Just a note of thanks

[strelnik]

I want to thank Scott, aka LutzTD for his offer of assistance with a car, that didn't pan out.
I wanted to buy a Kuebelwagen/Thing body w/o motor from a lady who later raised her price when it got down to brass tacks because her broother-in-law said " Those car are worth more than Mercedes and Rolls, now."

We all know that's not true, but oh well.

I am on the lookout for inexpensive/reasonable body parts for a VW Thing and for a 1600cc engine, aka called a Type 1. I have everything now except seats and a motor. even some spare parts.

My plan is to turn it into a WW2 looking car, I have an extra hood and will wld on a recessed compartment tpo include a sp[are, plus hydraulic lifts for the reinforced hood. All desert beige.

Bigger daddy, if you have access, send me a PM.

Many of the VW Thing people are in California and want two arms and a leg for VW parts. Someone is either hoarding them or a lot have just worn out/disappeared.

I never expected someone would tell me a VW 1600 cc Beetle engine core would cost 2500 bucks.

So I keep looking.

[SwampYankee]

Sending an "Attaboy" to LutzTD!

Bummer it didn't work out for you, though. I've always had a thing for the Things.

[Hatterasguy]

Cool, you should paint it in Afrika Korps markings!

Or maybe from a famous division like 7th Panzer.

[Stretch]

Would a holiday in Brazil be on the cards?

[mgburg]

There's this place:

Barney's Towing Service
2110 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920)235-4600
Auto Wrecking, Salvage & Junkyards

They were BIG into anything having to do with VWs. The joke we used to have was..."If there's ever an accident involving a VW, BARNEY'S will be at the scene before the cops or the meat-wagons."

Since the place is still where I remembered it to be, there's a good chance they'll still be carrying VW bits and pieces.

They may have exactly what you need...or, at least, know someone that could get it for you.

GL with the restore!!!

[KarTek]

I went to a Kubelcorps meet a couple years ago and one guy had a really nice Kubelwagen replica made from a Thing. I can probably dig up some pictures somewhere.

[PaulC]

I remember a relative shopping for a Type 181 around 1973. $2,800 MSRP? IIRC, the sales brochure boasted a top speed of about 70 MPH. I believe that a lower final drive ratio relative to the Beetle was the major culprit, but the aerodynamics of a barn door surely didn't help. I think they came in three colors for the U.S. market: white, orange and yellow.

[strelnik]

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Cool, you should paint it in Afrika Korps markings!

Or maybe from a famous division like 7th Panzer.

Hattie, that was my plan all along.

I already have the original Afrika Korps symbols, which originally did not have a swastika on them

Just need an engine

[strelnik]

Originally Posted by mgburg

There's this place:

Barney's Towing Service
2110 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920)235-4600
Auto Wrecking, Salvage & Junkyards

They were BIG into anything having to do with VWs. The joke we used to have was..."If there's ever an accident involving a VW, BARNEY'S will be at the scene before the cops or the meat-wagons."



Since the place is still where I remembered it to be, there's a good chance they'll still be carrying VW bits and pieces.

They may have exactly what you need...or, at least, know someone that could get it for you.

GL with the restore!!!

Thanks for the info. Barney's is probably snowed in right now, but I could do sth there soon.

I might be able to get an engine shipped from cali but most of the cost is shipping

Plus today, I have drafted my son to help me to do some two-man work at the man cave, which is not operating optimally until insulation finishes and the heat gets in!

[strelnik]

Originally Posted by Army

Would a holiday in Brazil be on the cards?

I would get distracted

[suginami]

Originally Posted by strelnik

... which is not operating optimally until insulation finishes and the heat gets in!

...and the toilet!

[Hatterasguy]

Originally Posted by strelnik

Hattie, that was my plan all along.

I already have the original Afrika Korps symbols, which originally did not have a swastika on them

Just need an engine

Pictures needed when its done!