Not just VW convertibles - bodywork from Hebmüller

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Not just VW convertibles - bodywork from Hebmüller

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Created on October 1, 1975

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Claus Benter

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

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Opel Kapitän Hebmüller Cabriolet (1939) - at the Rallye Historique Schloss Bensberg Classics 2016

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Opel Kapitän Hebmüller Cabriolet (1939) - pre-war elegance from Barmen/Wülfrath

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Wanderer 6/30 (1930) - with Hebmüller bodywork

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Horch 400 Coupé (1931) - with Hebmüller bodywork

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Earlier Hebmüller creation: Hanomag Sturm sports two-seater from 1936 (Kar. Hebmüller; 6 cyl., 2252 cm3, 50 hp)

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Hansa 3.5 liter (1938) - Hebmüller bodywork

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DKW F89 (1950) - with Hebmüller bodywork

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Opel Admiral Cabriolet "Hebmüller" (1939) - Interior of the Hebmüller Cabriolet (Techno Classica 2013)

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VW 1100 Hebmüller Cabriolet (1950) - at the Rallye Historique Schloss Bensberg Classics 2016

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Volkswagen Hebmüller Cabriolet (1954) - View of the interior - 40th Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2016

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Volkswagen Beetle Hebmüller Cabriolet 11C (1951) - at the Rallye Historique on the occasion of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Volkswagen Beetle Hebmüller Cabriolet 14A (1949) - at the Rallye Historique on the occasion of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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A Hebmüller convertible in the Volksagen exhibition - Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2014

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VW Beetle Hebmüller (1950) - at the Rallye Historique of the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

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VW Hebmüller Cabriolet (1959) - in the sales brochure

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VW Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949) - the open convertible

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VW Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949) - with closed roof

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VW Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949) - with closed roof

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VW Cabriolet (1950) - the two-seater convertible from Hebmüller was built almost 700 times

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VW Hebmüller Cabriolet (1949) - with closed roof

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VW Cabriolet (1949) - side view of the Hebmüller Cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show

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VW Cabriolet (1949) - the two-seater version by Hebmüller at the Geneva Motor Show

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Opel Kapitän Hebmüller Cabriolet (1939) - at the Rallye Historique Schloss Bensberg Classics 2016

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Summary

The Hebmüller company was once one of the hottest companies in German coachbuilding, but today it is known at best as the builder of the two-seater VW Beetle convertible, although many other bodies were produced in the workshops in Barmen and Wülfrath, including for Opel, Ford, Humber and DKW. This report looks back on the history of Hebmüller and shows some of the showpieces of their work in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

From horse-drawn carriages to the car business
Cooperation with major car manufacturers
Destroyed factory buildings as a result of the war
Major order from Wolfsburg
Fire and the end

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The trained wheelwright Joseph Hebmüller the Elder opened a carriage-building workshop in Barmen in 1889. The business soon flourished and grew to a considerable size. However, when the automobile appeared, Joseph Hebmüller did not feel compelled to turn to the new branch of coachbuilding for a long time - he continued to build only horse-drawn carriages until 1919. Then, after the death of the company founder, things changed quickly. His four sons entered the car business and soon had no end of orders. They received chassis from HAG, Körting, Mannesmann and Dürkopp for bodywork, so that the existing premises were no longer sufficient. The company had to expand and moved to Wülfrath, where Plant II was opened in 1924 and later, in 1936, Plant III.

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