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The last Karmann Beetle Cabriolet
45 years ago today on January 10, 1980, the last ever air-cooled Beetle Cabriolet rolled off the production line at the Karmann factory in Osnabrück. It was also the last Beetle to be built in Germany. The car was shipped to Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States for sale to a very lucky customer.
A total of 331,847 Beetle Cabriolets were produced during the model’s thirty years and six months production life.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2024 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Karmann Production Info |
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A publicity photo by Karmann, taken 75 years ago on the Marktplatz in front of the Rathaus (Town hall) in Osnabrück, close to the factory. These were some of the first production 4-seater cabriolet versions of the Beetle. A total of 331,847 Beetle Cabriolets would be produced over the next thirty years until production of the model ended on 10 January 1980.
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I thought the in house fleet was for promotional use. Shows, pictures for magazines, commercials and technical demonstration/documentation. Some fleet were used for test vehicles as well.
The bodies in the photo do not have pans so no VIN assignments either. The only NOS body Ive seen didnt even have a body number stamp, just holes for the vin plate.
No kabrio bodies were assembled at Wolfsburg, you can see the 1/2 dipped body (primer) which was only done at Karmann
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i came across one vert that was build in may 1955 but not delivered to the dealer until january 1956. bc speaks of an' in-house fleet' where it was stored in the meantime for 'disposition reserve for export'.
may be they also stored less fully equipped cars for other purposes.
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On the right is a stack of kabrio bodies, I first thought they were waiting to be shipped off to Karmann but looking closer seem to be completed bodies with stamped lids and all. Wondering if this is a facility storing spare bodies for wreck replacement?
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Is this photo from Wolfsburg? Were the cabriolet bodies made at Osnbruck and then shipped here to be stored as spares? Or were even the Cabrio bodies assembled in Wolfsburg from panels made and shipped from Osnabruck?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Karmann Production Info |
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to celebrate germany winning the 74 fifa world cup karmann made 25 special cabrios in cliff green and black
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