1973 2-Door Acapulco VW Thing for Sale
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Shortened 2-Door Safari Pequeno Acapulco, Featured in Dune Buggies and Hot VW's magazine!
This 1973 two door Acapulco VW Thing was featured in Dune Buggies and Hot VW's magazine in April 1988. This is THE "Safari Pequeno" built by John Cullinan during his tenure working at the Thing Shop in Arizona. This cute little Acapulco Thing has been shortened 14 inches to make it a super fun 2 door. Since the magazine feature it has had the motor replaced with a mostly stock beetle engine. It was repainted a while back to yellow, and the seats were then colored yellow to match the new color scheme.
You've got to check out the videos we have of this little mo-ster cruising around the warehouse--what a fun little auto! The links to the videos are just below this written description.
This Thing comes with a shortened Acapulco Top AND a shortened Hard Top with specially made side curtains (with the shortened rears). The shortened hardtop does need some work but it's the original top made for the car and it comes with the sale). The vehicle has been well used since John Cullinan built the car. In its current condition it's what we in the car business would call a 15-footer (it looks great from a distance but up close some imperfections become apparent). There is one area of rust starting near the driver's side jack point. It's a very small area of mostly surface rust and this and other imperfections are shown in detail in the close-up gallery (the links to the two photo galleries are just below this text). The radio is not hooked up so we're not sure if that works :-) It sports a gas heater (as did all 1973 Things). The owner has never used the gas heater so we're not sure if it's up to snuff.
This is surely a one of a kind Thing as far as I have been able to research. I have seen some 2 door things that were made into pickup type vehicles but I have never seen a shorted Acapulco! Please enjoy spending some time with the two photo galleries to get to know the exact condition of this cute shorty Thing, check out the fun video below, please ask questions if you have them prior to bidding, and GOOD LUCK winning this AUCTION! You shouldn't have trouble fitting this little guy into your garage!!
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of the interior and exterior of this great 1973 Acapulco VW Thing
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See this Custom 1973 Acapulco VW Thing in action below:
Videos include full walk around and more!
