Reference review: source-recorded details; historical accuracy has not been comprehensively verified.

1968 Thing

1968 · Thing

1968 Thing

We hold 1 record for the 1968 Thing: 1 body style, specifications and factory colours. No story has been published for this year.

Image: Sicnag · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1973. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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We hold 1 record for the 1968 Thing: 1 body style, specifications and factory colours. No story has been published for this year.

1968 body styles

  • 1968 Thing

    Reference only

    Engine:
    1600cc
    Power:
    Not recorded
    Body style:
    Convertible utility
    • Blizzard WhiteL90H

Factory colours recorded for 1968

Paint codes whose recorded availability covers 1968, from the VWX colour reference. They are not tied to any record on this page; year applicability remains under review.

  • Sage GreenL60B1968
  • Regatta BlueL50F1968-1969
  • Zenith BlueL6391967-1968
  • Yukon YellowL19K1968-1970
  • Cloud WhiteL5811968-1970
  • Savanna BeigeL6201968-1970
  • VW BlueL6331966-1968
  • Lotus WhiteL2821967-1970
  • Royal RedL30A1968-1972
  • Delta GreenL6101968-1972
  • Granada RedL6501966-1970
  • Bahama BlueL5191965-1970
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