It seems to happen all the time, but how do you go from being the average Joe driving one interesting/cool car to owning an entire fleet of oddballs? I guess you wake up one morning and just do your best Columbo impression for the next few months...and end up like this next seller. Find these three 1973/4 Volkswagen Things offered for $10k-to-$14.5k in Palm Coast, FL via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The Volkswagen The Volkswagen Type 181 Thing was a stripped down vehicle used for West German military use as a temporary solution while the Europa Jeep was being developed. Of course, the Europa Jeep (a 1960s NATO project for a Jeep style vehicle) never made it into production, and the 181 filled in nicely -- eventually it was offered for civilian use around the globe. Find these 1974 Volkswagen Thing(s) offered for $8000 each located in Ft Myers, FL via craigslist. Tip from Dascpcu. 
The Volkswagen Type 181 Thing was a stripped down vehicle used for West German military use as a temporary solution while the Europa Jeep was being developed. Of course, the Europa Jeep (a 1960s NATO project for a Jeep style vehicle) never made it into production, and the 181 filled in nicely -- eventually it was offered for civilian use around the globe. Find this 1973 Volkswagen Thing offered here on eBay
, currently bidding for $6,501 with 1 day to go, located in Kenvil, NJ.
I'll never forget the first time I watched John Carpenter's 1982 remake of "The Thing." Unlike the original Howard Hawks version (a 1951 classic shot in black & white, starring the gorgeous Margaret Sheridan) the remake was absolutely terrifying, and it put the dung in my dungarees. The thing about Carpenter's Thing was that you never knew who had been turned into an evil doppelganger and the suspense came from what was concealed. It is sort of exact opposite of Volkswagen's Thing, which has everything exposed, from the floorboards to the passengers. Find this 1974 Volkswagen Thing here on eBay
currently bidding for $2,650 with 1 day to go, located in Tucson, AZ.
The Volkswagen Type 181 was originally developed for West German Army
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In the genre of horror movies there are movies that disgust, disturb and surprise the audience with fantastic creatures and skin crawling special effects, but the movies that are arguably the best are those that hide information from the viewer and allow imagination to take over. John Carpenter's 1982 remake of The Thing was a decent expression of this idea, but it pales in comparison to the original The Thing, a 1951 Howard Hawks epic, shot in magnificent black and white. The original Thing is played by James Arness, and is a giant outer world Frankenstein-esque creature who regenerates limbs like a plant and terrorizes an arctic outpost of scientists (and a few wise cracking '50s babes). Viewers are barely shown the beast and brief glimpses only help to generate more uncertainty, anxiety, etc --if you haven't seen it go pick up a copy from your local video store...wait, do they still have video stores? I haven't left my house since I saw John Carpenter's The Thing in 1982 -- really scary film. Today's feature 1974 Volkswagen Thing is the polar opposite of the movie Thing as it beats a viewer over the head with a rusty cudgel of gruesome horror. Find it in Greensboro, GA currently bidding on ebay for $9,000 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go. 