1972 Volkswagen Safari [Typ 181]

1972 Volkswagen Safari [Typ 181] in La traque, Movie made for TV, 2008

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: MEX

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
DAF555 ◊ 2008-10-20 20:45
DynaMike ◊ 2008-10-20 21:05	Locally built with tht hardtop and those extra big front indicators?
Ingo ◊ 2008-10-21 20:40	If this scene was from Bolivia, it would be a Mecican made 181. A hardtop was an extremely rare extra, available only in America. But it doesn't look like "that" legendary hardtop (legendary for 181-freaks), it looks more lie a homemade(?) fixed roof. I have to ask some 181-fans for details.
jra_2099 ◊ 2009-06-18 05:40	Hola disculpen por el idioma pero no se muy bien ingles, yo tengo otras peliculas Mexicanas donde sale el "vw safari" o "vw thing" o "Tipe 181" como le hago para poner las imágenes? Gracias y felicidades por la página
jra_2099 ◊ 2009-06-18 05:43	http://mx.groups.yahoo.com/group/clubsafari_mexico/
Ingo ◊ 2010-11-14 21:34	It's a total different hardtop than that one, I've seen in 1993 at a VW-scrapyard in Alamogordo/New Mexico: This was an aftersales market extra option, as I've heard from Thing/Kübel-freaks. But except my photo they don't have anything more about it.
Safari ◊ 2011-07-20 06:56	It seems to me it is a mexican made Safari due to the red/yellow small rear lights (1971-1973) and 14" wheels (1972-1980). Even when a fiber glass top was available from the factory in Mexico, the one in the movie is for sure not original.