Kubelite was a short-lived American kit-car marque created by fabricator David Barrett in the late 2000s to market the “Kubel Lite,” a lightweight, VW-based buggy styled after the WWII Volkswagen Kübelwagen. The project used Barrett’s custom tubular chassis with VW Beetle running gear and simple metal bodywork intended for home assembly. Public references to the brand and its website appeared in 2009 as Barrett began showing the vehicle and…