In german we call this thing "Kübel" which means as much as bucket or tub in english. It's pretty much a boxy VW Käfer (Beetle) and was originally designed for the Bundeswehr, our military. Great to see that not only we love them. Funny little cars. Easy to maintain and very reliable.
@davekimball3610
5 күн бұрын
If she were to find a Schwimmwagen, now that would be amazing!
@DLT-po6to
5 күн бұрын
@@davekimball3610 Those go for at least 100.000,-€ even here in Germany. But you are right, they are absolutely awesome.
@kenblank8044
24 күн бұрын
Caroline is the best narrator out there. James you and your wife are a saints for helping her.
@lancenutter1067
25 күн бұрын
My dad bought one of those in 1975, and boy was my mom mad. He had gone to town with the 1962 Pontiac and came home with a 73 Thing. We spent quite a few years in that car, driving and towing a small trailer back and forth through Canada to Alaska, etc. We kids fought over the pouch as it was the only area slightly warm. Good times, good times…
@donsmith8614
25 күн бұрын
you probably have fond memories of cruising around in it. what's heat in a vdub?
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this great story! I adore hearing about awesome experiences like this. It really makes my day! Thank you!!
@lucybaker7813
13 күн бұрын
he must have bought one from 74 model year in 75 that they couldn't sell in 74
@VATION3RD
25 күн бұрын
If you use a paint brush and mineral spirits you can make that seam sealer smooth enough to paint over it, and you'll never notice it
@HHWheels
21 күн бұрын
Great tip! Thx
@tedmerrick935
24 күн бұрын
My dad had an orange 73 VW Thing. Loved that car and learned to drive stick shift with it. Was sad my dad sold it but it went to a good home and got completely restored to basically brand new.
@BillySBC
8 күн бұрын
00:53 "Well she's yours now"... That's when I felt like "Oh no...".
@HHWheels
8 күн бұрын
hahaha!
@grifspop
24 күн бұрын
Type 4 Jeff really knows his stuff- You and James did a great job getting the pans and seats sorted out
@kl0wnkiller912
Күн бұрын
I had a thing back when I was in high school in the 70s. My friends and I used to go partying out in the hills with it. One time I got stuck on a sandy up hill. After looking at it and getting plastered for a bit I had the idea to just pick up the front end and turn it downhill. It worked. It had terrible understeer and we slid off into an arroyo and bent the front right wheel. Drove it around that way for a year, never even wore the tire much. Not much weight in the front of those things at all!
@freddymardiceii3273
25 күн бұрын
You totally deserve this Caroline!! Knowing you and being your friend makes me wanna get a Vdub! Great video and keep on making it legendary!! 🙌🤘😎❤ and I see the soap box car in the very background!! 😂 James is like the Mr. Rogers of the car community 🙏
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
Hahaha! I love this comment :) Love ya, Freddy!!
@chrismredsox1
21 күн бұрын
you should definitely get a vdub - I don't have a thing but do have 63 and 66 beetles and a 65 Karmann Ghia
@johneken2056
17 күн бұрын
Ordered a '73 sight unseen. Did everything you could to it (typical kid); factory roll cage, wide fenders to cover 10" Jackmans in rear and 8" front, stiffer torsion bars front and rear, Weber carb and custom exhaust. I put and aux. oil cooler with an electric cooling fan. Now the problems: the brakes pulsated, and VW had no idea. They took it to their headquarters in north Jersey and found the drums were not up to European specs. as they were produced in Mexico. They told me that they would mount, balance any wheel combo for me and then turn it on their drum grinder. The final happening was a cracked windshield that showed that they didn't use safety glass from the factory. They sent me to a Freightliner dealer who cut a flat truck windshield to replace it. Every "Thing" I've seen since has the same problem. People aren't happy when I point it out to them. Good luck with yours.
