Remember the THING?

Last one I saw was in Las Vegas probably around 1998 at a used car dealer friends were buying cars from. Volkswagen made a terrible mistake not certifying their cars for emissions. Their biggest market was in Mexico and that was where they all were sold after they were refused entry here. I suspect someone here wanted a kickback, anyway they lost market share here and have never recovered. They make a really good car, and the best was the new Bug with Turbo Diesel, it was one little beast that had so much power and so simple, not a lot of extra sensors and expensive things you would imagine to have the power it had. The engine I believe was Audi made.
 
What was name of car you could go to Sears and buy, then assemble?
Never mind, it was the Henry J-right?
Actually, not a bad car, a put, put, car in the day of large engines.🚕
 
The Thing was originally built for the West German military but it had 2-wheel-drive and a 46 horsepower engine so I don't know what enemy the West German government thought it would defeat. On the road it was slow, poorly equipped and considered unsafe, and I loved it!
 
"The Thing" was WWII's German answer to the Jeep, and was used primarily for logistics and support. It could carry four men and most of their gear, and shared many parts with the civilian Beetle, which enabled owners of captured "Things" to keep them running...
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Based on the Wehrmacht's Kubelwagen. I thought they were cool at the time. Not so now.
 

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