Volkswagen Type 14A (Hebmüller Cabriolet)

The Volkswagen Type 14A, usually called the Hebmüller Cabriolet, was a two-plus-two convertible built on the Volkswagen Type 1 by the Wuppertal coachbuilder Hebmüller and Sohn after the Second World War. It grew out of a request from Volkswagen managing director Heinz Nordhoff for cabriolets that reused as many Beetle parts as possible, with Hebmüller building the sporting 2+2 and Karmann the four-seat car. Production began in June 1949 and moved to the Karmann factory in Osnabrück in 1952, after a factory fire and Hebmüller's financial ruin. It ended in 1953 with 696 units built, and around 100 are thought to survive.