to recall seeing one on eBay or in a classified somewhere when I first bought Ted in 2002. Mind you there were still 4 doors and a back seat (folded down I imagine was the intention) but it was basically this top and it was removable

Maybe that was the basis for this mod.

I agree that there should be an extension of the rib behind the rear wheel.

74 Thing · Samba Member Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 2062

Yes, The Thing Shop offered a fiberglass top and toneau cover. basically you would fold down the rear seats and the toneau cover would run from the cabin top to the rear of the car and hook to the rear covertible U clips. I think I dated myself with that info :)

Acetone Jack · Samba Member Joined: November 01, 2006 Posts: 110

Those are some shiny heater boxes , especially for a 73

bljones · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:35 pm Post subject:

The empi valve covers don't exactly inspire confidence either.
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thinghunter · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject:

At first glance I liked everything but the area behind the rear wheels, but I agree with all the other problems mentioned above as well as there are no side curtains in any of the pictures so I wonder how well those fit. If someone made one of these that was better engineered I wouldn't mind picking one up but I'm sure it will auction off for way more than I'd pay for a better built one anyway.

markie61 · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject:

181freak · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

that is terrible... Crying or Very sad

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