Volkswagen
Hebmüller Type 14A Cabriolet

Why it matters

The Type 14A was an elegant 2+2 convertible built by the coachbuilder Hebmüller on the Volkswagen Type 1 and sold through Volkswagen dealers. A fire at the Hebmüller works cut production short, so only a small number were ever completed.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

In 1948 Karosseriewerke Joseph Hebmüller Söhne of Wülfrath was commissioned to develop a convertible based on the Beetle. Volkswagen ordered 2,000 units of the Type 14A, based on the 1100 Export, and sold them through its dealers.

A major fire in July 1949 destroyed large parts of the Hebmüller facilities and halted series production. To use up the remaining body parts, a few "two-window convertibles" were finished at Karmann in Osnabrück. The factory counts 696 cars in total.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The factory describes a 2+2-seater with a distinctive rear end, a fully retractable roof and exclusive interior fittings. The registry page for one 1950 car records early-series details: split dashboard, a one-piece pressed engine lid, a flat water box, closed semaphore boxes and a low-version 40-litre fuel tank. The registry describes that car's chassis identity as restored and not fully verified, so these details are indicative only.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Volkswagen Beetle 1200 Hebmüller (1949) listing Level B Classic Trader

   • Nur 696 Exemplare des Hebmüller Cabriolets wurden jemals produziert
   • Es wird vermutet, dass noch etwa 100 Exemplare existieren

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Beetle (Käfer) 1100 Cabriolet Hebmüller (1949–1953) Level A Volkswagen Newsroom (Volkswagen AG)

   • A total of only 696 Volkswagen 1100 Cabriolet Hebmüller are ever built

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   Beetle (Käfer) 1100 Cabriolet Hebmüller (1949–1953) | Volkswagen Newsroom Level A

   • 696 Volkswagen 1100 Cabriolet Hebmüller built in total

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   Models - Reader Hebmueller (Type 14A, 14-00584) Level B Hebmüller Registry

   • Tank 40 liters low version

   Accessed 2026-11-12