Some great Coachbuilt VWs

[Speedman]

Following on from Hotwires comment I thought I'd offer up a few Coachbuilts based on VW chassis, a couple of years ago I spent a fortnight in Europe to go to Le Mans and the VW show in Bad Camberg, the place was crawling with early German tin and some uber rare cars....

Hebmüllers are cool, there was a line of 6 or 7 parked up together, from stock to modded

[Speedman]

Next up the Enzmann 506

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[Speedman]

Similar looking to MMs Porsche, these Dannenhauer and Stauss are more pleasing to my eye

[Speedman]

Following the lines of the Borgward Isabella Coupe closely is the Rometsch





When we bought our Camper, the chap who was selling it had a yard full of old Dubs, Splits and Bays and a tucked away in a barn this rough Rometsch, he'd picked it up for £15k and it was plated together to stop the body falling apart, the interior was trashed, but he was planning to restore it when he estimated it would be valued at £100k







;D

[Speedman]

The show was amazing, as well as the Coachbuilts there were dozens of very early Beetles, Karmann Ghias and Vans, clambering to the top of this...

....you can see that quality and not quantity was the order of the day...






Theres plenty more examples of companies building stunning bodies to drop on to old Beetle chassis, feel free to add some more

[misteralz]

Okay then, I will. I've always had a real soft spot for (Swiss, I think?) Beutlers:



Although not in that shade of yellow. They also made vans and pick-ups based on Beetles, which would probably have been great for transporting about four bits of 4' x 4' ply.

Denzel were, as far as I can remember, Austrian, and built this lovely little 356-alike:



And that's all you're going to get from me tonight. There's loads more I love, whose names I have completely forgotten. Annoying, especially when I've a copy of Bob Shaill's excellent 'VW Coachbuilts and Cabriolets' and I can't find it right now...

[misteralz]

Actually, scratch my last comment - I've found the book and I've found a picture of a Wendler:



Alloy bodied over a wooden frame. They also made a Beetle estate which looked like a Morris Traveller.

[Rich G]

Jan 21, 2010 23:52:20 GMT misteralz said:

Okay then, I will. I've always had a real soft spot for (Swiss, I think?) Beutlers:



Although not in that shade of yellow. They also made vans and pick-ups based on Beetles, which would probably have been great for transporting about four bits of 4' x 4' ply.

That is gorgeous! Got some very Graber-ish lines about it. Added to (ever growing) want list.

[al67]

Hi Speedman,

I'll take the white D+S please ;D

Any plans for the Rometsch? I know it was with Matt and Ben when Ben was at Airkraft. Are you planning on having the work done?
Also, do you know how many rhd cars were built?

Al ;D

[grizz]

Some beautifully penned lines there in all the cars.

Kind of underlines the RR's credo of "Everything has potential"

Same base, such different cars.

For just plain right in my eye, the yellow Beutler, or more common VW, I would settle for a type 34 Razor.

[will]

Brown on brown Hebmüller for me please, can collect anytime payment by check ok?

[Speedman]

No idea how many RHD were built. It was owned by a bloke near Bournemouth a few years ago, no idea if he still has it or if its been resto'd yet