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 reflects the american way of life that was catching on in europe so this created beetle from berlin came with a panoramic windshield. and tailfin. though the levelly looking lawrence nonetheless remained a european if everything was a little more elegant and delicate then the american models as but he did. this week 2 tone pink job underlines the graceful italian style contour and customers could order a color combination of their choice. designer baird lawrence was a furniture maker by trade

says in 1957 promised drivers that they would like his new model the lowrance named after his designer that lawrence and they like did big time as his design mirrored the american styling so popular at the time but underneath this beautiful exteriors is the v.w. beetles dependable mass production technology. unlike modern cars the beetle did not employ unique body construction so once you remove the beetle shell other bodies could easily be fitted on to the floor pan. in 1950 percent in the base his 1st model based on the beetle browed one. $157.00 his company turned out $280.00 units of that and built special edition a sensational success. however in 1955 volkswagen had brought out its own sporty beetle derivative and was keen to see it succeed. something for christophe says after v.w. launched the karmann ghia its own sports car based on the beetle they tried to make life difficult for even the smallest competitor including rematch 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.