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VOLKSWAGEN THING CUSTOM 4 DOOR, 1974

⁦Volkswagen 181⁩

⁦Volkswagen 181⁩•‌
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$25,300 USD | Sold

All new tires with 3,000 miles on them, redone brakes with all new wheel cylinders and shoes, freeway flyer transmission, Kennedy Stage III clutch and pressure plate, 220hp fuel-injected 2.5 Subaru Boxer engine, Out Front Motorsports tuned stinger standalone engine management and wiring harness, aluminum radiator with dual aluminum blade fans, adjustable front suspension beam, Type 1 spindles and arms, Air Kewld air shocks in front and Slam Specialties airbags in the rear, dual viar 480C air compressors, 7-gallon air tank, eight 3/8" SMC gold air valves with 4-wheel independent control, custom tubular roof rack with oak slats and stainless steel hardware, custom safari adjustable dual windshields with laminated safety glass, custom rubbed out paint job, custom canvas rear tonneau cover with twist fasteners, custom dash parcel tray with rope weave bottom, custom seat frames with woven rope faces, seat belts, stock VW Thing speedo and Autometer gauges, genuine Russian headlight blackout covers with HID headlights, custom bumpers front and rear are lightweight but made to look heavy and menacing, military LED tail lights, the body and floorpans are in really good shape and the car runs great.

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https://www.barrett-jackson.com/scottsdale-2014/docket/vehicle/1974-volkswagen-thing-custom-4-door-161457

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⁦92,915 AED⁩

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Volkswagen 181

1969 — 1979

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