When we say original, we actually mean one of the original Volkswagen Beatles used for the filming of the Disney classic "The Love Bug," which starred an anthropomorphic VW named Herbie that could ...

A movie fanatic built a replica Herbie – for $3,600 ... which came with the Beetle – which now is identical to the Love Bug in the 1963 Disney film. Ross said: “When I got it the body ...

As outlandish as all of these pieces of cinema were at times, they don’t hold a candle to a movie that somehow started a massive franchise: 1968’s The Love Bug. Herbie’s origin story hits ...

It’s surrounded by hundreds more, along with dealer and movie posters ... “The Love Bug” film begat a series of sequels culminating in “Herbie: Fully Loaded” (2005), starring Lindsay ...

With Herbie’s help, a washed-up race car driver (played by Jones) rises to become a champion. The Love Bug became the second highest-grossing film of 1969, earning over $51.2 million at the box ...

Luke has seen the original Love Bug film countless times - but don't dare ask him about the 2005 Disney reboot 'Herbie ... public and we nicked all the posters off the walls!

Volkswagen of America is marking 75 years in the U.S. with a Super Bowl ad featuring Herbie the Love Bug and a swirl of other pop-culture highlights. The 60-second commercial (watch an extended 2 ...

For Luke Theochari, that film was The Love Bug. It was adapted from ... some people to turn the one-of-one Herbie into a bit of a garage queen – an art piece to brag to friends about – Luke ...

Original VW Herbie Love Bug and Luke Theochari (Volkswagen ... it was released to the general public and we nicked all the posters off the walls! ". "We left the cinema feeling like it had ...