Continuing the yellow convertible theme from the other day, here's a nice clean Volkswagen Thing.
The similarity to the Kübelwagen of the World War II Wehrmacht is no coincidence, as the Type 181, sold in West Germany as the Kurierwagen, had been developed as a runabout for the Bundeswehr. Like the Kübelwagen, it relied heavily on Beetle mechanicals. Also like its forebear, and unlike the contemporaneous Willys Jeeps, it was rear wheel drive only, counting on light weight, ground clearance, and the engine being mounted in the rear to make up for some of the difference in offroadability.
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