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draginwagen
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Sorry for a strange question but I figure you guys would know. I've never seen a hurbie movie, was there other beetles that raced against him? Did he have a arch rival? I'm kind of hooked on being the oposite to things. So it would be fun to paint mine up like the rival just to have people scratching their heads  |
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deluxekombi67
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Yea come to think of it ive never seen one either??? but i have seen EVERY Herbie movie, they are great!
ALSO.....anyone knows who built the Horace the hate bug? I know Creative Car Craft had a lot to do with the newest Herbie fully loaded beetles but just curious if anyone knew or if there was a website with the build?
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doc1369
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sorry, herbie  . My family was into cutting beetles in half and making trikes. So never had a intrest in Herbie. If you se one with seats on the back facing backwards my family probably built it because our mold is the only one I've seen that does that. Pisses my dad off I haven't cut mine in half yet .
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WesleyGarrard
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Heres my boy. A replica of Herbie #2, the one outfitted with a Porsche super 90 and used in the race scenes in the Original The Love Bug
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vws-microcars4jim
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| Heres my boy. A replica of Herbie #2, the one outfitted with a Porsche super 90 and used in the race scenes in the Original The Love Bug |
So does your replica have the super 90 engine? If so how was the swap? |
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WesleyGarrard
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| Heres my boy. A replica of Herbie #2, the one outfitted with a Porsche super 90 and used in the race scenes in the Original The Love Bug |
So does your replica have the super 90 engine? If so how was the swap? |
no, but I wish I did. I cannot afford the porsche. What I did was modify the 40hp to resemble a porsche engine. |
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billy aka fantomas
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Nice thread more pics please 
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Herbie3Rivers
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bandi
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I will have a Herbie one day, whether a darn good replica, or an original. Mark my words!!
I have a customer who made his '74 into a Herbie, but I dunno, doesn't look right unless it's a '63.
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EA812
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Willhelm
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| Here is one in my location. I met the owner and chatted a little. And of course recorded the brush with greatness. |
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rabbitmania
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Why does the rear window of this one appear to be misshapen? It looks that way in the other pics too. |
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Herbie3Rivers
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Funny you should ask. That damage was incurred during the production of The Love Bug. My car was set up to be driven via remote control, and in one of the scenes, Herbie had to make a sharp turn to avoid going over a cliff. What the crew didn't notice was the power lines running over where they were filming. So when it came time to do the shoot, the car didn't respond and went over the cliff. The repair is the same quick repair that Disney did on set, including a lexan rear window. For years I had not known how the damage happened or if it even happened on set. But it was thanks to a connection with one of the special effects guys on the movie that I was able to confirm the story.
You don't really notice it from the passenger side, but the drivers side is where the majority of the damage is. Much of the back corner is filler. Even the seam just under the drip rail on the roof was filled, yet the passenger side was left alone. The front passenger side of the roof is a little out of shape, but no where near as drastic as the rear. But When you drive the car it lets you know just how out of shape it is as the doors don't seal up properly with the body and if you hit a bump just right the drivers door will unlatch a little. Both doors used to unlatch, but it took lots of patience to get the strikers angled just right. The roll over also made the decklid unable to latch to the apron. Even after a lot of adjustment, so I've grown used to it rattling as I drive.
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EA812
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varian
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Hi EA812,
My name is Varian. Are you the one that Brings the Herbie The Love Bug Car to the Manchester, Connecticut each year? I like the car! Write back or PM me here. I have a question. Write back.
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tboneveedub
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 12:05 am Post subject: Re: Herbie Only thread...Real and copys! |
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1972 Beetle I did years ago. Actually painted with rattle can Rust-Oleum lol All new everything but real paint. hahahaha
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tboneveedub
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 12:10 am Post subject: Re: Herbie Only thread...Real and copys! |
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Antenna on the wrong side, headlights, and turn sognals wrong,. Also the bumper and color is wrong on my 72 Beetle. lol
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EA812
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 4:45 am Post subject: Re: Herbie Only thread...Real and copys! |
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| Antenna on the wrong side, headlights, and turn sognals wrong,. Also the bumper and color is wrong on my 72 Beetle. lol |
Just like Disney! Fake convertible tops different trunks, front suspension. Antenna was almost in the middle in Herbie goes bananas . They didn't care. Lol.
That and the average person would not notice. People have told us our 65 without a convertible is identical. Ha. Anyhow that car looks good in the photo. Just my opinion though.
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tboneveedub
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Thank you! This is it today how it looks hasnt changed alot, and my 72 Super Beetle Heneral Lee. lol
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