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Description[]
- Creeping through the rainforest in search of a rare new monkey species, you hear the menacing growl of a hungry jaguar. Luckily, your Volkswagen Type 181 with its compact design can reverse unnoticed and then hammer through the jungle terrain before mama jaguar pounces for dinner!
—From 2010 and 2011 Jungle Explorers cards
Versions[]
The Volkswagen Type 181 (1974) has been issued in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| MB76 (USA) MB16 (ROW) | 2008 | 1-75/100: Outdoor Adventure 1/12 | Yellow | Black, White, Silver, Red and Orange tampos | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Black | 
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M4382 | Thailand | "'75 Volkswagen Thing" on card. |
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| N/A | 2008 | 10-Pack: Exclusive Pack | Green | Detailed trim | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Black | 
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M6403 | Thailand | 
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| MB93 (USA) MB56 (ROW) | 2009 | 1-75/100: Outdoor Sportsman 5/12 | Light Blue | Silver accents | Black / Plastic | Smoke | White |
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P2973 (USA) P6437 (ROW) | Thailand | Base Code(s): B09 | 
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| MB93 (USA) MB56 (ROW) | 2009 | 1-100: Outdoor Sportsman 5/12 | Orange | Black stripe on sides and Silver accents | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Black |
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P6525 (USA) P6550 (ROW) | Thailand | 
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| MB98 (USA) MB69 (ROW) | 2010 | 1-75/100: Jungle Explorers 4/6 | Tan | Brown Doors, Dark Green Camo, "Jungle Safari," "Stay In Vehicle" | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Brown | 
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R5009 (USA) R5109 (ROW) | Thailand | Variations: Also available with faint light green camo or gray hubs. Base Code(s): C28 |
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| N/A | 2010 | Lesney Edition | Red | Black stripe, "The Thing", detailed trim | Black / Metal | Smoke | Black |
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R1281 | Thailand | Base Code(s): C09 | 
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| MB98 (USA) MB69 (ROW) | 2011 | 1-75/100: Jungle Explorers 4/6 | White | Black zebra stripes, "Jungle Thing", "Base Camp" | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Maroon | White
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T8971 | Thailand | Base Code(s): D05 | 
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| N/A | 2011 | 5-Pack: Volkswagen Classics | Pearl White | Detailed tampo | Black / Plastic | Clear | Black |
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V0316 | Thailand | Base Code(s): D08, D22 | 
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| MB82 | 2013 | 1-120: MBX Explorers | Metallic Bronze | Black stripe on sides and Silver accents | Black / Plastic | Sky Blue | Black | 
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Y0871 (USA) BBK93 (ROW) | Thailand | Base Code(s): F36, F38 | 
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| N/A | 2015 | 5-Pack: Jungle Crew | Matte Light Blue | Elephant symbol, VW, | Silver / Plastic | Clear | Olive Green | 
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DJX99 | Thailand | Base code(s): H45, H46, H49 | 
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| N/A | 2015 | 5-Pack: Jurassic World Desert/Island | Maroon | D5, JURASSIC WORLD tampo | Light Brown / Plastic | Blue tint | Light Brown | 
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CJM07 | Thailand | Base code(s): H09, H10 | 
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| N/A | 2016 | 5-Pack: Shark Week | Matte Gunmetal Blue | MAKO, SHARK WEEK tampo | Black / Plastic | Smoke | Black | 
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DVG50 | Thailand | Base code(s): J29 | 
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| MB75 | 2019 | 1-100: MBX Off-Road 2/20 | Light Blue | Detailed trim | Black / Plastic | Smoke | White |
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FYR81 (USA) GCF76 (ROW) GJC08 (PG) | Thailand | Base code(s): L52, M01, M03, M04, M06, M07 | 
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| MB33 | 2020 | 1-100: MBX Jungle | Olive Green | Detailed trim & "The Thing" | Beige / Plastic | Smoke | Beige |
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GKL00 (USA) GKM40 (ROW) GKN76 (PG) | Thailand | Base code(s): M39, M41, M42, M48, N09 | 
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| MB67 | 2020 | 1-100: MBX Jungle | Tan | Green doors and trim, Matchbox, VW Thing | Green / Plastic | Smoke | Brown | 
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GKL04 | Thailand | Base Code(s): N23 | 
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| N/A | 2020 | 5-Pack: Rocky Peaks | White | MTN RSQ, Corrales District No. 3 | Light Gray / Plastic | Smoke | Light Gray |
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GKJ09 | Thailand | Base code(s): N24, N40 | 
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Gallery[]
'75 Volkswagen Thing
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2020 Carded - Regular Card
2019 and 2020 Versions together
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