You still see them in southern California, their high windshields deflecting the breeze, their canvas roofs stacked high behind the back seat. The Cabrio had a more elegant stretched look with the top down than the turnip-shaped hardtop because its body was sub-contracted out to Karmann, which derived it from a Beetle limousine. More than 300,000 Cabrios were made between 1949 and 1980. They're still a bargain. A 1974 model with 129,000 miles was for sale recently at $5,100.
