Patrick's
1974 Thing
Summertime
in Alaska, and my Thing right before
it was shortened by about a foot in
an accident. It was rear ended by one
and pushed in to another. I drove this
car for about five years summer and
winter before this happened.
It was a 1974 model and I had everything
for it. The front window bra, the bag
for the side curtains and the covers
for the soft top frame. Plus heater
boxes and all the plastic ducting for
stock heat. The crash happened right
before my son was born so it was 14
years ago now (I'm still kick myself
for selling it.) But I still have my
'66 Ghia and my '76 Bug that I replaced
the Thing with, for my winter car. I
am restoring the Bug (heat channels
and floor pans and new paint) and should
have it up and running by fall I hope.
The Ghia still looks OK for a 19 year
old garage paint job but it is starting
to show it's age. I will be starting
to clean it up when the Bug is back
up and running.
