1973 Volkswagen Thing Daily Driver on 2040-cars
Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1600DP
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Thing
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: Manual
Mileage: 53,000
Exterior Color: Orange
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Tan
Trim: 4 Door
Number of Cylinders: 4
1973 Thing Daily Driver
1600DP Motor that was rebuild about 9000 miles ago!
Well maintained daily driver from my son!!
Brand New Off Road Tires Installed with maybe 500 miles on them!
All Lights work! New Alternator!New Brakes!New KYB Heavy Duty Gas Shocks
Perfect driver can be driven anywhere!!!!
For more info call 863 651 3010
New Side Curtains and top (top has 1 tear)
New Comfy seats!
Tons of fun , my son only wants to sell it to get another vw he has seen!!!
Here r some videos of the Thing in action!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnUxJkbv0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5hQL1suSOY
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Wed, 01 May 2013Volkswagen brought an angular, bulldog-like small crossover concept called Taigun to the São Paulo motor show last year, claiming that it wanted to gauge interest in the design before making a decision about production. If a new report with alleged leaked patent images is to be believed, then, interest must have been pretty high.
China's Auto.Sohu.com has published this group of Taigun images, claiming that they have been sourced from the Chinese patent office and that the subcompact VW utility based on the Up! has been cleared for production.
If all of that is true, and if these images are representative of the final product, you'll see that designers haven't done much to alter the concept car's appearance. Comparing, shot for shot, with the images we have from Brazil, we see that even small details like roof rack-mounted lights and exhaust tips integrated in the rear fascia have been carried over. Take a closer look for yourself in the attached galleries.
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Measuring 179 inches long, 75 inches wide and 77 inches tall, the e-Co-Motion Concept has about the same footprint as the current Golf, and it has a cargo capacity of 162 cubic feet and a maximum payload of more than 1,700 pounds. There isn't too much information on the e-Co-Motion just yet - such as what electric components and platform are used - but the press release posted below states while the concept is shown as a cargo van, future body styles could include a passenger wagon or a refrigerated box van.
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