As a Herbie afficionado, I can say you are 100% on-point with everything in this video. Thanks for posting!!

I love that the “d” is cut off in unfinished. Nice detail.

Sooo sweet. I have a 2012 Herbie tribute car and love the smiles it gives to people.

Here in Brazil we have "64" beetle style until 1970. My Herbie réplica is 70. I agree with everything what you said.😁👍

I actually have a 63 beetle. It's a factory sunroof car and get this the original color was L87 pearl white. So when we restore it someday back to original all it will need will be decals to be a herbie.

What's interesting to note is that the body-colored running boards Herbie had in The Love Bug are actually accurate to the '63 Deluxe model. Lower trim cars had the simple black ones, which Herbie has for the rest of the films afterwards; he does have the body-colored ones again in the Bruce Campbell TV remake though. Another tidbit that's important to mention is that Herbie's side-view mirror has an interesting transition from film to film. In The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, and Herbie Fully Loaded he has the factory '63 mirror assembly, then in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo he maintains the '63 arm but has a '65-'67 "pear-shaped" mirror retrofitted on, and then in Herbie Goes Bananas and the TV Remake he has the full '65-'67 mirror assembly.

You hit pretty much everything on the nose! Excellent video! And bud, you’ve got to convert that car! If you’re this much into Herbie and Volkswagen you have to have one!

About decklids: One Herbie has a fuse of a later and earlier decklid. In the community, it is referred to as the "Funky Decklid". Some people even replicated this. The reason that decklid was made was for a gag for Herbie Rides Again that didn't end up being used. The decklid fuse is so they would've fit some mechanism to make Herbie's license plate or the pope nose, or both, move around in a circular motion

Thank you for this very informative video. Ever since I was 5 I have always wanted a 1963 VW Beetle and it has been one of my favorite cars ever since I was a kid. Up to this day I still tell myself that I will in fact own a 63 Beetle and make it look like Herbie. I have loved the Herbie movies since I was just a kid and still watch them to this day. I say convert your Beetle into Herbie because I know how many smiles you would get from that. 🤗🤗

Two words: DO IT!! Make your own Herbie! :D

Super Beetle owner here. The 1302 has not flat laying tire you recognize them by the flat windshield, only the 1303 has a flat laying tire in the front, also the tail lights, floor plan, seatmounts and dashboard are differnt. Also the slats in the front for the oil cooler were not standard, some had it some didn't. It was an optional feature by Volkswagen which they allowed their customers to get or not. The original coolers are very inefficent and are no longer available because they had an actual fan powered by the car's battery and draining power as well. Today the coolers are swapped out against a single radiator that cools down by the wind of driving. About the head rest... it's easy to convert the ones with head rest into a pair without head rests. You just need a new seat cover and a differnt filling, even tho for older ones, it's highly recommended to actually give them head rests because in case of a back accident, they prevent your neck from snapping... So in that case I would not give a thing for accuracy and more on safety...

great Herbie guide, one of the better ones i've seen!

I was literally saying to myself when you were talking about the '67s "You could make a Bumblebee" and then YOU SAID IT TOO.

Only 4 minutes in and you already have a new sub! I love how you approach the subject and how in-depth you go. Your '63 looks Killer BTW, I just bought my first bug, a '62 Ragtop Barn find. I don't know if I'm making a Herbie yet but I'll be clear as to where my inspirations lie! :) Can't wait to see more content!

One Super Beetle did appear as Herbie in "Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo." When Herbie is in the stands watching Giselle the Lancia go by, you can see his front end is that of a 'Super.

this video is amazing! as a herbie and classic vw bug enjoyer I'd love to visit your shop someday

I recently thought about building a Herbie for a bit. I would still love to some day, but just not in my cards at the moment. I had a lot of plans to animate the car, and maybe even make it remote controlled. Things like a slight tip of the bumper up/down for a frown/smile, the horn clips from the movies played through a loud speaker, lights that could independently turn on/off, move, and put a little thought in making it wink, with lids, like it did in the later movie. Put all that together with a SBC/microcontroller, an intel compute stick, and some AI and let the car actually respond to what people said around it. I thought that would be so slick at car shows. Imagine you walk by it and say something like "Cool Herbie!" and it (all on its own) winks and smiles at you.

