181/182 - VW Thing Archive
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Another Great resource kubeltreffen181.com
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German Bucket List: http://www.kuebel-klub.de/content.php?mobil=0&item=30106
In English: https://goo.gl/1luoiJ at http://www.kuebel-klub.de/
Links to 181 Data:
Vintage Promotional Materials:
The Perfect Car: Promotional black & white pictures. ~ Thanks to Dennis
all new material from Dennis: 181 PR Material
Great 181 Magazines from the past: (click on date in table to see pdf files)
Type 181 Registry:
*March of 1994 name changes to "The Real Thing"
The Real Thing:
Thing Stuff:
A progression of the Thing Registry and West Coast groups / Pacific Northwest
Great Thanks for 15 years of dedication to the Editor David Campbell!
181 Magazine: (name changes from Thing Stuff to 181 Magazine)
Thanks to Philip for taking over the last few years!
*end of the trail - Do you have more? I would like to add them.
N.A.T.O. "National Alliance of Thing Owners"
*After November 1996 name is changed to N.E. Thing
N.E. Thing: (Official Newsletter of the Northest VW Thing Association)
181 Magazine: (Michael's Art Shop)
A note on items above. Dates that are filled in are in my current possession. Blue hyperlinks will appear as time allows for scanning of archive. If you have items that I am missing and would like to help fill out this public 181/182 archive, please contact me. A great thanks to all that have contributed.
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Magazines from the past:
Gute Fahrt - 1970 German Magazine - "Winter-Test: 181"
Hot VW's November 1970 - A first look at the 181 for America
Hot VWs-Sept-Oct 1973 - https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhEFUC6X_oDDmkKGKYwCJJbcHRBi
Hot VWs December 1986 - History of the Thing - HotVWs-December1986.pdf *NEW*
HotVWs-June-1987 - http://sdrv.ms/UDhs9K - 6 door yellow "Safari Grande"
HotVWs-April-1988 - http://sdrv.ms/OP82YY - "Safari Prequendo" – Shortened Thing
VW Trends December 1987 - http://alturl.com/pn6qu The THING From Beyond
Enjoy and please feel free to download all of these if you wish. Here is a link to the Samba about this archive project.
Thread on the Samba Forum: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=343863
VW Thing Brochure German 1/1975
Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) Maintenance and Service manuals for Type 181-In German
VW 181-Ein Wagen fur Manner, die durchkommen mussen – Fold out Brochure 8/1969
Another great Archive website The Obsolete Air-Cooled Documentation Project - BN4 info
VW Thing Shop Manual – Parts Interchange – Part Manual – Three Free Downloads!
Please note that I have made an attempt to contact all the 181 Volks that were responsible for these great magazines in the day. If you know them please let them know and find out if they mind.
Any feedback can be sent to me directly.
This page is strictly for fun and I intended no malice, disrespect to ill intent to anyone.
Thing Adventures of the Past:
Thing Door Throughout Silicon Valley Sat. April 1st 2006
Summer 2006 Issue of The Type 181 Magazine with TDTSV
VW 181 Registry - ZeeMaps - Pin your 181 / 481 Location...
This page last updated March 2023
