In a recent video, the team at WD Detailing uncovered a remarkable piece of automotive history: a Volkswagen Type 181, affectionately known in the U.S. as the "Thing." This particular vehicle had ...

The Volkswagen Thing, or Type 181, came to life as a military vehicle back in 1968, at a time when Europe wanted a "Jeep." However, development took ages, and West Germany badly needed a ...

The Kübelwagen was eventually sold to the public as a civilian vehicle, the Type 181, known as the 'Thing' in North America.

Beyond producing armed vehicles for the Nazis in World War II, the company developed and manufactured the Volkswagen Type 181 for the West German Army and then for civilian customers in the UK and ...