Glad I came across ypur channel. Look forward to mored videos!

This was a fascinating video. I had no idea of the many changes from year to year.

Excellent video on the differences between the years 👍👍

0:36...The rear deck lid on the one on the right is from an oval window ('53-'57) bug. To make a righteous Herbie, it has to be from a '58-'63 bug. 9:06...THAT is a righteous Herbie rear deck lid! Notice the "flaring out" to each side of the "pope nose" license plate light, found only on 1958-1963 bugs. Though '64 bugs also "had the equipment" to be a Herbie, the rear deck lids do not "flare out." Early '64s still had the '58-'63 pope nose license plate lights, but the 1964 rear deck lids were made in preparation for the later '64 "flat abomination" license plate lights. The only year of VW sunroof bugs other than 1963 sunroof bugs that can qualify to be made into a Herbie without noticeable difference are 1962 sunroof bugs (I had two). Though most people are not likely to notice the lack of flare-out on the '64 rear deck lid, they will notice the flat license plate light. And they certainly will notice the smaller all metal sunroof (no more ragtops) introduced in the 1964 model year. And most people will also notice the snowflake taillights on '61 and older bugs. Whereas Herbie has the 1962-67 "high heels" taillights. The only years of VW bugs that can be made into a righteous looking Herbie without prohibitive cost are the 1958 to 1964 "Herbie Generation" bugs. The pre-'62's would have to lose the snowflakes in favor of high heels. The '58s and '59s would have to ditch the "dagger" door handles and older style center black horn button steering wheels. And the '64s and standard hard roof '58-'63 bugs would have to have a ragtop sunroof put in. Even Walt Disney did that with some of their Herbies on brief shots. There are other differences not found on '63 bugs, like no gas gauge, colored door cards, fat needle speedometers, and mohair headliners. But most people won't notice or care as even Walt Disney played fast and loose with brief shots of features not found in '63 bugs. 14:37...BTW, unless everything below the greenhouse is rusted or beat up, that Herbie Generation ragtop arboretum insect ought to be restored in it's own right! 16:26...Yes, you should convert that blue ragtop specimen into a Herbie! That "gulf blue" color only came on 1961 to 1963 bugs, making it one of the "Herbie Generation" QTs. If it's a '61, you would have to install the high heels in place of the snowflakes, as well as a gas gauge.

In 68 the window cranks changed...and my man shows a ribbed door car, 1954 and earlier.

I may own a 1971 Rover P5B but man I love a good old Beetle. You earned a new sub ;)

I mean, You can make it into a Herbie Car Cause your a Pop-culture Movie Fan, Like you made a Ecto-1.

Hope you don't mind me saying this, but I envy you. Having a VW parts shop must be great. Of course, I'm a HUGE Beetle fan and would love having the chance of improving my bug every chance I got, so you having that chance must be really cool. If I had a VW parts shop, I bet I'd feel like a boy in a toy shop all year long. Cool video, by the way!

When you have the time, money and space, I'd love to see you do more of these How-To's on other popular movie/tv show cars, because man you are an incredibly smart Petrol-Head and Geek. Cars to consider: Christine, Doc Hudson, Knight Rider and The Bluesmobile. Also since this is about VW Bugs, which Bug would be the right one to build Highway Haunter or Jannie's pink car from The Real Ghostbusters?

Great video! I love Herbie since I was 3. Thanks for posting

I used to have a 63' Rag that I did convert to a Herbie. Got the wide, offset rims, with the stock hub caps just like in "Herbie goes to Monte Carlo" and it had a correct ragtop I did not have to graft in. Sadly I sold it in 2009 due to financial issues, but was a great fun car. And yes, I think you should convert this one to a Herbie, as you have a perfect car to use.

I like herbie

Saving this for if I ever win the lottery.

Question, so I am getting a 1964 beetle thats in restoration stages, plan to make a herbie out of it, one unfortunate thing is that the IRS pan is from a 1969 beetle. I noticed I would have to figure something out for the 4 lug wheels since they aren't 5 lug. So my question is, what should I do about that? Do they make a 4 lug replica of 5 lugs? you know, without the little slits in the rims. Also, since its a 1969 pan, what else do I have to figure out?

really informative video! i've been looking for a video like this since i was literally a child lol. if you do convert that bug into an actual herbie i'd love if you documented the process & made it into a video

Very informative; Thank you sir.

