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Heinz Nordhoff, the head of Volkswagen at the time, had always intended a cabriolet version of the Beetle to be produced. He did not feel that the best place to create the cabrio was at the factory but rather to outsource the work to talented coachbuilders. He turned to Wilhelm Karmann and his company's Osnabruck factory. They had been building custom bodies since the mid-18th century with their first creations being applied to carriages and wagons. In 1901 they created their first body for a car.
Karmann was given factory approval to produce the Cabriolet version of the Beetle, known as the Type 15. The first example was created in June of 1949 and was one of a thousand that was created for Volkswagen to satisfy their initial order. Within a short period of time, even more were ordered.
This 1950 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet was offered for sale at the 2006 Gooding & Company Auction held in Pebble Beach, Ca. It was offered without reserve and estimated to sell between $40,000-$50,000. It is equipped with a 1311-cc flat-four cylinder engine that can produce 25 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual gearbox with a dry-plate clutch and four-wheel drum brakes. It was constructed during the first year of official production and believed to have been built in July of 1950.
In 1994 the car was treated to restoration that brought it back to original condition. It has color combination L19 which is Atlantic Green main body paint with L11 Pastel Green side color. The Green canvas top is color code V3.
At auction the car was sold for $27,500.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2007
Karmann was given factory approval to produce the Cabriolet version of the Beetle, known as the Type 15. The first example was created in June of 1949 and was one of a thousand that was created for Volkswagen to satisfy their initial order. Within a short period of time, even more were ordered.
This 1950 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet was offered for sale at the 2006 Gooding & Company Auction held in Pebble Beach, Ca. It was offered without reserve and estimated to sell between $40,000-$50,000. It is equipped with a 1311-cc flat-four cylinder engine that can produce 25 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual gearbox with a dry-plate clutch and four-wheel drum brakes. It was constructed during the first year of official production and believed to have been built in July of 1950.
In 1994 the car was treated to restoration that brought it back to original condition. It has color combination L19 which is Atlantic Green main body paint with L11 Pastel Green side color. The Green canvas top is color code V3.
At auction the car was sold for $27,500.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2007
2006 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $40,000-USD $50,000
Sale Price :
USD $27,500
1950 Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Deluxe Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Deluxe
(Data based on Model Year 1950 sales)
1950 Volkswagen Beetle Chassis#: 10195459 Sold for USD$44,000 2017 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | |
1950 Volkswagen Beetle Deluxe Sold for USD$38,849 2011 Coys Auction - Autosport | |
1950 Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Deluxe Sold for USD$27,500 2006 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction |
Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Deluxes That Failed To Sell At Auction
1950 Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Deluxe's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1950 Volkswagen Beetle | 10199673 | 2018 Mecum : Monterey | $37,000 | $48,000 | $65,000 |
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