VW Thing at Mengel Pass in Death Valley

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Uploaded by on Aug 2, 2008

A mostly-stock 1973 Thing going over the most treacherous part of Mengel Pass in Death Valley National Park.

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  • Easy to come down, all you need is clearance, not traction, and the Goler side of Mengel is very undemanding. Going up the Butte Valley side (vs. coming down it) would have resulted in a stuck Thing due to lack of traction.

  • There are many places a Thing can't go, and many places where a Thing will get stuck. Going down the Mengel rock garden is NOT easy but it is MUCH easier than going up in 2wd.. I cannot think of any other 2wd production cars (not trucks) that could descend the Mengel rock garden unscathed.

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  • pretty impressive

  • You know what car also does this? A truck

  • Wonderful VW film! You should have used Benny Hills music when doing the 3x segment dubbing ... your budddy was moving at the right speed to make it funny.

  • Sounds great!

  • that thing is a billy goat, looks like a great place to drive one, here its to humid.. the rust is the biggest problem. We have to get them out west or deal with rust...East coastin.

  • You must've had a scrape plate for the engine, at least. I have a bone stock '73 myself that I'd like to equip with an LSD someday.

  • aver ahora ke suba????

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