@HHWheels
16 күн бұрын
Well that sounds like quite the adventure of strange events. Thanks for sharing & watching :)
@johnogan2386
25 күн бұрын
You need to get one of those hole punch tools that can also crimp the edges for that fit
@boomerbassmeme
25 күн бұрын
Cool! Glad you got your dream VW to fix up! James probably remembers the VW I would love to have, a 1967 convertible Karmann Ghia like Maxwell Smart drove! Sure the Sunbeam had a Ford V8 and gadgets, but that KG was sharp and classy! (yes, I am an old guy and watched the episodes when they were new in the 60s when I was a kid 🤪)
@mechanics4all405
17 күн бұрын
fantastic work,great to see daughter and dad working together❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@HHWheels
16 күн бұрын
Thank you!!! & Thanks for watching :)
@grantlangelaar7481
25 күн бұрын
Vw fan here,own a 64 swb mk2 taipan beach buggy, love the thing would love to see a resto on it with a enhanced motor
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
Oh trust me, I have most definitely thought about it. Maybe in the next year or so , it will get a new heartbeat!
@coletrickle-km7cl
25 күн бұрын
You need a bumper sticker of thing from the adams family giving a thumbs up.👍.
@user-ht1xu4gv2u
25 күн бұрын
That's creepy and kooky mysterious and spooky. Altogether oooky....
@allenmenard777
16 күн бұрын
I still remember the adds when they first came out and yes I am much older than they are
@donsmith8614
25 күн бұрын
The thing caught my eye, so i watched your video, it's way more solid than some my past bugs/ghia's, though i've got a 68 ghia that's pretty solid, i was pleasantly surprised to see someone under 30 that knows what a stick is & can drive one, looking forward to the next video!
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
Coming at you next week! We have a few more after that planned a well. I am so excited to keep wrenchin' on it!
@josephberg784
2 күн бұрын
Not my Thing, but your enthusiasm is infectious. So glad to watch the joy of the project.
@HHWheels
Күн бұрын
Thank you
@DaPenceman
25 күн бұрын
When restored you need a single matching jet ski or a 16ft Hobie Catamaran to tow behind
@dc1usn
25 күн бұрын
Seeing these rusty cars makes me glad I moved from Virginia beach back to California. I just picked up a 59 ragtop bug last week. Good luck with the 181!
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
UGH! So jealous! We love our California cars :) Congrats on the rag!
@tejastrapedghost7866
24 күн бұрын
Love a smart girl, with a wild thing, sweet caroline 💜💜good times near seemed so good, love the look.
@johnhicks692
14 күн бұрын
My older brother had a Karmen Ghia that he custom built the engine. So it had no heat from the heater boxes. He found a heater from a Thing and mounted it in Ghia. I used to watch him go out in the morning, turn on the heater, come back in for a cup of coffee, drink it then go out take off his coat and get in a toasty warm car.
@stuartmillsom3509
25 күн бұрын
Loving the videos..they are so different to many "car utubers" funny and deffo morish lol Keep.up.the great work
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
so glad you enjoyed! thanks for watching :) we have lot more coming !
@Wild1Banana
9 күн бұрын
I GREW UP WORKING ON ALL THE 60 TO 70S VW BUGS SQUAREBACK CAMPER VAN ETC AND NEVER GOT TO DRIVE THE THING AND ALWAYS WANTED ONE AND THOUGHT THE CONCEPT WOULD COME BACK BUT NEVER DID. IF I HAVE HAVE A CHANCE I WILL OWN A THING.
@HHWheels
8 күн бұрын
You will!! they are so fun! Thanks for watching
@lawrenwimberly7311
17 күн бұрын
I put 1 inch spacers in my 73 super beetle in the front mounts of the seats
@markjames9205
5 күн бұрын
Drove my 74 with the windshield and the doors off all summer long. Most fun you can have with your clothes on.
@ImTheDaveman
8 күн бұрын
Back in the 70s a lady friend of mine come driving up in a brand new yeller contraption she called, The Thing. I said, "Yup. Its a thing alright". I really didn't know what to think of it at the time. I kinda hated it and I kinda loved it. After all these years of not seeing one, its Nostalgia I Love! You gotcha a kewl find!
@HHWheels
8 күн бұрын
hahah glad we could bring back some fond memories! Thanks for watchin!
@user-neo71665
15 күн бұрын
Get ya a welding hat. I used to have hair longer than yours before I got tired of it and shaved it. Welding hats help keeping ya hair in check better than ponytail holders alone. Even with a normal mens haircut I still use a welding hat.
