Cult cars: The Pretzel Beetle
It has been given the name Brezelkäfer as a synonym: The Beetle with the split rear window. The reason for the two-part design was that a curved rear window, which would have had to follow the round course of the Beetle’s rear, was too expensive to produce for a small car. In 1953, the split rear window was replaced by a slightly curved one-piece oval window made of safety glass.
In 1958, a beautiful cabriolet was created as a counterpart to the classic with the oval window.
Here are a few impressions:

 

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virtualdesignmagazine Michael Hiller