Intro: Swiss hotel owner turned to VW dealer, Hans Enzmann created his own dream-car on the basis of a VW Beetle back in the 1950s with the help of his son, Emil.
The Enzmann sportscar was exhibited at the Frankfurt International Autoshow in 1957 where it stood at booth no. 506, hence its designation. The GRP-bodied two-seater roadster soon gained international popularity. A strange version used a 1,6 liter 75 bhp Porsche engine...
During the early 1960s Volkswagen feared that Enzmann sales would damage the popularity of their own Karmann-Ghia so they stopped supplying chassises.
Emil's son Karl resurrected the car using the original dies and molds in 2000. The car with a body totally resembling the original is now available with a 100 bhp powertrain. |