My first car in 1985 was a ‘64 beetle. I had it for four years and had a spare engine (1600) for it. I blew a piston skirt and Dad had to tow me home from work. While we were changing the engine I needed to go to the bathroom. When I came out to the garage, a couple of Dad’s friends were there. He smiled at me and said “I sold your car for $100!” I was crushed. I never got over that. I bought and sold several over the years, but none ever replaced that ‘64.

Great video. I hated when they made the 53 on the hood in the wrong place and font in the 1997 movie. I hope you make that into a Herbie replica, especially since you know how to do it correctly. I think any potential herbie candidate should be made into a herbie. That would make the world a happier place.

I changed the aprons fenders, bumpers, hood , decklid, trim, running boards, shaved half moons, shaved dash vents, changed the speedometer face to the early 90mph green/grey, added the early fuel gauge, changed to an am radio and Ivory dash controlls. I cut the headrests off the seats and welded in a bar across to make them lowback frames with a ragtop on a '72 standard beetle. It still didn't look quite right with the larger windows. I'd like to find that car again someday.

I can't wait to get my own herbie

What is the name of your dads junkyard? I might go & have a look one day.

i love it I love herbie

About ragtops: Maybe one can make a ragtop replica, like Disney had done on the cars used in Herbie Goes Bananas. They took lots of time and dedication to actually replicate the factory craftsmanship

Thank you, I would really love to have my own Herbie car..possibly like when I could win the lottery or something👍❤53

3:28 I noticed the license plate on car is from Barrow county Georgia and I love that because that's where my dad is from and I live in monroe and go to winder sometimes and I also love Herbie wich is why I clicked on the video.😊👍 (edit I also know your from around winder because I recognize the yellow super beetle you keep showing because I pass it often when I come that way.

Thanks for such a great video! Would love to visit your car and parts yard someday. In case you haven’t seen it there’s a really great feature length documentary called “the bug movie”. The same filmmaker made the sequel to it called “the bus movie”. If you get a chance if you’re in the Tucson area someday you can see you at least five VW beetle art cars most 63 to 1965 at Art Car World . They don’t have a Herbie replica or actual stunt car from the movie yet but they do feature three of the most impressive VW beetle art cars, including “oh my God”, “the glass”, and the original “wrought iron VW”. Thanks again for your very informative and entertaining video on all things Herbie

Definitely go for it.

Great vid...huge Herbie fan...ive replicated Herbie in 25 scale using a 66 bug kit..had to cut out the roof and make my own ragtop..its now a clone except i added race rims n tires via Herbie's request..lol..shame i cant post a pic of it..but my profile pic is My Herbie

I've done one, and measured every decal over and over to get it right.

Love the info on the hurbie. I'm just finishing my 66 then starting a 1970 standard stock car witch I want yo be hurbie replica. In uk (england) hard to find a clean beetle that aint rotten. I restored load of vw cars over last 15 years but hurbie replica I will start summer is for my daughters 1st car so if you have information on making my 1970s let me know happy to cut the car to cabbin and replace it all have large stock of parts as I but everything beetle people have laying in garage.

I say, convert that blue bug into Herbie the love bug! It will look awesome!

I would turn ALL of your beetles into herbie and have a giant fleet of herbies

Bro make it into Herbie I want tutorials pls because probably am going to make one this summer but the info is great

you should definitely make your beetle into a herbie replica car

Thank you, nice video! Nah, in my opinion, don't convert your Beetle in a Herbie replica. I'd make it original and/or to your own taste. Herbie tributes are fun but it has been done hundreds of times, accurate to unsuccesful ones. And one might say that the Herbie enthousiasts are "wasting" too many cars that would have been classy in original or more personal ways. I find that exaggerated, but not a false statement. It's your car, feel free to have fun with it and enjoy to the fullest! Personally, "The Love Bug" introduced me to my passion for the VW Beetle. I toyed with the idea of making one when I was little, then preferred a thing of my own. I would love to own a colourful 61/62 ragtop to tour with my fiancee. Here in Switzerland the costs to buy and maintain this kind of thing make it very hard, unless you're a bit rich, or with tunnelvision investment, or the car was already in your family's possession. I loved the proletarian loveable side of the car, now it's gradually becoming a luxury item. I'm amazed that because of circonstances I can't even afford a rusty one, and your family owns an entire garden of it. You might want to feel lucky ;-) Thanks again and cheers from Switzerland! Federinz

