Thing · Auction history
1974 Volkswagen Thing auction history
VIN 1842543111
This 1974 Volkswagen Thing sold once at auction, for $15,500 ($16,275 with buyer's fee) on Bring a Trailer in April 2026.

Every time it’s been to auction
1 appearance| Date | Where | Miles | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bring a Trailer | 30,000 | Sold $15,500 ($16,275 with buyer's fee) |
What the listing said
When it sold in April 2026, the listing gave 30,000 miles.
Things · sold in the last twelve months
$13,000 to $17,500
Most sales landed here.
Sales through last night. Latest Thing sale: October 2026.
One of 15 Thing sales at auction in the last twelve months.
Other Things that sold
Newest first- 197466,000 miles$25,250Jun 2026Bring a Trailer
- 197338,000 miles$15,750Apr 2025Bring a Trailer
- 197474,000 miles$18,250Feb 2025Bring a Trailer
- 1973550 miles$20,250Sep 2024Bring a Trailer
- 197413,933 miles$8,251Feb 2024Hagerty
- 19747,000 miles$37,750Oct 2023Bring a Trailer
- 19732,000 miles$19,500May 2023Bring a Trailer
- 19741 miles$24,500Apr 2023Hagerty
- 197369,612 miles$33,600Mar 2023Broad Arrow
- 197490,000 miles$18,500Jan 2023Bring a Trailer
- 197382,000 miles$16,323Oct 2022Bring a Trailer
- 197368,000 miles$27,250May 2022Bring a Trailer
- 197461,260 miles$17,500Mar 2022Hemmings
- 197430,000 miles$19,750Feb 2022Bring a Trailer
- 1973miles not listed$18,700Jan 2022Barrett-Jackson
- 1973100,000 miles$24,000Jan 2022Bring a Trailer
- 1976miles not listed$13,269Jul 2020RM Sotheby's
- 1973miles not listed$11,550Jun 2017Bonhams
Questions
- What did this car last sell for?
- $15,500 ($16,275 with buyer's fee) on Bring a Trailer in April 2026.
- How many times has it been to auction?
- Once: 1 sale and 0 unsold attempts.
- How does its last sale compare with others?
- In the middle of the range where most Thing sales landed in the last twelve months ($13,000 to $17,500).
No chart, no estimate, no score. Every figure on this page is a hammer price from a real auction, matched to the car’s trim, body and gearbox, converted at the rate on the day it sold, with the replicas, projects and odd sales set aside. The range is where most of those sales landed. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, we say that instead.
How Sam decides →GoAskSam links to every sale. Bidding happens on the auction site.