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1976 Thing

1976 · Thing

1976 Thing

We hold 1 record for the 1976 Thing: 1 body style, specifications and factory colours. No story has been published for this year.

Image: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia · Recorded license: CC-BY · Representative image; manifest year 1974. Exact configuration remains unverified.

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We hold 1 record for the 1976 Thing: 1 body style, specifications and factory colours. No story has been published for this year.

1976 body styles

  • 1976 Thing

    Reference only

    Engine:
    1584cc
    Power:
    Not recorded
    Body style:
    Convertible utility / Off-road vehicle
    • Blizzard WhiteL90H

Factory colours recorded for 1976

Paint codes whose recorded availability covers 1976, from the VWX colour reference. They are not tied to any record on this page; year applicability remains under review.

  • Saturn YellowL13M1976
  • Light BlueL87A1976
  • Forest GreenL63A1976-1977
  • Moss GreenL63B1976-1977
  • Diamond Silver MetallicL97A1976-1977
  • MahoganyL2481975-1976
  • Inca RedL2581975-1976
  • CapriL3351975-1976
  • Alpine WhiteL90E1975-1976
  • Alaska Blue MetallicL96B1975-1976
  • Oceanic BlueL57H1976-1979
  • Atlas WhiteL91Z1974-1977
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