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This is the design philosophy of the Thing: Take the basics of the Beetle—an engine, powertrain, and seats—and plop them in an unfinished metal box. There's no front grille...

Wow, the Type 181 has no front grille...it must overheat constantly! I'm so glad BW has such a competent team of editors and writers. Near the top of 50 Worst Auto Articles of all time.

[Clinging Bitterly]

No front grille, wow. I don't care - I liked the type 181 the first time I saw one, and I still wouldn't mind having one some day.

I don't know if they have the ZF locking diffs, but I don't think they had the portal gear hubs like these: