"multiple requests from fans of both the Herbie franchise and lead-actor Bruce Campbell. As of May 2018, it is only available in VHS format throughout the United States and Canada. This movie has since been seen in recent years on cable networks; most notably, Hallmark Channel (which usually airs the 1968 original and 1997 film back-to-back) and very rarely on Disney Channel. The Love Bug (1997 film) The Love Bug is a 1997 American made-for-television comedy adventure film and a remake of the 1968 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC as part"
"Herbie Herbie the Love Bug is a fictional sentient anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Walt Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film ""The Love Bug"". He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is also a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number 53 on the front luggage compartment lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate with the registration"
"were regular instead of the gray bucket seats he had previously had. In """", Herbie, who in this film seemed to be able to show emotions miming a face, went through several ""costume changes"" throughout the movie, changing his style dramatically from scene to scene. More than 30 different Herbies were used during the shooting of this film. One is on display at the Volo Auto Museum and another one used during the NASCAR racing segment of the film is preserved at the Peterson Automotive Museum. Herbie Herbie the Love Bug is a fictional sentient anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a"
"apart from the two times Herbie honks his horn at Paco trying to say his name when Paco couldn't understand what Herbie was saying. Some of these Herbie cars were recycled for ""Herbie, the Love Bug"" in 1982. One of the actual film cars used with its flip wheel chassis in the bullfighting scenes now resides in Sydney, Australia. Another one was displayed in the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum until the museum's closure in 2011. Since then its new location remains unknown. Volkswagen ceased the sale of Beetles in the USA one year before the film's release. In"
"running boards were now the more conventional black. Additionally, Herbie was running on standard wheels yet again. Volkswagen also promoted the film by having a Type 1 Beetle, complete with Herbie livery, in every showroom. There are various model errors in this film, such as the later ""big window"" (post-1964) Beetles being used. Also of note is the ""cut-n-shut"" engine cover after the warehouse break-in. The Beetle used was a late model, having a more bulbous flat-bottomed lid with an earlier rounded bottom edge welded on. After the success of ""The Love Bug"", the film was heavily endorsed by Volkswagen,"
"the television film, ""The Love Bug"", there were some significant changes. The graphics used were copied from the 1974 Volkswagen of America decal kit, and the position on the front hood 53 was higher up. The racing stripes were different sizes, and the shade of blue reverted to the lighter version used in the original 1968 movie. The sunroof was a solid white (vs. gray) and was missing the racing stripes. Herbie's wheels were standard Beetle wheels, instead of the wider GoodYear GT Radial racing tires used in ""Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo"" and ""Herbie Goes Bananas"", and the seats"
"following the television film ""The Love Bug"" (1997) and the only theatrical ""Herbie"" film since ""Herbie Goes Bananas"" (1980). This film serves as a direct sequel to the original films and ignores the events from the fifth film ""The Love Bug"". The film was released on June 22, 2005 and grossed over $144 million worldwide. Maggie Peyton (Lohan) is an aspiring race car driver. Maggie's family includes her brother, Ray Jr., and her father, Ray Sr., who are members of their namesake's racing team. Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle, is towed to a junkyard after losing several races, and Ray Sr."
