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With a great deal of interest being shown in the car, and with it benefiting from full factory approval, the future looked very bright indeed, not only for the Type 14A but also for Hebmüller as a company.
However, in 1948, under the leadership of Heinz Nordhoff, the factory once again began to think about offering one, or maybe two, cabriolet versions of the Beetle saloon.
view shows interesting comparison between Hebmüller and Karmann cabriolets.
One of the Hebmüller's strengths was that it did not rely on just a single model as the company's workshops also built a special police model, the Type 18A.
At first this took the form of simply modifying existing car bodies, but eventually they accepted commissions from some of the big names of the motor industry: Ford, Hansa-Lloyd, Opel and Hanomag being but four.
The first car, for example, came with early-style 'banana' over-riders and matching bumpers, whereas the two other cabriolets had the later grooved bumpers and over-riders used until 1953.
also built another Volkswagen based cabriolet - the Type 18A.
The company specialised in building two- and four-seat cabriolet bodies, most popularly on Ford and Opel chassis.
High Hopes for Hebmüller
Indeed, such was the esteem in which this company was held that, immediately after the war, Hebmüller received orders from the British forces of occupation to build no fewer than 15 cabriolet bodies on British Humber chassis.
However, despite the production line having been successfully put back into operation, irreparable damage had been done in other areas: the company's finances had taken a beating and seemed destined never to recover.
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