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

NIA Broadcasting and Radio Kings Bay issued a cease and desist to Volkswagen AG, alleging Porsche and Audi vehicles overwrite licensed radio data.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

David Wallace, 51, an executive at Oracle living in Grosse Pointe, Mich., and his daughter Honor Wallace, 16, on their 1973 Volkswagen “Thing,” as told to A.J. Baime. David Wallace: My father-in-law ...

We’ve seen our fair share of LS swaps, but every so often, we run across something that catches us a little off guard. This 1973 Volkswagen Thing is one good example of that – from the massive blower, ...

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 ...