Never Rusty, Damaged, Or Restored, One Repaint - Impossible To Find Like This!! on 2040-cars
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:H4
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Dealer
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Thing
Trim: Deluxe
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 15,703
Exterior Color: White
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black and White
1974 Volkswagen "Thing"
An ubiquitous part of the 70's urban legend
Very, very difficult to find one that has never been rusty or restored
This garage kept unit was bought new and was towed behind a motorhome during the twice yearly adventures of the original owner
He had the full roll cage, and AM/FM/Cassette/CB Radio installed and of course the genuine Craggar SS hub caps
It has been used and driven very little in actuality
I just ran it through my shop and spent nearly $2,000 bringing everything up to operating and driving condition after it had stored for a number of years
This is the one that you have been waiting for!
Questions?
Please call Mike Hughes at
303-358-2241
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Thu, 08 Aug 2013Bloomberg Markets is reporting that BMW, Volkswagen and Ferrari have been using tungsten ore sourced from Columbia's FARC rebel terrorists. The extensive story focuses on Columbia's illegal mining trade and calls into question the provenance of the rare ore that is used not only in crankshaft parts production, but is also found in the world's computing and telecommunications industry for use in screens.
The ore is mined by the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army), and exported to Pennsylvania, where it is refined. The refined ore is then sent over to Austria, where a company called Plansee turns it into a finished product. Now, it's important to note that we aren't talking about the world's supply of tungsten here. In 2012, Plansee's American refinery purchased 93.2 metric tons of tungsten, valued at $1.8 million. That's peanuts, with the entire Colombian tungsten mining industry producing just one percent of the world's supplies.
That doesn't make indirectly supporting FARC any more acceptable, though. BMW, VW and Ferrari are all committed to not accepting mineral supplies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is also in the grips of a guerrilla insurrection funded, in part, by illegal mining. The same commitment would figure to extend to Colombian mining, but as BMW points out, it's difficult for a multi-national manufacturer to know where every item in its supply chain comes from. A company spokesperson says as much, telling Bloomberg, "These few grams out of the billions of tons of raw materials passing through the BMW supply chain are of no practical relevance."
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