1974 Volkswagen Thing 181 on 2040-cars
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Rare car and very good condition. This car was only imported to the US for two years (1973-1974). Runs and drives like a great. This car has a four speed manual transmission and goes 80 mph plus on the highway...plus gets great gas mileage. The engine has been overhauled by a VW mechanic who has 20+ years' experience working on older VW models and the carburetor has been tuned recently...starts first time; every time! I am selling this car because I am moving. I am available to show evenings and weekends. Please email me if you want more information. Has many original parts and new ones just added or upgraded so I will try to list as many as I can remember. I also have a few boxes of original parts from before the car was restored: -New white convertible top -New electric wiring harness (upgraded to modern electric system w/standard fuses) -New VW brakes (drums/pads/fluid)...just had the brakes adjusted 1 week ago -New VW brake master cylinder -New bulbs for the whole car (Headlights,blinkers,etc) -New VW front turn signal assemblies -New VW front gas shocks, rear suspension adjusted to match height -New rims (2 inch chrome lip on the front tires and 4 inch lip on the rear tires) -New VW emergency break cables -Has been sprayed with black bed lining in the interior of the whole vehicle...floor pans in great shape. (these are usually these are all rusted out) Contact me at 21o five 57 3 four 7 four Price: $9,500.00 (reasonable offers are welcome) |
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