1973 Vw Thing, Restored And Fully Accessorized on 2040-cars
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
|
1973 VW Thing For Sale This is a beautiful thing. I mean...really...a beautiful Thing! Located in New Brunswick Canada in the hands of a fanatical owner who has truly gone through it from stem to stearn to make it the wonderful example that it is. Loaded with nearly every possible accessory and cool add on that is available out there, Including a very slick little matching trailer! This is just a cool as they get...a car that someone has really gone to town with and had a LOT of fun accessorizing and detailing out. Its a conversation starter wherever it goes and a big hit at the VW shows! Beautifully finished, always kept indoors and wiped with a soft cloth. This is someones "baby" and it really shows. Full roll cage , side curtains, top boot, reverse light, wheel trim rings...etc etc etc Body mount mirror adaptors so you can easily remove the doors and still have your mirror! Check out the fantastic side curtains with the sliding window like the old VW Bus. Gas heater Modern audio system Custom pedal pads, coco mats, center console...it has it all! Great plate!! Modern retractable seat belts Coco mats throughout, great "duckboards", nice cammo seat covers over perfect restored seats. Rollbar mounted speakers. Nice luggage rack on the hood with the wood load strips. Hella driving lights, brush guard, cool VW logo badge VW logo mudflaps...a couple great bumper stickers too! Coco mat up front in the trunk as well. Nice to see the original jack is here as well as an extra one for the trailer. Seats are excellent under the soft custom fit seat covers. Locking storage in the back doors. (very cool accessory!) Wolfsburg logo seat belts up front Auxiliary oil filter Roomy and simple lightweight cargo trailer Nice new matching spare Side curtains are in excellent shape The padded rollbar with the speakers set in the corners is pretty slick! Here is a better photo of the locking storage doors in the back...so cool! Doors easily remove for open air motoring Very nice custom steering wheel with Wolfsburg crest center The body on the car is excellent, but nothing is "perfect"...I always like to try to find a flaw somewhere and here is a small one down very low...a small blister just starting in the paint. Carpet, and coco mats Side curtains do have a storage bag! Top is excellent! Recently built 1776cc engine was pro-built in California and shipped to the owner. Over $4000 ! Extra gauges, a glove box door and under dash parcel tray Dash is excellent! I love the matching logos on the trailer! Engine is very clean and runs superb! Running boards are another very uncommon accessory...and they look great! Locking gas cap Cool military first aid kit! Excellent tires on the proper Thing wheels with trim rings and nicely detailed hubcaps Custom exhaust is fantastic Battery area is very clean Trailer hitch Extremely solid underneath Nice!! Spotless under here! Disc brakes! Very clean! Included in the sale is a very nice collection of Thing sales brochures and memorabilia including the original window sticker a parts list and full service manual. This hand written list documents the majority of expenses. Over $26,000 total invested in the car. A full receipt for the engine work is also included. In closing this is really a great car. Well done, well detailed and something that obviously shows the results of a very loving and enthusiastic owner that made it his pride and joy. All good "things" must come to an end, so now is the time to see it off to a new home. Whoever ends up with this one is going to have a blast! Up For Bidsg Dont Miss It For More Info...CALL 951-767-1600 or email oldbug@earthlink.net |
Volkswagen Thing for Sale
1973 volkswagen thing base 1.6l
1973 volkswagen thing, base, vw 1641cc duel port. the hard work is done.
Volkwagon vw thing
1974 volkswagen thing ; type 181
1974 volkswagen thing hardtop
1973 volkswagen thing base 1.6lAuto blog
Auto execs surveyed say VW, BMW most likely to grow
Thu, 17 Jan 2013A new survey of top global automotive executives indicates both Volkswagen and BMW are the most likely to grow their market share over the next five years.
Tax advisory firm KPMG LLP has released its 14th annual Global Automotive Executive Survey, which includes responses from over 200 executives. A total of 81 percent of respondents said they expect to see Volkswagen make gains, compared to 70 percent last year. BMW, meanwhile, saw 70 percent of those surveyed say they believe the company will increase its market share. That's a jump of 7 percentage points over last year. This is the first time in the history of the survey that BMW has claimed the second-place spot.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has seen its perceived market share potential slacken for the third year in a row. Around 61 percent of those surveyed predicted gains for Hyundai, down from 63 in 2012. Toyota also has a surprising year, but for just the opposite reason. While the manufacturer had slipped in ranking since 2011, it enjoyed the largest increase of any company in the 2013 survey, jumping to 68 percent from 44 percent last year.
VW pondering low-cost sub-brand for China?
Wed, 30 Jan 2013More detail is being sketched into the Volkswagen Group's plan to launch a low-cost brand for emerging markets. Late last year a German report quoted a VW rep saying that the brand has been interested in building a no-frills car, the kind that would challenge Dacia and Datsun, for a while. With both Proton and Suzuki effectively out of the partnership picture, a report in Reuters suggests VW could go straight to China, developing a car with its joint venture partners and building and selling it there.
Officially, company CEO Martin Winterkorn said the issue of a model for emerging markets would be decided this year but VW isn't any closer to confirming any kind of plan for a car in its portfolio underneath the Up!, remarking to Reuters about the China possibility, "That's an issue we're currently looking at."
2015 Green Car Of The Year finalists announced, run alt-fuel gamut
Tue, Oct 21 2014The 2015 edition of the Green Car of the Year award is following right in the footsteps of previous years with a variety of alt-fuel powertrains making the just-announced finalists list. You've got your plug-in vehicle (the BMW i3), your compressed natural gas (the Chevy Impala Bi-Fuel), your high-efficiency diesel (the Audi A3 TDI), your 40+ mile-per-gallon gas engine (the Honda Fit) and, finally, a car that can do a little bit of everything (the VW Golf). The Golf is available – at least in some parts of the US – with three different powertrains: a 2.0-liter diesel, a gasoline engine and all-electric drive. The Impala can burn either natural gas or gasoline in its 3.6-liter engine. The A3 is an efficiency champ, able to get 73.5 mpg on some European tests. The i3 can be a pure electric vehicle or come with a short range extending engine. And the Fit brings 41 miles to the gallon in a practical, affordable package. The GCOY award is announced every year at the Los Angeles Auto Show by Green Car Journal. The committee doesn't just take the fuel-saving technology into account, but also a vehicle's "availability to the mass market." Last year, the Honda Accord Hybrid/Plug-In Hybrid won top honors, following up on wins from the Ford Fusion models (plug-in hybrid and hybrid) for 2013, the Honda Civic Natural Gas for 2012 and the Chevrolet Volt for 2011. FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 "GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR"" Green Car Journal to Reveal Winner of 10th Annual Award at LA Auto Show" Press & Trade Days, November 20 LOS ANGELES, CA (October 21, 2014) – Green Car Journal has announced its five finalists for the magazine's high-profile 2015 Green Car of the Year® program. The 2015 models include the Audi A3 TDI, BMW i3, Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, Honda Fit, and VW Golf. The Green Car of the Year® award, an honor widely recognized as the auto industry's most important environmental accolade, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. An increasing number of vehicle models are considered for the Green Car of the Year® program each year, a reflection of the auto industry's expanding efforts in offering new vehicles with higher efficiency and improved environmental impact. Green Car Journal has been honoring the most important "green" vehicles every year at the LA Auto Show, since its inaugural award announced at the show in 2005.