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frogman_94
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Joined: March 10, 2006
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I finally got around to take pictures. Here she is.
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GI Joe
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Joined: April 28, 2005
Posts: 2012
Location: Athens, TN
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MRJEL
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Joined: June 04, 2012
Posts: 478
Location: Jawja, USA
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WOW!! She looks CLEAN!!!!  |
Ditto "Dat!"
While shiny new and slick looks nice and turns heads, I really enjoy a well loved original!
That's a nice one! |
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pip hancox
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Joined: February 01, 2005
Posts: 362
Location: Temecula,CA
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Here's my recently acquired 74 100% original pant, zero rust, 2110cc w/built freeway flyer. Loving it but changes are ahead! 
Cheers,
Pip
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strelnik
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Joined: October 01, 2010
Posts: 352
Location: Michigan
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| Probably because I am a Vanagoner, have had a few Jetta's, familiar with a lot of decades and decades of various models but I really never put someone using 'the thing' meant an actual model. I'm not even sure they are even road legal in Canada. Right now I have two vehicles and the only reason for that is I don't drive my Vanagon once the salt flies, so I keep my rusty old Tercel which is still a performer. Double insurance bad enough, I don't want to go triple. But in another life for sure. |
They are most definitely road legal in Ontario, Canada. Even with no doors or the windshield folded down.
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I am quite surprised the police let you carry a 9mm pistol in a door pocket like that, we have to keep them on our persons in a holster, in a glove box or in the trunk.
Figured maybe in Northern Canada during hunting season they would relax the rules because of the bears, so you could carry a heavy rifle inside the compartment, but that's a different story
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frogman_94
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Joined: March 10, 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| GI Joe wrote: |
| WOW!! She looks CLEAN!!!! |
Ditto "Dat!"
While shiny new and slick looks nice and turns heads, I really enjoy a well loved original!
That's a nice one! |
Thanks, I wish the gas tank was as clean. I've been having problems with it cutting out and traced it back to a rusty gas tank. Also the PO cut the tube that goes in the tank. So now any crud that makes it through the screen gets sucked down the tube. |
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MRJEL
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Joined: June 04, 2012
Posts: 478
Location: Jawja, USA
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| frogman_94 wrote: |
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| GI Joe wrote: |
| WOW!! She looks CLEAN!!!! |
Ditto "Dat!"
While shiny new and slick looks nice and turns heads, I really enjoy a well loved original!
That's a nice one! |
Thanks, I wish the gas tank was as clean. I've been having problems with it cutting out and traced it back to a rusty gas tank. Also the PO cut the tube that goes in the tank. So now any crud that makes it through the screen gets sucked down the tube. |
About an hour of your time, and a wee bit of your hard earned cash and that problem will no longer exist! http://www.jbugs.com/category/vw-thing-gas-tanks-sending-units-gas-caps.html Or get a new tank, screen, outlet pipe, and even the "anti small kit" from here: http://www.thethingshop.com/products.asp?dept=14 |
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BugsandJeeps
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Joined: June 14, 2006
Posts: 121
Location: Paradise, Newfoundland
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Here is mine. Originally from North Carolina and now living in Newfoundland Canada.
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Johnthemann
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Joined: June 23, 2013
Posts: 66
Location: Southern Illinois
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One of many projects. Hopefully have it on the road next weekend!
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pdnewby
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Joined: March 08, 2013
Posts: 3
Location: KNOXVILLE,TN
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:09 pm Post subject: My '73 thing up in the Great Smoky Mountains |
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oasis
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Joined: December 12, 2002
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Nice nonstock color -- especially with the hardtop! Very vice indeed!
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Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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GI Joe
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Joined: April 28, 2005
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Location: Athens, TN
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1911tex
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Joined: June 14, 2014
Posts: 63
Location: Central Texas
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:29 am Post subject: Here is my '74... |
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Stock rims now sandblasted and powder coated silver/grey....finally got all the electrics working, engine tuned and inspected with Texas Classic plates; otherwise, just a real original beauty and runs like a VW "Thing" should !
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Alexios
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Joined: November 05, 2009
Posts: 76
Location: Norway
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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My 181 doing the 1/4 mile @ SCC 2014 in Norway. |
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Schwankster
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Joined: January 07, 2011
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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My 1973 Thing at the local San Antonio Oil Drippers "Spill Out" show on Labor Day weekend. Took First Place in the "Best Thing" class. |
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oasis
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Congrats! It looks like it would be stiff competition at all shows. Very nice.
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Chuck Lewis
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Joined: August 15, 2009
Posts: 98
Location: beaumont texas
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Schwankster,
Do you have any pics of the thing right behind yours in that pic? It looks like what I'm doing to mine.
Thanks, Chuck |
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Schwankster
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Joined: January 07, 2011
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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I uploaded a few in the Gallery. Just click on the Gallery tab, then click on the Thing/181 section and there are a few pics of the "military" style thing as well as a 1971 German military 181 (the khaki colored Thing).
Ironically, the green military style Thing is owned by a 16-year old kid. I met him months ago at a local gun show, and he & his father were asking me about my Thing that I drove to the show. We talked for a while, and then parted ways. Fast forward about 6-8 months and they are next to me at the show with their new Thing! It already had a military theme with the paint and stars when they bought it, but they are adding to it with the black fenders (chopped front), bug-eye lights, ammo box in the back, and they just added an M-1 Garand air rifle with an original WWII Garand rifle mount/holder that they will mount in the Thing. |
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panorama
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Joined: October 09, 2014
Posts: 27
Location: France
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:57 pm Post subject: hi from France,mine 1971, just before a big update (oct2014) |
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| she goes now for a total update |
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icekoffee
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Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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