The complexity and computerization of modern cars have made retro classics like the VW Thing cool again. It was officially ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

A team of detailers got a call from someone who owned a Volkswagen Thing one day. Yes, you read that right. It is a Thing. If the name sounds… too common, we'll fill you in right away. The original ...

But VW's convertible breadbox was called the Thing only in North America, where it went on sale in 1973; it was known elsewhere as the Trekker, the Safari or simply the Type 181 (right-hand-drive ...

The Volkswagen Type 181 was known under many names across the globe, but none was more fitting than the one it got in the U.S. - the Thing. Bear in mind this was before the sci-fi horror film going by ...

ALBUQUERQUE, MAN. OR KNOW OF ABOUT THREE OR FOUR HERE IN TOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE A EMTHE. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS. AND BEFORE YOU ASK NOHA TT THIS IS A QUESTION ERIC LIQUEUR. HERE’S ALL THE TIME. WH IATS ...

In 1973, Volkswagen turned heads when it launched a new but very unusual vehicle in the US. It looked like nothing else on sale at the time, with an unapologetically basic appearance, square ...