1973 Volkswagen Thing - Original Paint And Spare - Texas Car - Exceptional on 2040-cars
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Engine:1.8 VW professionally rebuilt with 2,500 miles
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
Exterior Color: Yellow
Make: Volkswagen
Interior Color: Black
Model: Thing
Number of Cylinders: 4
Trim: New top and side curtains from the Thing Shop
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 24,860
Exceptional condition - No rust - Original factory paint, spare tire, tool kit, owners manual, receipts and documents - Texas car since new - New top and side curtains from The Thing Shop - Interior is in excellent condition, seats were professionally rebuilt and recovered using original-type black vinyl - all four CV boots recently replaced - professionally rebuilt engine (2,500 miles) runs perfectly and smoothly - new original-type exhaust system - brakes, tires, suspension in great shape - towbar mounts on front bumper - roll bar - shoulder harnesses - electric fuel pump - wiper motor runs perfectly, new blades, duck-board flooring - original gas heater - new generator - this VW Thing needs nothing to enjoy , drive or show. Please do not request the reserve price. Clear Texas title. Payment by cash or certified bank check.
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Unveiled at the Chengdu Motor Show in China this weekend is the new Volkswagen Lamando, a four-door coupe similar in size to a Jetta but with the svelter roofline of the larger Passat-based CC to go after the Mercedes-Benz CLA. It's essentially the production version of the New Midsize Coupe concept that previewed its arrival at the Beijing Motor Show this past April, and will be built locally for local consumption by VW's joint venture with SAIC.
Power comes from either a 1.4- or 2.0-liter turbo four mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with an equivalent price tag below $30,000. Whether this or any similar vehicle ever arrives in North American showrooms remains to be seen, but we'll be watching to find out. In the meantime you can scope it out in the trippy video below and the photos in the gallery above.
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The new, anti-UAW union campaign is being spearheaded by employee Mike Burton, according to Reuters, and he calls his group the American Council of Employees. He claims to already have 108 signatures in support of his organization. Burton believes that the UAW is harmful to businesses, and his goal is to force another vote to determine a preferred union among workers.
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