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June 23 2015

5k: Kurierwagen: 1973 Volkswagen Thing Type 181

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Kurierwagen, Thing, Type 181, Volkswagen 3

The Volkswagen Type 181 Thing was a stripped down vehicle used for West German military use as a temporary solution while the Europa Jeep was being developed. Of course, the Europa Jeep (a 1960s NATO project for a Jeep style vehicle) never made it into production, and the 181 filled in nicely — eventually it […]

September 29 2013

10k: Kurierwagen Kustom: 1974 Volkswagen Thing Type 181, Horrorod

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Horrorod, Kurierwagen, Thing, Type 181, Volkswagen 5

In the genre of horror movies there are movies that disgust, disturb and surprise the audience with fantastic creatures and skin crawling special effects, but the movies that are arguably the best are those that hide information from the viewer and allow imagination to take over. John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of The Thing was a […]