Hebmüller

Cars with bodies by Hebmüller

The car itself is credited to its chassis manufacturer. Open a car to see its individual chassis.

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  Volkswagen · 1949–1953

  Hebmüller Type 14A Cabriolet

  696 Built

  Very RareCoachbuilt

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  Volkswagen · 1948

  Hebmüller VW-based racing car (1948)

  1 Built

  Historically significant

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  Volkswagen · 1949–1950

  Type 18A Polizei-Cabriolet (Hebmüller)

  275 Built

  Very RareCoachbuilt

Key facts

Founded

1889¹ Independently researched

Founder

Joseph Hebmüller¹ Independently researched

Headquarters

Barmen (now Wuppertal), Germany¹ Independently researched

Status

May 1952 (insolvency)¹ Independently researched

History

Joseph Hebmüller bought a small coachbuilding firm in Barmen in 1889, and the company's first automobile body followed in 1915. In 1949 and 1950 it built the Volkswagen convertible, of which the registry gives 675 together with 275 police cars. On 23 July 1949 the Wülfrath plant, where convertible production had just begun, burned down completely. After heavy reconstruction costs and a refused state loan the company became insolvent in May 1952.

Milestones

1. 1915
   First automobile body built.¹
2. 1949
   Wülfrath works burned down on 23 July.¹
3. 1952
   Company became insolvent.¹

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Klaus Hebmüller's History Corner Level B Hebmüller Registry

   • first automobile body dates from 1915
   • 23 July 1949 Werk II burned down
   • insolvent in May 1952
   • born on October 15th, 1889 when Joseph Hebmüller bought a small coachbuilding firm in Barmen
   • Joseph Hebmüller took over the business at age 24
   • started in Barmen, now part of Wuppertal; workshop at Allee-Strasse 221
   • Klaus Hebmüller's History Corner (company history)

   Accessed 2026-11-13