1973 Volkswagen Thing

Convertible

4 - Cyl.

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

THIS IS A ONE OWNER CAR THAT WAS PUT IN DRY STORAGE IN 1983 AND WAS STAYED THERE UNTIL 2007...AT THAT POINT IT WAS BOUGHT BY MYSELF AND WAS MOVED INSIDE TO A WAREHOUSE UNTIL I HAD THE TIME TO HAVE CAR FULLY RESTORED...SO THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RESTORATION WAS AMAZING..THERE WAS NO RUST ANYWHERE ON THE CAR AT ALL...UNDERCARRIAGE WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE AS WAS THE ENGINE COMPATMENT...WE DIDN'T TRY TO EVEN START IT BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO KEEP THE CAR FOR MYSELF AND WANTED THE CAR DONE RIGHT...SO I HAD THE ENGINE COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH ALL NEW PARTS(BEARINGS,CYLINDERS,RINGS,PISTONS,),GENERATOR AND STARTER WERE REBUILT,CARBURATOR WAS REBUILT,NEW BELT,REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL BRAKE LINES AND WHEEL CYLINDERS..ALL NEW KYB SHOCKS FRONT AND REAR,GAS TANK AND SENDING UNIT WERE REPLACED,THIS CAR WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN DOWN TO BARE METAL AND TREATED TO A FRESH PAINT JOB USING THE ORIGINAL COLOR AND USING GLASURIT PAINT WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS VERY EXPENSIVE..THE UPHOLSTRY WAS KEPT ALL ORIGINAL BUT TREATED TO FRESH CUSHIONING...THE CAR HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL STICKERS STILL IN ALL THE CORRECT PLACES AS WELL THE ORIGINAL GAS HEATER WHICH IS VERY RARE...THE PAINT JOB ALONE COST OVER 5000 DOLLARS...NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED IN MAKING THIS CAR AS PERFECT AS WE COULD....BRAND NEW TIRES WERE JUST ADDED...WE EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL 1973 TITLE SHOWING THE CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAVING ONLY ONE OWNER...THIS IS REALLY A ONE OF A KIND CAR...TOP IS THE ORIGINAL AND IS IN OVERALL VERY GOOD SHAPE AND JUST HAD FRESH WINDOWS PUT IN IT...MECHANICALLY THIS CAR RUNS LIKE BRAND NEW AS WELL AS LOOKING INCREDIBLE...I REMEMBER BEING AT BARRETT-JACKSON WHEN THEY AUCTIONED OFF ONE OF THESE CARS THAT BROUGHT 40K...FOR SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A GREAT GREAT VERY ORIGINAL EXAMPLE THIS IS THE ONE....CALL 631 831 2354 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS