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1973 Volkswagen Thing Kubelwagen Type 181 Nato Radio Car on 2040-cars

Year:1973 Mileage:12308 Color: Olive Drab Camo /
 Green
Location:

Snohomish, Washington, United States

Snohomish, Washington, United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1600 Dual Port
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

Year
: 1973
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Thing
Trim: ex-NATO Military
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: Rear wheel
Mileage: 12,308
Exterior Color: Olive Drab Camo
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Green
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

 1973 NATO VW Type 181 Thing -Kubelwagen

Imported from Germany in 1998 and purchased from "Kubel Ken" in TX that same year.  Garaged for the last 16 years.  Very little restoration done....mostly simple mechanical and some rattle-can paint.  Starts right up and runs strong.  Clear WA state title.  Buyer to arrange shipping.  Located in Monroe, WA 98290.  Top is like new.  40 year old vehicle, so sold AS-IS.  Runs and drives great.  Odometer shows 12,308 kilometers.  Please email me as I have a lot more pictures w/ greater detail.  Thanks!

 Replaced:
 Wheel bearings
 Brake cylinders
 Brake lines (rubber)
 Brakes
 NOS top
 Generator
 New tires
 Transmission fluid
 Windshield wipers
 Carburetor

 Unique Features:
Waterproof distributor and coil
Rifle Holders
Black-out lights (for when you're on convoy)
Speedometer in kilometers
Swing-axle rear-end
Bus tail lights
Brush guards
Header-type exhaust
Bus-style vertical (oil-bath) air filter
Old-style bug front turn signals
Separate 8 slot fuse box for the black-out lights and warning light
Spark proof 7 position light switch with lock-out cam
Wheel chock with strap and bracket inside engine compartment
Front skid plate

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Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo

Tue, 27 Sep 2011

This is the all-new Skoda Citigo, and if you're thinking that it looks rather familiar, that's because its Volkswagen-badged kin recently debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. That's right, the long-rumored Skoda version of Volkswagen's new Up! city car has finally arrived.
Buyers will have a choice of two 1.0-liter three-cylinder engines - one with 59 horsepower, the other with a 74 hp and a blistering 106 mph top speed - both mated to a five-speed manual transmission. Powerful they are not, but these three-bangers should prove to be extremely efficient, with Skoda quoting fuel economy numbers of 62.8 and 60.1 miles per gallon, respectively (on the European cycle).
Being a Skoda, the Citigo will go on sale in its home market of the Czech Republic this fall, with the rest of Europe getting the car next summer. Follow the jump for Skoda's official release.

VW midsize crossover production headed for Chattanooga

Fri, 10 Jan 2014

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The factory currently builds the Passat, and has been in the running alongside VW's Puebla, Mexico factory to build a new crossover vehicle, likely based on the CrossBlue Concept. According to Bloomberg, a pair of unnamed sources have confirmed that Chattanooga is the favorite ahead of an official announcement.
When last we heard about the CrossBlue Concept, word was that a production decision had been delayed over concerns about the three-row CUV's business case. That August 2013 story claimed that a decision regarding the CrossBlue would be pushed back until early in 2014, which means we're ripe for some sort of news, whether good or bad.

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According to the report, the next CC will be available in front and all-wheel drive variants with the usual assortment of gas and diesel four-cylinders found in the Wolfsburg empire, with the possibility of a gas plug-in hybrid model, too. The rakish estate will ride atop VW's MQB architecture, a shorter variant of which is also found underneath the new Golf. The scalable chassis is set to spread like kudzu throughout the company's lineup, but the CC probably won't happen until after the launch of the next European-market Passat in 2015.
Will we get it in North America? Hard to say. Volkswagen sells the standard CC saloon here, but not in particularly large numbers, and when the company moved to a North American-specific Passat, it dumped the wagon variant. The traditional VW estate apparently continues to pick up sales momentum abroad, however, making the CC Shooting Brake a seemingly natural fit for buyers who still want the utility of a two-box form but can afford to sacrifice a bit of cargo room in the name of style.