Cecil's 481 VW Thing

SOLD - 6-2019

Cecil's Disney Thing with 914 Porsche Motor will be driven down to Things West 2019 by yours truly for display and Sale. This is unique Thing deserves a good home. A true California car. Contact me or Sam Williams for information. A true California car!!!

Some details about this multi show winning super clean car:

Some more details on The Samba:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2268825

Solid 2 Litres Type 4 Engine with plenty of power

914 Porsche engine case with tuna can

Raby DTM kit #152

40 Dual Carbs

103 mm AA pistons and cylinders

78.4 mm DPR crankshaft with Chevy journals

Scat H beam type 1 rods

Type 4 heads 44x38 Porsche 911 adjusters

Webcan 086

Scat Lube a lobe lifters

Melling 30 mm oil pump

Fat 200 mm flywheel

Kennedy 1700# clutch, Kush Lock

SVDA with Ignitor

44mm HPMX's reworked by ACE, homemade linkage

All machine work and welding done by Rimco

Transmission: Harold Carter built Flyer 3.88

All the usual HP transmission stuff

Wheels: Very rare Centerline 'Convo's'

Steering Wheel: One off custom, '65 steering column

Thing Shop Full Convertible Top and slider Windows

plus extra Bikini Top

BN4 gas heater works

GPS speedometer

Cecil passed away a year ago, and I went to see Peggy, his widow.

She want to sell his Thing and parts. The car in currently located in Cupertino CA.

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