1973 Volkswagen Thing

1973 Volkswagen Thing â?" EV West Electric Conversion with Bilstein Suspension and J1772 Charge Port Why This Car Is Special The 1973 Volkswagen Thing is already a rare vehicle by any measure. Volkswagen produced the Type 181 â?" sold in the United States as the Thing â?" for only four model years in this market, from 1973 through 1974, and import numbers were relatively small. The Thing was originally developed at the request of the German military as a civilian-legal version of the Kubelwagen concept, and its flat-panel, folding-door body design reflected that utilitarian DNA directly. What you see is what you get with a Thing: no pretense, no excess, just a purpose-built open-air vehicle with a personality that no other car on the road can match.