@mikeskidmore6754
18 күн бұрын
I have not seen a thing for decades.. my friends parents had one and he had a very nice Corvair for a short while .
@Jeep4Wrk
3 күн бұрын
Great detail on the steps, but fast enough to hold interest. Very practical. One mention: you don't always need music background, or at least not as loud. Looking forward to the next one.
@HHWheels
Күн бұрын
Noted! Thanks
@lynnbarker7651
13 күн бұрын
I’d spray all inside black raptor liner. Then I’d spray all outside yellow tinted raptor liner. This would seal all rust and prevent future rust. It would be cool, rust free and be protected from scratches.
@louishanley9627
25 күн бұрын
Congratulations🎉 cant wait to see it all redone 😀
@russrockino-rr0864
17 күн бұрын
Harbor Freight Merlin 5 in 1 safety couplers, for your air hoses. It will totally eliminate problems with disconnecting air hoses from tools. I put them on all my air hoses. They are awesome,IMO. My Dad owned a 74 Thing, we hated that car when we were kids,lol. Great video!
@HHWheels
17 күн бұрын
Running to harbor freight now! Thanks for the tip, I've just never bought them for some reason!! haha I love those old stories! thanks for watching!
@SpunkMonkey
10 күн бұрын
Excellent work! I've always loved these for some reason; never even been in one, but always saw them around in the 70s and 80s so I'm learning a lot about what I've missed while you work. To HHWheels Dad: since you mention it... as a dad my self, I feel for you not being comfortable with any "thing" related puns.
@michaelvarner9716
24 күн бұрын
I love watching the wild thing build
@Nevoexpo
25 күн бұрын
You should blur out the phone number on the AD. People on the internet are mean, they will spam abuse call that person who was selling the VW Thing. Love your content, thanks for sharing!
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
Done! Thanks for the pointer!! Thanks for watching!!
@jurgenserif6108
10 күн бұрын
Cool Thing, normal the good Thing will be damaged during rust, but if he have fuel, air and good motoroil, it will run. My beetle from 1964 was stored over 38 years in a barn. It still work. The body we cleaned and covered it with "Owatrol". Heavy rusty parts were cleaned und protected with rustremover.Don't recolour it.Have fun.😂
@SamwiseOutdoors
16 күн бұрын
One of my favorite cars from childhood! I'll be keeping an eye on your build!
@HHWheels
16 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad you hear you love them! :)
@SamwiseOutdoors
15 күн бұрын
@@HHWheels I'm pretty jealous of your portal axles. I really want to find a way to make portal axles happen for my little shitbox Subaru.
@MCscarfacematt
24 күн бұрын
not to get morbid, but take all the advice from dad you can because one day he won't be there to give it to you. heck mine's been gone for 13 years and I still find myself calling his cell phone for advice luckily the sweet old lady who has his number is understanding
@TheShornak
8 күн бұрын
This is my 1st video I've watched of your channel and I gotta say, I'm diggin the music.
@Hairyegg
8 күн бұрын
Company in the Czech Republic making the kuble and the schwim all steel you buy it in kit form for your T1 chassis
@retrorusticsRSA
22 күн бұрын
Awesome episode 👏
@HHWheels
22 күн бұрын
Thanks🙏
@JK-gn6qr
24 күн бұрын
Nice 'Wild 'Thang' ... it makes your heart sing!!! It's looking groovy, the Wild Thang. 🤣 Dad is a hoot, and the apple has not fallen far from the tree I see 😅... Episode got a bell ringer subscription ... thanks -- Jerry
@NormanF62
15 күн бұрын
The Thing was a civil version of the famed World War II Kubelwagen, built to the same design. Would love to see it revived. 😊
@charlesloar3210
15 күн бұрын
New subscriber here. Just came across your channel and love it. That first one was too far gone. Yellow thing is a good project.
