the number 20 was revealed under layers paint, and research turned up that the first owner of this KdF was the famous Berlin composer Paul Lincke, who lived in Marianske Lazne, Czech republic since 1943.
When all the Sudetenland Germans were relocated after WWII the car remained in Czechoslovakia and was taken by the state health official Zdenek Krasny
From the late 50s to the 80s the ownership isn't known
above image to show how amazing the recreated parts are, as there are no replacement or reproduction 1941 Beetle parts
the restored car:
and he made a book about the KdF Beetles (WW2 era) is in a bilingual large-format 350-page book with 250 photos written in English/Czech. 800 copies are made, you can buy one on Kickstarter, there are still about 570 left, for 90 Euro... as of Oct 23rd, 2018, there are still 19 days to go
It's primarily about this oldest one, but, also very packed with photos of period reference material
There are almost no visual materials from the first year of production, not even blueprints (unlike cars from the prototype series).
The idea to make a book occurred early on to document all the information in the entire demanding process of searching for the history of the car and in the restoration process
A book which will preserve all of the challenging work for future enthusiasts of these beautiful cars. Everything from the moment it was discovered that this car is chassis number 20.
The book will even take the reader to the archives of post-war Czechoslovakia while searching for the history of the car
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/752515018/book-kdf-typ-60l-1941?ref=2irvsu
https://www.vintag.es/2018/10/renovation-and-history-of-vw-beetle.html
http://kdf41.com
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