Rat Rod of the Day!

[forbigpicture]

 

[kenny c]

I'd like to know a little more about that one. [S Looks like it might have more giddy up than when new.

 

[earthman]

That little Metro looks fun. I like the "as found" unrestored look but not the crusty dirty look. I would have to give this a rub down with wet sandpaper to show so pride.

 

[forbigpicture]

I'd like to know a little more about that one. [S Looks like it might have more giddy up than when new.

Sorry Kenny this is all I have....https://bangshift.com/bangshiftapex/2017-nsra-street-rod-nationals-coverage/

 

[forbigpicture]

Looks like a fun ride to me....

 

[bob w]

The Metropolitan and Thing are too cool. People just keep coming up with new ideas.

 

[dutch]

Thing is/was a VW Kübel. must be the coolest around

 

[Tripper]

Wow... love Things! I had a yellow one & an orange one! Love to have a V8 one... that would rock!!! [dr[dr[dr

BoB

 

[lowbudget50]

That thing is awesome!

 

[dutch]

really?... are they called "Thing" in the states? lol...

 

[AZRodDave]

really?... are they called "Thing" in the states? lol...

Yep. That was VW's official name!

 

[26Troadster]

they were called different names in different parts of the world.

 

[05snopro440]

From Wikipedia regarding that VW:

 

[05snopro440]

Thing is/was a VW Kübel. must be the coolest around

Looks like the Kübel was an earlier military version of the Thing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen?wprov=sfla1

 

[dutch]

Looks like the Kübel was an earlier military version of the Thing?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen?wprov=sfla1

Yea it seems to be... They all look the same to me. Ugly as heck and no fun untill you throw in a Porsche flat 6 or like the orange rat with v8...
I live and grew up 10mls from the German border and there always were way too many air cooled VW`s around here... I cant see me like any of them any time soon, but that rat looks good.
I owned a 68 beetle many moons ago, bought it for under $25, and gave it away after 3 weeks. those were the days ... lol

 

[05snopro440]

Yea it seems to be... They all look the same to me. Ugly as heck and no fun untill you throw in a Porsche flat 6 or like the orange rat with v8...
I live and grew up 10mls from the German border and there always were way too many air cooled VW`s around here... I cant see me like any of them any time soon, but that rat looks good.
I owned a 68 beetle many moons ago, bought it for under $25, and gave it away after 3 weeks. those were the days ... lol

I don't care much for VW's, but the odd one looks cool (like the Thing above). Even still I would probably never own one. I didn't remember seeing the Kubelwagen until you mentioned it, for curiousity sake I pulled two images to see the differences. As I also read, the Thing was definitely inspired by the Kubel but there are a lot of differences to make it more consumer-friendly. Pretty neat to spot the differences.

 

[dutch]

different for sure!
"consumer friendly" hahaha just look at that thing lol. maybe thats what the name came from
could be worse... it could be a Citroën... this Mehari was all plastic...you know, just like your Corvette

I remember a friend of my dad used to have one. One day it was actually moved by the wind... a Jaguar parked next to it prevented from being blown away completely....

 

[05snopro440]

"consumer friendly" hahaha just look at that thing lol.

Keyword more consumer-friendly

 

[lowbudget50]

really?... are they called "Thing" in the states? lol...

Yes!!! Hahahaha

 

[von-zipper]

A firebug!

Zipper