@avomarkarian6187
25 күн бұрын
The thing is coolest
@user-ht1xu4gv2u
25 күн бұрын
Based on German. WW2. Kubelwagen
@_Briegel
6 күн бұрын
The Type 181 is extremely reliable and virtually “indestructible”. At least if you pay attention to a few things. 1: Rust! The good old “bucket” (called “Kübel” in Germany) actually rusts from the factory. The two sills, door and window frames are particularly affected. Timely and thorough rust prevention or the professional replacement of sheet metal parts is definitely worthwhile here. 2nd: Heating! The original heater with heating bulbs as in the VW Beetle is simply not sufficient. This is the reason why many (not all) were equipped with a parking heater. Unfortunately, this is also not particularly reliable and should always be checked and serviced. And then VERY IMPORTANT, when you start it, always let it run for a few minutes (at least 15-20 minutes) before turning it off again. If you don't do this, the whole repair of the heater will soon be pointless. 3: Air baffles in the engine compartment. The air baffles are often removed during work on the engine and not reinstalled or installed incorrectly. (Incidentally, this also applies to all other models with a boxer rear engine from VW). Make absolutely sure that everything is correct here. This is the most effective way to prevent overheating of the 3rd cylinder (which also occurs in almost every VW with a boxer engine). 4th: Damper mounts. Rust can also occur here. So if you're already doing this anyway, it's advisable to carry out proper rust prevention and, if necessary, replace badly affected panels. Greetings from Germany
@packfan1946
6 күн бұрын
During my childhood in the 70's, one of my neighbors had a red one. I thought it was a good-looking car and told my Dad to get one. My Dad laughed and told me to get a job and buy one myself.
@vwtazz
16 күн бұрын
Looks like the engine was swapped for a type 1, it has the wrong fan shroud. Those heater boxes can make the exhaust ports hot and damage the head if they don't have airflow from the shroud. FYI
@HHWheels
16 күн бұрын
Yes! You are right. It did originally come with a type 1 though. But the shroud is wrong. The '73 Thing did not come with heater channels. I suspect this engine came out of a bus given the intake. I already swapped the heater boxes for just some J-Tubes and then it's on to changing the shroud! Thanks for watching! More to come on the engine :)
@sts3427
25 күн бұрын
Just love a fun build.
@alexibarra4675
9 күн бұрын
19:58 damn right in the fatherly feels
@TheQuidditchfan
10 күн бұрын
When you are putting your seats in make sure you lube up your thing 😂 it will slide in better
@charlesloar3210
15 күн бұрын
Great job on the pans. Best way to do this.
@user-lq9om8pf5k
14 күн бұрын
been there & done that 40 yrs ago.
@VATION3RD
25 күн бұрын
But they don't ever tell the Jeep folks not to drive with the doors off and the windshield down...
@karim_bouchouchi
12 күн бұрын
It is not a thing! It is a Kübelwagen or as we in Military Police of the 80ties called it a Null Vier Tonner. It was our standard military police vehicle in the 80ties and before 😂
@kevinwills9413
13 күн бұрын
This is a great channel. You will have many more subscribers. Please keep posting! Your thing is so interesting! The Viper GTS too.
@danbierschbach7743
12 күн бұрын
Loving the Banter.. just awesome.
@roydagger
25 күн бұрын
Caroline is the prettiest and the smartest car worker in North Africa.
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
thank you!!
@geipelstoys9923
25 күн бұрын
The “wild thang” is awesome! I want one myself as well, someday! But I got a vision in my head for one, I’m thinking fast on the street with a couple extra cylinders, but with an altitude adjustment for the trails and sand 😎
@MartinRadioDarkTunnel
10 күн бұрын
Cool THING!! In Germany this THING is called "VW Bucket"
@kevinbarrett9615
7 күн бұрын
Things are very cool, and kinda rare, rock on !
@lilorbielilorbie2496
19 күн бұрын
Gasoline powered heater right next to the gas tank. What could possibly go wrong.? Don't hate me, I really like VW's.
@HHWheels
18 күн бұрын
haha believe it or not, the engines were much more of a fire hazard. They separated the exhaust & pump pretty well from the tank :) No hate!! Thanks for watching!
@lilorbielilorbie2496
18 күн бұрын
@@HHWheels Years ago I had a 1974 California Look Bug. And when I bought it .The very first thing I did was put hose clamps on the gas lines to keep them from falling off.
