launched the karmann ghia its own sports car based on the beetle they tried to make life difficult for even the smallest competitor including row match busch wagon stop supplying him with separate chassis so having to buy complete models was far more expensive and dismantling them was hard work eventually v.w. stop selling him cars altogether. had to resort to middlemen and the black market to get the beatles he needed the. wagon was simply too big to challenge in just the 1st year v.w. made $10000.00 carman units while 4 years production of the lowrance amounted to just $85.00 units no wonder crafting each individual car required 1200 man hours of lever. will match succeeded in making a car is beautiful on the inside as the outside says christophe some luxury isn't cheerier boasts separately adjustable seats and standard fitted hot air heating with a window defroster and it has a padded dashboard i was staggered safety feature today but a real innovation back then the body parts are all made from a lightweight aluminum and sit on a frame of wood and metal the shape of the body reflect