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bonampak Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2009 Posts: 78 Location: cancun
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:30 pm Post subject: Thing pickup |
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I have been told that was an optional model,VW Mexico sold them to farmers.
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SilverThing Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2004 Posts: 810 Location: Everett
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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I think i saw a vintage advertisement for one once. I seem to recall there were cows in the picture that made me laugh for some reason. _________________ "I like how everyone likes talking about Zeke's Thing yet he's the only one that's ever seen it." - Katie
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caseydenise Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2004 Posts: 1637 Location: The Great Swamp, NJ
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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There is a thread about that style hard top, somewhere _________________ Central Jersey Volkswagen Society - President |
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SgtSamy Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2010 Posts: 734 Location: Miami, Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Ho do you put cows in it? I mean they dont pass thru the door.
Unless you put them like that:
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SilverThing Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2004 Posts: 810 Location: Everett
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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ramp maybe?
I don't remember if there were cows actually in the vehicle itself or not. I wish I could find it online to share... _________________ "I like how everyone likes talking about Zeke's Thing yet he's the only one that's ever seen it." - Katie
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bonampak Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2009 Posts: 78 Location: cancun
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:45 pm Post subject: Thing pickup |
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this one is homemade
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Green bug Guy Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 538 Location: temecula, CA
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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that thing is bad to the bone! |
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Semper_Dad Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 3509 Location: Indiana
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74 Thing Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 7389
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:52 am Post subject: |
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The Thing shop used to sell those years ago with a toneau cover for the back area. |
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wolfywho Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2009 Posts: 502
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Thing pickup |
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bonampak wrote: |
this one is homemade
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Now that is sweet! |
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Doc*181 Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2003 Posts: 479 Location: Belgium
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SilverThing Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2004 Posts: 810 Location: Everett
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Doc, that's the picture I was thinking of! I just couldn't remember where I had seen it. _________________ "I like how everyone likes talking about Zeke's Thing yet he's the only one that's ever seen it." - Katie
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hank0306 Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2010 Posts: 96 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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uberautowerks Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2005 Posts: 1600 Location: Longmont Co
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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I added it to the gallery, I hope you don't mind Doc.
_________________ --- The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.
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'74 Thing (White)
'71 Single cab (White too)
'70 Weekender (White three)
'05 Evolution VIII (White also!!!)
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Doc*181 Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2003 Posts: 479 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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uberautowerks wrote: |
I added it to the gallery, I hope you don't mind Doc.
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It is not for me to mind.
All credits go to the www.181spirit.com site from PJ Macua. _________________ Thing stuff:
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71/72KGER Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2006 Posts: 124
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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REPRO Kits anyone _________________ 73 Thing
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71 Super Beetle Vert |
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HeidelbergJohn4.0 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1199 Location: Havre de Grace, MD
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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SilverThing wrote: |
Doc, that's the picture I was thinking of! I just couldn't remember where I had seen it. |
I was going to say, it looks like a cattle car more than a pick up truck. Or a Mexican police truck. _________________ 71 LWB Manx style dunebuggy
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Dr. Balstein Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2013 Posts: 13 Location: Queretaro, Mexico
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Thing pickup |
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bonampak wrote: |
I have been told that was an optional model,VW Mexico sold them to farmers.
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They are real, I was told only 500 or so ever made.
A friend has one, they are nicely different when modified.
this site has one : http://qrowagen.blogspot.ca/2011_06_01_archive.html
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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From the link above:
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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