By Jay Hirsch
The Volkswagen Hebmuller convertible was made in 1949. At the same time Volkswagen also had Karmann make a four-passenger convertible where the convertible top rested on top of the rear of the car. The distinctive feature of the Hebmuller was the top was hidden and rested out of the way where the rear seat was for two passengers. This made for a smooth flowing appearance of the Hebmuller convertible Volkswagen. The purpose of the convertible was to draw excitement to Volkswagen in post-WWII Germany. Volkswagen was soon called VW for short
The making of the VW began in the Nazi Germany of Adolf Hitler, who wanted Germany to make an inexpensive car for the general public. (Volkswagen is the German term for “people’s car.”) Before the Volkswagen was proposed most cars made in Germany were expensive and aimed to the wealthy and upper middle class, unlike in the United States, where Henry Ford …
