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vintagevolks Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2000 Posts: 2476 Location: Montana
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Cool find super ! Im guessing you had to reinstall some of the numbers and decals? Did you put some type of glass in the rear or drive it without? Cool find love it! I wonder how many other OG Herbies are still out there? _________________ 59 Ragtop
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Duder Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2009 Posts: 39 Location: Torrance, CA
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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disneyherbie, for those of us who are curious (I'm assuming I'm not the only one), can you explain the dimensions of the widened steel wheels on your original Herbie(s)?
I'm wondering about total width & offset of the wheels, and the tire size you're running.
I've always loved the look of the original Herbie with the widened steelies and no hubcaps. I'm now considering replacing the Empi 5-spokes on my '66 with a similar setup.
Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance! _________________ -Chris / CFlo / Duder
1966 Beetle | 1973 BMW 2002 | 1975 Volvo 245 | 1981 Volvo 242 | 1993 Miata | 1964 Ford Viccup P71 |
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Herbie3Rivers Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2001 Posts: 1271 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Cars in The Love Bug had a couple different widths. Usually 15x5.5 or 15x6. My Herbie, Car #6 currently has a set of 15x6s that came off of one of the Herbies in Herbie Fully Loaded. Offset wise, it's stock. All the width is to the outside of the wheel. I run 195/60R15s up front and 205/60R15s in back. [/img] _________________ Yeah I like Herbie AND New Beetles. Got a problem with it? Tough.
2010 New Beetle Final Edition
2009 Ford Mustang Bullitt
1999 New Beetle GLS
1983 Mercedes 300D
1974 Karmann Ghia
1972 Super Beetle
1970 Beetle Sunroof
1959 Original Herbie #6
1956 Oval
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Herbie3Rivers Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2001 Posts: 1271 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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vintagevolks wrote: |
Cool find love it! I wonder how many other OG Herbies are still out there? |
Here's another. Mine is a brother to Tory's (DisneyHerbie's) car. 1959 Herbie #6.
_________________ Yeah I like Herbie AND New Beetles. Got a problem with it? Tough.
2010 New Beetle Final Edition
2009 Ford Mustang Bullitt
1999 New Beetle GLS
1983 Mercedes 300D
1974 Karmann Ghia
1972 Super Beetle
1970 Beetle Sunroof
1959 Original Herbie #6
1956 Oval
Three Rvers VW Club
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
Visit Herbie the Love Bug at LoveBugFans.com |
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Duder Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2009 Posts: 39 Location: Torrance, CA
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Herbie3Rivers wrote: |
Cars in The Love Bug had a couple different widths. Usually 15x5.5 or 15x6. My Herbie, Car #6 currently has a set of 15x6s that came off of one of the Herbies in Herbie Fully Loaded. Offset wise, it's stock. All the width is to the outside of the wheel. I run 195/60R15s up front and 205/60R15s in back. |
Awesome, thank you sir. I appreciate the thorough explanation and the picture. Your car looks great! _________________ -Chris / CFlo / Duder
1966 Beetle | 1973 BMW 2002 | 1975 Volvo 245 | 1981 Volvo 242 | 1993 Miata | 1964 Ford Viccup P71 |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 5:41 am Post subject: |
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Vintagevolks- yes I basically just replaced stuff that had been taken off for the sequel or gone missing over the years. The rear window in the movie was plexi but was obviously damaged in the rollover during filming. I dont plan on replacing it because of damage to the area. The car only gets driven around the neighborhood to keep thugs operational and circulating. Herbie is really more of a "display piece/prop" than a usable car these days. I just do my best to give him a good home in his retirement! Of the original franchise movies, there are only about 22-24 originals left. Factor in the horrid Lindsay Lohan remake and the made for TV movie and that number doubles. Obviously the earlier the movie, the fewer survived. Less than half of the original 11 cars from The Love Bug are still around. |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24060 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2014 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Herbie3Rivers wrote: |
vintagevolks wrote: |
Cool find love it! I wonder how many other OG Herbies are still out there? |
Here's another. Mine is a brother to Tory's (DisneyHerbie's) car. 1959 Herbie #6. |
Here's a website that lists them.
