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Volkswagen Thing, 1974

⁦Volkswagen 181⁩

⁦Volkswagen 181⁩•‌
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Chassis No.: 1842468524

Auction: Las Vegas 2020

Auction date: November 14, 2020

Lot No.: S142

$20,900 | Sold

  • Exterior: Orange
  • Interior: Black
  • 1.6L flat four engine
  • 4-speed manual transaxle
  • Previous owner purchased from North Carolina two years ago and drove only 500 miles
  • Re-upholstered seats
  • New top, tires, battery, spark plugs and fluids
  • Repainted in Orange with clear coat
  • New Black vinyl soft top installed
  • Folding windshield
  • Black finished steel bumpers
  • Removable side curtains
  • Orange painted 14 inch steel wheels with chrome Volkswagen hubcaps mounted with new General Grabber A/T tires
  • Bare steel floors coated in Black bed liner and dash painted to match the body
  • Seats reupholstered in Black vinyl with an inset fuel
  • 100 MPH VDO speedometer with an inset fuel gauge located ahead of the driver which also contains a five digit odometer showing just under 58,000 miles
  • Fluids, filters, spark plugs and battery have been recently changed

1.6L/46 HP, 4-Speed

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Volkswagen 181

1969 — 1979

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