10 Oddest SUVs Article in Forbes

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Back when they were made 4wd was a luxury. I don't think it was a 4wd?

It was a VW Beetle chasis with a different body. I always liked them but performance they did not have and were never a utility anything. More of a cheap surfer vehicle

The VW thing WAS SO a SUV...

It was a great Surf Utility Vehicle...

I had one back in the 80's...punched out to 1800+cc, dual Webbers, etc, etc...

It was a fun car to drive with the extra HP, but suffered from IDB syndrome... (insufficient drum brake)
Also fun to take to the beach. No creature comforts, rigid framed side windows that slid into channels & were stored up front in the trunk.
NOT a fun vehicle to drive during torrential rains.

And yes, 2WD.

Saw a really cool tube buggy in Moab a few years ago, wearing VW Thing sheet metal, & wearin' it WELL...