"get Susan back after they broke up his wedding. Hank Cooper (Bruce Campbell) becomes the owner of Herbie in the 1997 made-for-television movie ""The Love Bug"". Here Herbie's origins are explained: an elderly German engineer named Dr. Gustav Stumpfel was building Herbie when a picture of his deceased wife fell into a vat of molten metal; Stumpfel's love for her animating Herbie. During the film Stumpfel is forced to build an evil Volkswagen counterpart to Herbie, ""Horace the Hate Bug"", from a sample of Herbie's original metal. Horace's personality is influenced by the narcissism of Herbie's former owner Simon when"
"amongst others. Bond's most famous car is the silver grey Aston Martin DB5, first seen in ""Goldfinger""; it later featured in ""Thunderball"", ""GoldenEye"", ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", ""Casino Royale"", ""Skyfall"" and ""Spectre"". The films have used a number of different Aston Martins for filming and publicity, one of which was sold in January 2006 at an auction in the US for $2,090,000 to an unnamed European collector. Bond also shows his taste for aircraft: a gyrocopter—""Little Nellie""—features in ""You Only Live Twice"", a Cessna 185 Seaplane in ""Licence to Kill"", an Acrostar Jet in ""Octopussy"", the Space Shuttle in ""Moonraker"" and"
"bearing the 3636 on the number plate was used in the film. Rishab Shetty conceived a mute character in the film and the car was used in the place after certain modifications. Elaborating on the role it plays in the film, he said, ""It is not about just buying the car, but how they fall in love also makes this vehicle an important part of the film. The car even has a name, Kirik car."" The makers spent over a month on finalizing on the ""perfect car"" before narrowing down on the Contessa ""for its long looks"". It was also"
"and HD Radio to use for gas money, car expenses, and the film. Fagbug Fagbug is a Volkswagen New Beetle owned by Erin Davies of Syracuse, New York, who, in response to graffiti on her car, embarked on a trans-American road trip to raise awareness of LGBT rights. On April 18, 2007, Davies, an art education graduate student at Sage College of Albany, found the words ""fag"" and ""U R gay"" spray-painted on her car. In response, she dropped out of college and started on a 55,000 mile trip through 41 U.S. states, during which she interviewed 536 people and"
"Bond Bug The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled automobile which was built from 1970 to 1974, initially by Bond Cars Ltd, but subsequently by the Reliant Motor Company. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Following the purchase of Bond Cars Ltd., Reliant commissioned Tom Karen of Ogle Design to design a fun car. The Bond Bug was based on chief engineer John Crosthwaite's newly designed chassis and some Reliant Regal running gear. The original concept was explored by chopping down a production Regal vehicle, the rear of"
"the car drives down a highway engulfed in flames. Although the car in the film is identified as a 1958 Plymouth Fury—and in 1983 radio ads promoting the film, voiceover artists announced, ""she's a '57 Fury""—two other Plymouth models, the Belvedere and the Savoy, were also used to portray the malevolent automobile onscreen. John Carpenter placed ads throughout Southern California searching for models of the car, and was able to purchase twenty-four of them in various states of disrepair, which were used to build a total of seventeen copies of the film car. All cars were two door hardtops. Total"
"of his most famous vehicles from the then-current 19 official films. Cars include the Aston Martin DB5 made famous in its initial appearance in ""Goldfinger"", the Lotus Esprit from ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" and ""For Your Eyes Only"", and the BMW Z8 that briefly appeared in ""The World is not Enough"" as well as seven other automobiles. Each car is equipped with all the usual gadgetry and weapons issued by Q, the Quartermaster of a special branch of MI6 referred to as Q-Branch. In ""007 Racing"", a high ranking European diplomat and businessman plans to hijack a shipment of"
"were done along the main street that goes through the area of the golf courses in Griffith Park. The green Volkswagen Beetle used by Schuyler was two Herbie cars from ""The Love Bug:"" one was the vehicle carried by Tang Wu's Chinese Camp students, (this was a gutted car and a rubber truck tire tube was placed under the passenger door, and when inflated suddenly, it would tip the car over, this car used in the scene where A.J. Arno rams it). The other car was used in the scenes with Schuyler driving it on a flat tire. (The Art"
"with the use—and in some cases the destruction—of expensive and alluring foreign automobiles; including a Ferrari Daytona, a Porsche 928, a Jaguar XJ, as well as brief appearances of a Cadillac Allante and a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. A vintage gull-wing Mercedes-Benz 300SL is also presented in the film, being personally driven by Braga's character in an introductory sequence before a large-scale climactic car chase scene. In addition to driving a newly redesigned Mercedes-Benz 500SL for the 1990 model year, Eastwood's character is also seen conveying his distaste for the Lime Green color on the Lotus Esprit and later driving said"
