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Restoration of my 1971 VW 181 Kübelwagen Thing
Restoration of my 1971 VW 181 Kübelwagen Thing

Restoration of my 1971 German Military VW Kübelwagen between 2007-2009

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VW 181 Engine Start-Up after Restoration
VW 181 Engine Start-Up after Restoration

I spent about 1 year restoring my German Military 181. Body work, new wiring loom (self-made), new paint, detailed interior and motor. This video records the day when I started the motor for the first time. It took so long to start the 181 up because…

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1974 VW Thing - Hooning Around, RAW Footage
1974 VW Thing - Hooning Around, RAW Footage

Here is some RAW footage of my drive in a 1974 VW Thing Type 181 Acapulco Edition.

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1973 VW Thing for Sale
1973 VW Thing for Sale

Visit www.sunsetclassics.com to see this mighty fine 1973 VW Thing for sale from Sunset Classics. This is a 1973 VW Thing owned by my Uncle Jerry. My Uncle is the VW Mechanic that taught me all about repairing and collecting Volkswagens in my younger…

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VW Thing test drive
VW Thing test drive

Original, unrestored Volkswagen Type 181 Thing goes for drive after 20+ years in storage.

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1974 VW Thing Acapulco Edition - Minitage!
1974 VW Thing Acapulco Edition - Minitage!

Had a chance to drive a 1974 VW Thing Type 181. Thanks for watching.

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My 1974 VW Thing - First Drive Of The Season - Spring 2011 - (3-27-2011)
My 1974 VW Thing - First Drive Of The Season - Spring 2011 - (3-27-2011)

NOTE: There's definitely something wrong with the image stabilization on my video camera. The drive was *definitely* not jittery or wavy like that. Quite the contrary and very smooth actually. You can see how well it's aligned and how well it tracks…

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Senator Richard Burr in his VW Thing
Senator Richard Burr in his VW Thing

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VW Thing Rat Rod
VW Thing Rat Rod

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Asylum Street Spankers - "Volkswagen Thing" - Live at Molly Malone's
Asylum Street Spankers - "Volkswagen Thing" - Live at Molly Malone's

Asylum Street Spankers - "Volkswagen Thing" - Live at Molly Malone's - Los Angeles, CA - February 19, 2010. Recorded by Joshua J. Smelser www.asylumstreetspankers.com www.mollymalonesla.com

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Test Drive the Volkswagen Thing w/Exhaust Clip and Full Tour
Test Drive the Volkswagen Thing w/Exhaust Clip and Full Tour

Volkswagen "Thing" definitely the most unique car I have ever driven! THis thing is awesome and loud, I take a full test drive with multiple camera angles, get an exhaust clip, and full tour

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Georgetown, Ontario Cruise Night
Georgetown, Ontario Cruise Night

A bit of decent weather finally, considering how threatening the clouds had looked only a couple of hours before, it was a brave small bunch who came forward with their cars. Sara, my ever faithful hound accompanied me to this show, leading the way o…

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VW Safari Thing Type 181 in bayou + caravan
VW Safari Thing Type 181 in bayou + caravan

The adventures of the first day of owning a VW safari

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Sen Richard Burr's 1973 VW Thing
Sen Richard Burr's 1973 VW Thing

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Revisit and Start Up the 1973 Volkswagen Thing w/ Exhaust Clip
Revisit and Start Up the 1973 Volkswagen Thing w/ Exhaust Clip

A quick update video on the 1973 VW thing that I got to drive a year or so ago, start up, and exhaust clip, with a short tour. We also had to jump it off because it had been sitting a while, it's an awesome car that's for sure. I'll add an annotation…

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How To: Hand-Cranking the Volkswagen 181 (close-up)
How To: Hand-Cranking the Volkswagen 181 (close-up)

Hand cranking the Volkswagen Thing seen close up, followed by an electric start. Yes, I noticed too that the fan/generator belt could use tightening.

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1973 VW type 181 THING- jacks maiden joirney
1973 VW type 181 THING- jacks maiden joirney

We take Jack for a little spin after taking the altitude out of his attitude...

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VW THING BURNOUT
VW THING BURNOUT

Anthony's VW Thing Doing a burnout...barely. Yeah the thing sounds like shit we know. its still pretty funny...ok a little

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vw thing 181 - body shell restoration - HD
vw thing 181 - body shell restoration - HD

metal work on the thing body shell - replacing rotten panels, and fixing abused parts.

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Awesome Hot Wheels Car Volkswagen Type 181
Awesome Hot Wheels Car Volkswagen Type 181

With exposed rear engine and rounded headlights, this "Thing" was made for every "type" of utility work.

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Year 1979

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