@NathanKrebs-qw1pe
14 күн бұрын
Wild Thang not wild thing doing a good job on it glade you got it going the first one should be your parts car watch from my mine site in Central Queensland Australia
@toddswenson9137
9 сағат бұрын
are the Thing floor pans the same as a bug? Great job, love the Hot Wheels Collection And Great Jams!
@VATION3RD
25 күн бұрын
My dear old dad arrested so used to say flabbergasted was a head gasket for a Volkswagen Thang😅
@OGTtom
24 күн бұрын
Great job , saved another VW
@jasonwilliams3967
15 күн бұрын
My parents bought the second one on the Westcoast.
@aragonep
25 күн бұрын
you guys are too funny, great video!
@robleppala5114
25 күн бұрын
You go girl!😊
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
hehe Thank you!!!!
@herbdad1
10 күн бұрын
Driving in tropical storm hilarious😂 love your videos
@markbolton6050
11 күн бұрын
Not a "thing" its a kubelwagen, and would be the only vw i would ever want to own!
@VWJawbreaker
18 күн бұрын
Those seats peaked my interest.
@billyb259
17 күн бұрын
I find it much easier to just change the complete pan. Less cutting less welding and a cleaner more professional look.
@blackraven81demon89
Күн бұрын
I absolutely love love love VW ...I always wanted to have a vw girl this might just be my dream channel to follow it's beautiful 😍😭
@matthewrinehart2367
15 күн бұрын
I wish junk yards had flipped cars on their roofs. We would have more salvageable cars today.
@philipbohlinger4150
25 күн бұрын
How do get away with welding in shorts? I tried that once and my glow in the dark legs were a nice shade of panther pink. Then there's the peeling process.
@dioisno1
10 күн бұрын
Is there an episode that explains the dynamics of the show?
@JesusHernandez-to1jy
25 күн бұрын
Nice 👍
@jasonlavertu6894
24 күн бұрын
Annnnd Caroline's "thing" was never brought to light! 🤣🤣🤣 Nice revival!
@eugenegilleno9344
9 күн бұрын
Wish I still had mine ! 🥴👍🏼
@michaelaskates9523
11 күн бұрын
Very cool hun I loved them ❤
@LANTHENS
25 күн бұрын
She's so cool .
@tetra4411
14 күн бұрын
You gotta weld that Thang. 🐿
@daytona500jr08
25 күн бұрын
Thought the viper was a solid turd 😂😂😂
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
haha! how the tables have turned :)
@albertstadt9853
18 күн бұрын
I never realized that Things have 4 doors!
@toddfrazier3844
25 күн бұрын
Awesome Thang lol. ❤ But what's mouse milk?
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
AH! Mouse Milk is an awesome lubricant. I believe it's primarily used in Aviation. I'll send you a link. It's incredible!
@HHWheels
25 күн бұрын
www.amazon.com/Mouse-Milk-Oil-8-Oz/dp/B0049C7170
@user-ov9rj6ze7v
10 күн бұрын
I thought you guys had like 32 projects cars
@user-ov9rj6ze7v
10 күн бұрын
29.20 min . Please tell us about that Budweiser drag car
@paulhenry8174
8 күн бұрын
Always had a thing for a thing girl.
@warmfreeze
10 күн бұрын
so what happen to the other Thing?
@retirednavychief6983
9 күн бұрын
So are you selling the brown n tan one?
@user-fs5cf7nq8i
23 күн бұрын
Hopefully I never see you driving this in person or I’ll have to marry you 😅 . Congrats on the new thang looks like a fun build !
@HHWheels
23 күн бұрын
😂
@MarkDeChambeau-lo1rt
11 күн бұрын
Where in the world did you find that background music?!
@neachtarrsainn3216
20 күн бұрын
Has anyone ever told you that you look like (the hawk tuah girl) Hailey Welch?😂
@SVW1976
24 күн бұрын
41:30 😂
@AnnBlake-h2i
8 күн бұрын
Thomas Jessica Wilson Sharon Allen Kenneth
@scroggins100
15 күн бұрын
Well I guess you should prepare for disappointment! They are heaps and very slow. If you want something a lot more fun get an Audi Ilti. Rare now but oooooooh five cylinders and basically a very good off road audi quatro. Had one and it left most things standing off road.
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