"later found by a tow truck driver (E. E. Bell) in a garage and carried to ""Crazy Dave"" (Jeremy Roberts)'s scrapyard and, later, bought by Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) in """" (2005). He is later modified, becoming a 2002-cc-engined car and participating in various races, from a demolition derby to the final race of the Nextel Cup Series. Herbie eventually falls in love with a Volkswagen New Beetle (which, at the end, is revealed to be a sentient car, too, or is brought to life like the Beetle army in the second film). Herbie's appearance remained consistent throughout the first"
"and achieves an average of 47.81 mph (76.94 km/h), setting a new UK record. Bond Bug The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled automobile which was built from 1970 to 1974, initially by Bond Cars Ltd, but subsequently by the Reliant Motor Company. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Following the purchase of Bond Cars Ltd., Reliant commissioned Tom Karen of Ogle Design to design a fun car. The Bond Bug was based on chief engineer John Crosthwaite's newly designed chassis and some Reliant Regal running gear. The"
"the Batmobile for the ""Batman"" television show which premiered in January 1966. Footage from ""Fireball 500"", specifically shots of the 4B car (Jim Douglas' car) toppling over on its roof, show up later in the demolition derby scenes at the beginning of ""The Love Bug"". When making the film AIP would hire a race car driver and install cameras in the front and rear of his car to obtain shots. The film is notable for its depiction of the inherently dangerous Figure 8 racing. Funicello and Fabian starred together again (without Avalon) the following year in AIP's follow-up feature, ""Thunder"
"the first few episodes of the first season, then a 1959 Plymouth Fury convertible with a white top and a car phone. In the third season Gunn drives a 1961 white Plymouth Fury convertible with a car phone. Gunn's girlfriend, Edie Hart, is a sultry singer employed at Mother's; she opens her own place in season 3. His pet name for Edie is ""Silly"". Herschel Bernardi costarred as Lieutenant Charles ""Chuck"" Jacoby, a somber police detective in the Los Angeles Police Department's 13th Precinct and friend of Gunn. Occasionally he refers people to Gunn as clients. In 1959, Bernardi received"
"the most valuable Ferrari road cars of all time. McQueen liked the car very much, and eventually managed to acquire one for himself. The dune buggy was a Meyers Manx, built in California on a VW beetle floor pan with a hopped-up Chevrolet Corvair engine. McQueen owned one, and the Manx, the original dune buggy, was often copied. Crown's Rolls Royce carried Massachusetts vanity license tag ""TC 100"" for the film. Sean Connery had been the original choice for the title role, but turned it down—a decision he later regretted. In the 1999 remake, the title role was portrayed by"
"red Ford Super Duty, which replaced his original truck, a red extended-cab Ford Ranger (1983 or 1993 model depends on the episodes) after it was destroyed by a train, despite trying to make it last as long as mechanically possible. Both trucks have manual transmissions while the Ranger carries a bed mounted toolbox for times when Hank takes his truck out on Strickland-related business. He gives great love and affection to his lawn and his bloodhound, Ladybird. In one episode, Peggy is bitter for throwing a special birthday party for Ladybird but not for herself, where it is implied in"
"but a horrendous crash during his qualifying run ended that part of his career. Granatelli eventually became very visible in the racing world in the 1960s as the spokesman for STP oil and gasoline treatment products, appearing on its television and radio advertisements as well as sponsoring racecars. He clad his pit crews in white coveralls with the oval STP logo scattered all over them, and once wore a suit jacket with the same STP-laden design. He made a cameo appearance in the Disney movie ""The Love Bug"". Granatelli's cars became a significant presence at the Indianapolis 500. While he"
"for Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Guatemala, and certain other countries. Some sources state that no more than 3000 BTVs were built across the world. General Motors also built another basic vehicle in the 1970s, the South African Chevrolet Nomad. A Bedford HA was used in the filming of the Beiderbecke Trilogy, and in series two of the comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and also in the Oscar-winning movie A Fish Called Wanda. Postman Pat drives a similar van in his series. Bedford HA The Bedford HA was a car derived van introduced in 1963 by Bedford, based on the Vauxhall Viva"
