At $12,000, Could This 1974 VW Type 181 Be Your Thing? The seller claims this restored 181 was once owned by the Mexican government. By Rob Emslie October 29, 2024 7:00 am EST. ...

In the next season, Moesha vows to use her earnings to buy her own car, which she does. All she can afford, however, is a bunk hooptie: a 1979 Volkswagen Type 181 with a mismatched interior, a ...

The Volkswagen Type 181 was known under many names across the globe, but none was more fitting than the one it got in the U.S. - the Thing. Bear in mind this was before the sci-fi horror film ...

I’m here in lovely Bozeman, Montana for Volkswagen’s new Tiguan event, and, sure, the new Tig looks nice, but I’m more taken by another car VW brought to the party: a 1973 VW Type 181, which ...

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, ...

With the Type 181’s most notable features like removable doors coming back in vogue on modern off-roaders like the 2021 Ford Bronco, now could be the perfect time for VW to bring back the Thing.

The Volkswagen Type 181, sold as the Thing in the United States, is one of the weirdest cars ever sold to the public and this example we recently stumbled across is more bizarre than most. VW ...

Of course, VW had the Volkswagen Type 181, a rugged off-road convertible developed for the German military and marketed as ‘The Thing’ in the US. The vehicle went out of production in the 1980s: ...

It requested to protect the e-Thing nameplate, which hints at a vehicle that’s electric and either inspired by the original Thing (also known as the Type 181) or based on it.

Stephen Edelstein December 25, 2021 Comment Now! Love it or hate it, the Volkswagen Type 181, known in the U.S. as the Thing, is one of the automotive world's most distinctive vehicles.