http://lovebugfans.net/disneycars.htm _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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vintagevolks Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2000 Posts: 2476 Location: Montana
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: |
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disneyherbie wrote: |
Vintagevolks- yes I basically just replaced stuff that had been taken off for the sequel or gone missing over the years. The rear window in the movie was plexi but was obviously damaged in the rollover during filming. I dont plan on replacing it because of damage to the area. The car only gets driven around the neighborhood to keep thugs operational and circulating. Herbie is really more of a "display piece/prop" than a usable car these days. I just do my best to give him a good home in his retirement! Of the original franchise movies, there are only about 22-24 originals left. Factor in the horrid Lindsay Lohan remake and the made for TV movie and that number doubles. Obviously the earlier the movie, the fewer survived. Less than half of the original 11 cars from The Love Bug are still around. |
Very cool find! _________________ 59 Ragtop
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vintagevolks Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2000 Posts: 2476 Location: Montana
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Herbie3Rivers wrote: |
vintagevolks wrote: |
Cool find love it! I wonder how many other OG Herbies are still out there? |
Here's another. Mine is a brother to Tory's (DisneyHerbie's) car. 1959 Herbie #6.
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Cool! Whats the story on your Herbie, how it was found etc? _________________ 59 Ragtop
65 Restored Kombi... Went to the UK |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I thought I would update everyone here on this model. It is currently in production and will hopefully be released by the end of the year. I worked with Mattel to ensure the car was as accurate as possible. We used colors, measurements, parts, etc from my car in the process. (Minus the dents of course!) Models will be available in 1:43 and 1:18 scales. |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Almost looks like a real car sitting there... |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Anybody score one of the Mattel Hot Wheels Elite Herbies yet? They should be in most hobby stores by now. The first release will be from the first movie-The Love Bug... |
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0nebadbug Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2009 Posts: 1087 Location: Rockford, Illinois
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! I'd love to have a few of these!
Have been at my local hobby shop here in the Midwest (hobbytown) a few times over the last few weeks for other things and have not seen this there (I always rifle their die-cast collections for anything VW)...
I WANT..! but at $60 (1:43) & $150+ (1:1? WOW, that's steep.. _________________ ::: Slowoval ::: LaDawri Sebring ::: '61 Creampuff ::: Dust Storm '66 ::: |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Check ebay. There are some vendors who bought in bulk that are undercutting MSRP and offer free shipping... |
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pierrox Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2013 Posts: 258 Location: Paris, London, The Alps, North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Very neat story, came across it on barnfind.com, great job in preserving it! |
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HUGO bOSS Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2008 Posts: 2602 Location: Madeira Island - Portugal
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Sadly, it's put away for the winter, since I'm in Western PA. The good news, however, is that you will be able to see the car in all it's HD glory this year in the upcoming documentary The Bug Movie by filmmaker Damon Ristau! Keep an eye out for it. We filmed a pretty neat segment with Herbie here last summer... |
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disneyherbie Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Mercer, PA
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a winter pic for you Hugo Boss...
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73sports Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2004 Posts: 2107 Location: Warrington, PA
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Now that the car is back in PA, you should bring it to The All Aircooled Gathering in September. _________________ I will never lie, but sometimes the truth changes.
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caleb0101 Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2014 Posts: 524 Location: Bristol Connecticut
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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73sports wrote: |
Now that the car is back in PA, you should bring it to The All Aircooled Gathering in September. |
please bring it to the all air cooled gathering it would love to see it in person!!!!!! _________________ Ruby red 1967 beetle sedan with a 2021cc
1967 beetle sedan baja project
April 60 euro spec ragtop beetle with a 1641cc |
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