I was going to ask "Thing," but I think VW made a vehicle called a Thing.
Streatch VW Bug?.jpg
jtk
I was going to ask "Thing," but I think VW made a vehicle called a Thing.
Streatch VW Bug?.jpg
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
This is a VW Thing:
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Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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"The thing" as pictured by Lee was a civilian version of a German WWII Wehrmacht "jeep" known as a Kubelwagen. VW didn't make and sell it for very long, maybe 5 years at the most. I suspect sales were lousy.
Dave Anderson
Chester, NH
What a neat old van. Is it a Transporter?
I honestly think that might be an AI created picture. It's scary what can be done these days.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the decision." Ben Franklin
It fools me. I did a search by image and did not learn much.
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Custom VW's
There are literally thousands of pictures on the Net of some of the most extreme custom Volkswagen's you could ever dream of.
We have four VW's in the yard these days. My wife has a 2020 Tiguan and I have a 1967 Dune Buggy, a 2003 Beetle convertible and a 1976 Beetle that the floor is rusted out completely. I will most likely be ordering new floor pans for the 1976 Beetle next year. I have just about got my Dune Buggy ready to put on the road and will then sell the convertible. In 1971 I owned a 1966 Beetle and my Dad had a 1964 Karmann Ghia he drove to work. I blew the engine in my 1966 two weeks before I had to report to Boot Camp.
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Last edited by Keith Outten; 02-17-2024 at 8:50 AM.
For sure this, or it is AI generated. I am a bug guy- I’ve had many of them. You can see where this has a bug front end, but they raised it up, and tilted the hood. They sectioned the center of the roof and added more metal to make it longer. Looks like a modified early 50’s rear fender and skirt. OR- it’s AI. If it is- someone please make this because I love it.
Mr. Outten, How is your buggy project coming along? I seem to have lost track of that thread.
My health problems the last year and a half prevented me from doing very much work on the dune buggy. I finished the work on the brake system just need to install a new master cylinder. I should be ready for state inspection as soon as I fabricate new windshield wiper arms that fit. I still have to fabricate new floor mounts for the new bucket seats but that can wait until I have it on the road. I have state tags and insurance already and I will be ready when the warmer weather gets here
I am currently fabricating new solid surface counter tops for our kitchen, should have them competed in a couple of weeks as I have to work around other chores.
That will be fun! If you are working on counter tops you must be feeling fairly strong. Best wishes on all fronts!
-Maurice
Believe it or not but Porsche was the number one tractor maker in Europe for several decades.
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