"four film entries as well as the 1982 television series (""Herbie the Matchmaker""). There were only minor, subtle changes. The 1997 TV movie and ""Herbie: Fully Loaded"" featured major overhauls in Herbie's appearance, as there were different production crews working for Disney by this time. In order to create the effect of Herbie driving himself, Disney concocted a detailed system of sprockets and pulleys connected to a second steering column under the front seat for a rear seat driver. There was also a second set of pedal assemblies, clutch cables and a shifter extension. In ""The Love Bug"", the rear"
"E38 cars used during production were modified so they could be driven from the backseat, making it appear that Bond actor Pierce Brosnan was controlling the car using his mobile phone. The car type is actually a BMW 740iL but they were re-badged as the 750iL. One survives today and can be seen at exhibition “TOP SECRET” at Museum Industriekultur, Nuremberg. Besides the 7 Series saloons, BMW also supplied a $14,000 R1200C motorcycle. BMW received the rights to use movie clips from the film in its multimillion-dollar campaign, and during the 1997 holiday season they offered a special promotion that"
"in the films ""Toys"" (1992) and ""Fast and Furious"" (2009). Lamborghini LM002 The Lamborghini LM002 aka ""Lamborghini truck"" is an off-road sport utility vehicle manufactured by Lamborghini between 1986 and 1993. The LM002 was an unusual departure for Lamborghini which, at the time, was primarily known for high-performance, hand-built, super/sports cars. The LM002 was not the first of its kind to be built by Lamborghini. Two prototype vehicles, the Cheetah and the LM001, paved the way for LM002. Both vehicles used rear-mounted American power plants and were intended for military use, but were not well received. With the idea of"
"Originally, Blinn was to have Starsky drive a Chevrolet Camaro convertible because he fondly remembered a green and white one that he owned. However, when production started on the pilot episode, Ford Motor Company's Studio-TV Car Loan Program was the lease supplier for Spelling-Goldberg. They looked at lease stock and chose two 1975 351 Windsor V8-powered (VIN code ""H"") ""Bright Red"" (paint code 2B) 2-door Gran Torinos. Both cars had a role in the pilot movie, one being ""Starsky's"" car, and the other being a similar car which is mistaken for Starsky's car by the film's villains. They each had"
"Mercedes-Benz advertisement appears before the film on original VHS copies of the film. Jeff Goldblum, the star of the film, received a complimentary ML 320 from Mercedes-Benz as a result of the tie-in. Three versions were used in the movie, of which 2 copies of each were built. Two are displayed at the Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, there is one at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, and one at the Visitor Center at the M-class factory in Alabama. The ML 320 was ""Motor Trend"" magazine's Truck of the Year for 1998 and was voted the 1998 North American"
"(750iL), ""Enemy of the State"" (740iL), ""Invictus"" (740iL), ""Bad Santa"" (740iL), ""Fun with Dick and Jane"" (740iL), ""Valley of the Wolves (TV series)"" (L7), ""Showtime"" (740i), ""The Transporter"" (735i) which was a one off manual 750i badged as a 735i, ""Live Free or Die Hard"" (740i),""Transformers"" (740iL), ""The Game"" (740iL) and ""The Sum Of All Fears"". Even though it was the only featured car in the series to be replaced the following year, the E38 (740i) featured in the BMW Film ""Ambush"" which was released in fall 2001. In the 18th James Bond feature film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", the sixteen"
"Love Bug;"" an early 20th-century orchestrion that plays on its own; and a retired cable car from the defunct Clay Street Line, known as ""Old No. 22."" Mrs. Steinmetz explains that Tennessee has gone to Tibet to visit his ailing philosophy teacher, while Herbie's former owner, Jim Douglas, has gone to Europe. She also explains that Herbie found Old No. 22 on a vacant lot whose owners were using it as a chicken house. All the while, Mr. Barnsdorf, the construction boss, is growing impatient with Hawk's alleged indecision, reminding him that the whole thing is costing him $80,000 a"
"with the truck serving as proxy for the film's villain. The original 74-minute TV movie used a tag axle 1955 Peterbilt 281. It was destroyed in the film's climactic crash scene. A 2nd 281, a 1960 with tag axle, was prepared as a backup, but went unused. It has been in and out of its ""Duel"" ""make-up"" since. The surviving truck also made a cameo in the beginning of the 2004 movie ""Torque"". When the film was expanded to 90 minutes for theatrical release, two additional 281/351 stunt rigs were purchased. The first of these was a 1964 Peterbilt 351,"
"to boycott the film. The film was the first one bound by BMW's three-picture deal, so the producers were offered BMW's latest roadster, the BMW Z3. It was featured in the film months before its release, and a limited edition ""007 model"" sold out within a day of being available to order. As part of the car's marketing strategy, several Z3's were used to drive journalists from a complimentary meal at the Rainbow Room restaurant to its premiere at Radio City Music Hall. For the film, a convertible Z3 is equipped with the usual Q refinements, including a self-destruct feature"