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Herbie, the Love Bug is a sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle racing car which has been featured in several Walt Disney motion pictures starting with The Love Bug in 1969. He has a mind of his own, being capable of driving himself and often becoming a serious contender in auto racing.
Herbie, the inimitable VW Beetle is destined for the scrap heap, until down-on-his-luck mechanic Hank Cooper takes him over and gives him a new lease of life, much to the fury of his previous owner, who builds a menacing, evil, black Beetle to challenge Herbie and Hank to a one-on-one race.
The model for the titular Superbug was Herbie from the Disney film franchise that started in 1968. The main difference between the two vehicles is that Herbie is portrayed as a magical Volkswagen in white racing livery, while in most of the Superbug movies, the Superbug is a computerized plain yellow Beetle with some elements of artificial intelligence.
The other 32 are available to rent or buy through a VOD platform like Amazon or Apple — and some of them are even uploaded free on Barbie’s official YouTube channel. Barbie Movies on Netflix:
The VW "Wolfsburg" castle emblem on the steering wheel hub is also seen throughout the car's interior shots. Within the script, the car was only ever referred to as "Herbie", "the little car" or "the Bug"—the latter, although a common nickname for the Beetle, was not trademarked by Volkswagen at the time of filming.
In Barbie's cul-de-sac, there's a 1985 treehouse marked by a sign that reads "This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places" by "Barbie Department of the Interior."
Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of his own, is decommissioned and towed to a junkyard after losing several races. Elsewhere, Maggie Peyton, the youngest member of the Peyton racing clan, graduates from college and is preparing to take up an internship with ESPN in New York.
Volkswagen Beetle (Herbie): white, red and blue stripes on hood, black number 53 in a circle. Lancia Scorpion ( Giselle ): powder blue, yellow and white stripes, dark blue or black number 7 Laser 917 GT Coupé : (Porsche 917 - styled Volkswagen Beetle based kit car): red, black and yellow stripes, yellow number 17 on a black square background