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3r!c84 · 02-03-2010, 08:26 PM

a thing

LONGHAIR · 02-03-2010, 08:35 PM

You just don't see them anymore.

bigarmzz · 02-03-2010, 09:27 PM

wasnt that called a "Le Car"?

BusinessProfessor · 02-03-2010, 09:30 PM

A friend of mine had a VW Thing. The ride was worse than a garbage truck!! Le Car was made by Renault, the French manufacturer.

*sharpie1972* · 02-03-2010, 09:32 PM

Le Car. Not really, but would you want to crawl in this and hit the highway!

**old Rusty C10** · 02-03-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sharpie1972

Le Car. Not really, but would you want to crawl in this and hit the highway!

isnt that the first generation Pirrus???

Chevy623 · 02-03-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

isnt that the first generation Pirrus???

Reminds me of the new Smart Cars.

moneyeater · 02-04-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sharpie1972

Le Car. Not really, but would you want to crawl in this and hit the highway!

DON`T make jokes about german engineering art!

There´s one with a Hayabusa engine wich is a little scary but cool!
The orange one is a Renault 5 wich was very common in Europe!
What you call the "thing" is a "VW 181 Kübelwagen" and was made to serve the army after WW II together with the VW Beetle!
Volker

3r!c84 · 02-03-2010, 09:40 PM

i seen it and was thinking it was a golfcart but i pulled closer and was like its a thing?! lol

yellow70GMC · 02-03-2010, 09:53 PM

Dude i went to high school with had a bright yellow thing. He was 6'7" and he used to wear aviator goggles when he drove it cause his head was so far above the windshield. In the winter he had a plywood roof.

Restrorob · 02-03-2010, 10:47 PM

Well..... We all like lowered trucks !!!

How about this Thing ?

**N2TRUX** · 02-03-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Restrorob

Well..... We all like lowered trucks !!!
How about this Thing ?

Just goes to show that almost any "thing" looks good lowered...

Driveway Dreams · 02-03-2010, 11:24 PM

Gotta love the Thing!
Here is a LeCar from a junkyard nearby. They had a couple.

jitteryguy · 02-03-2010, 11:38 PM

the "Thing" is one of the coolest car's ever made ! I would love to have one .

Scootin 81 C20 · 02-03-2010, 11:54 PM

Seeing this thread reminds me of my dads old Yugo that we used to have a long time ago.

Driveway Dreams · 02-04-2010, 12:03 AM

You know it is funny how big the SWB looks next to the Thing. And our trucks are fairly small in modern terms.

texasfunk · 02-04-2010, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

You know it is funny how big the SWB looks next to the Thing. And our trucks are fairly small in modern terms.

lol, i was realizing this the other day, m y truck was parked next to an 09 swb silverado and i was like wow, a fullsize then and a fullsize now is ,ajor difference!

Driveway Dreams · 02-04-2010, 01:31 AM

Try a 30s 40s truck next to a new one. They look like a Metro next to a school bus.

Chevy623 · 02-04-2010, 02:59 PM

My '95 1500 single cab was huge compared to my '82 single cab when i had them parked next to each other. Up untill that point i thought square bodies were kinda big. But thats mostly all vehicles. 1980's Impala/Caprice were called boats at one point but a 90's Impala/Caprice was even bigger.

pcmcobra · 02-04-2010, 08:06 PM

Guess I need to post a couple of "things" from my daily travels:
I have no idea...lol

pig rig · 02-04-2010, 10:39 PM

a le car in a junkyard Hmmmm....... I bet its complet
I had a thing and a lot like a baja bug Id put it up aginst any 4wd to go about any where I wanted

the type 181 was modled after the kubelwagon but their not the same

02-03-2010, 08:26 PM	#1
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02-03-2010, 09:27 PM	#3
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02-03-2010, 09:30 PM	#4
BusinessProfessor Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 109	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... A friend of mine had a VW Thing. The ride was worse than a garbage truck!! Le Car was made by Renault, the French manufacturer. __________________

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02-03-2010, 09:40 PM	#9
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... i seen it and was thinking it was a golfcart but i pulled closer and was like its a thing?! lol __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

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yellow70GMC Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 161	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... Dude i went to high school with had a bright yellow thing. He was 6'7" and he used to wear aviator goggles when he drove it cause his head was so far above the windshield. In the winter he had a plywood roof. __________________ 1970 GMC 4x4 swb fleetside custom 4 inch lift with rear shackle flip, mild sbc, tci trans, rebuilt np205 w/twin shifters

02-03-2010, 10:47 PM	#11
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02-03-2010, 11:24 PM	#13
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... Gotta love the Thing! Here is a LeCar from a junkyard nearby. They had a couple. Attached Images __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-03-2010, 11:38 PM	#14
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... the "Thing" is one of the coolest car's ever made ! I would love to have one . __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)

02-03-2010, 11:54 PM	#15
Scootin 81 C20 3/4 Ton Rodder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manlius, IL Posts: 1,146	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... Seeing this thread reminds me of my dads old Yugo that we used to have a long time ago. __________________ 1981 Chevy Scottsdale C20 "Orange Crush": SOLD 1989 Chevy Silverado K2500: All Stock (For Now), 350 TBI/700R4. DD/Light Duty Toy.

02-04-2010, 12:03 AM	#16
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... You know it is funny how big the SWB looks next to the Thing. And our trucks are fairly small in modern terms. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-04-2010, 01:31 AM	#18
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... Try a 30s 40s truck next to a new one. They look like a Metro next to a school bus. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-04-2010, 02:59 PM	#19
Chevy623 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 234	Re: i parked next to the weridest thing today... My '95 1500 single cab was huge compared to my '82 single cab when i had them parked next to each other. Up untill that point i thought square bodies were kinda big. But thats mostly all vehicles. 1980's Impala/Caprice were called boats at one point but a 90's Impala/Caprice was even bigger. __________________ Jesse.

02-04-2010, 08:06 PM	#20
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