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57 Cal look Officially Full-On Dubber

370 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#83091
Just wanted to know what model beetle herbie was ..... what year ? & was it a different model in "herbie gose to monte carlo" than in the first movie "herbie the love bug".
i am sure one of you guys can set me straight

cheers... oh yes & there are beers riding on this so please be right ...hehehehe
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Herbie 53 Bugs are not nearly enough

764 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#83099
Herbie was a 1963 Deluxe VW

You can ask any of the Herbie fans at
The love bug fans website

Thats going to be the most reliable source of Herbie Info as many of the members have original movie Herbies and an unhealthy level of interest in Herbie😀

Cheers Tony
62 Ragtop Herbie with a little extra oomph.

Herbie Down Under VW club of Victoria

152 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#83357
Very unhealthy.

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#84977
In the original Love Bug (1969), he was a US-spec 1963 Deluxe Sunroof sedan, which was a Type 117. He was painted Pearl White, which is a VW colour with the code L87. The film cars had insides painted grey so lights wouldn't reflect so much.

The three sequels were made in '74, '77 and '80. Disney used a few later models, such as US '67s with bigger windows, in various scenes and it's fun to spot them.

I wrote a detailed examination of the film and the car for our VW club, and you can read it at:

http://www.clubvw.org.au/love_bug.htm

The original race Herbie from the first film had a Porsche 356 engine and brakes. It still exists, having been restored, and is owned by a terrific VW guy in the States called Greg Carr. You can read about it at:

http://www.clubvw.org.au/herbie_no%202.htm

The Herbie Fans website is:

http://www.lovebugfans.com