Great video. Probably be the only kind of movie car I would ever have the ability to build after I finish my restoration projects. The two easiest ones I could see is a replica of the original Herbie or one of the JP Jeep Wranglers. Id probably lean towards the VW just for the fact of avoiding the computer emission filled Jeeps. Then there is always the late model swap for the power train to get more modern performance but will without a doubt give up the signature VW exhaust note.

The front 53 decal: The vehicles Disney made for the parks had the 53 placed way, _way_ far back. Take a look at the Disneyland car or the Magic Kingdom car as an example

There is a scrap yard near me that has a bunch of beetle panels. Fenders doors decklids hoods. It's all probably going to be scrapped. Is there anything particular year or style panel worth grabbing or is it all reproduced?

''See you later'' *drives into garage*

Thank you!

Anyone knows the stickers' size?

They changed the windshield during production for Herbie Rides Again

I would love to buy some of the parts you have for a 66' I'm trying to make a herbie myself...

Thanks man😊👍

If you've got a field full of Beetles just rotting away, it makes perfect sense to convert one of them into a Herbie replica. Something like that could either get a good price from a collector, or would be great to show off at car shows or charity events. I'm curious what you think of Horace (the "evil" Herbie from the Bruce Campbell film). What make of Beetle was that, and is it feasable to convert an existing bug into one of those?

I love that car ! Not only because of Herbie, but because it could be your friend. But I would like to know, where did you get that blue helmet ? It does really looks like the one used by Dean Jones in the original movie.

How much would it cost?

Go for it! Turn That '63 Bug into Herbie! P. S. you forgot 2 mention the engine. In The Love Bug 4 the High-Powered racing scenes Herbie had a Porsche 356 Super 90 engine. Just an FYI>

Where Can i get one

To answer your question. Yes, definitely convert that car. And if it were me, I’d try to turn that thing into a sleeper for when at the racetrack.

What about the Halfmoons?

Man I Look Beautiful!

Yay someone made my car 😊

Where are you located? I am restoring a 61 Ragtop and need a few parts. Thanks.

I see that you live in Barrow county. Do y’all have a vw store? I’d love to come visit it

Very cool, do you have a 63 ragtop for sale???

Ok so now we wanna see your replica dudeè

Hey, I have a 1974 beetle I want to buy 1963 parts for it do you sell the parts

How much do you know about Mexican Beetles? They seem to be closer to a standard beetle than a Super Beetle.

Just sold my 1974 super beetle and got a 1966 beetle yesterday and it is the exact color paint as herbie so i am debating....i too can not stand inaccurate herbies lol. They drive me insane!

me, who onyl has a 73 cos thats what me dad left me: Well, fuck.

The sound of the engine is similar to the one in the old movies

Yes you should convert it

i want to make a herbie but... i want to use a super beetle as not only did my mom have one years ago and also it would be easier but also i can just paint the sunroof on.

Hello my name is Niklas i live in Switzerland and i have a friend with a original movie-herbie-car 👍

Now, what if I take a 1958 Beetle Sedan and make it a Herbie? What do I have to change?

I'd love to build a driving chassis bug with no pannels

Hope you dont put your beetle like an herbie.ils look Nice in original style.bonne route 🇫🇷👍

Oh God no my family absolutely loves vws we have a split window and 1970 Volkswagen beetle

_What do I think?_ Do it! *DOOOOO IT!!!!!!!!* 😊😊😊

DO IT!!!

Nice but I prefer original paint. In this case blue. Best regards from Germany 😁

Pls do a part 2

The easiest movie beetle to build is the green one from bullitt

Being someone who owns a Herbie myself. The fact that it doesn’t have a sunroof is the only difference from the movie. It’s otherwise completely accurate

Yes

I hate all the Beetles except Herbie’s model. The Beetle from the 70s are very ugly. Thanks for make this video 😍😍😍

If you have instagram go to min and I show you how the beetle of Brazil is

Looks like I need another beetle because I have a 67. I’m making Herbie and bumblebee

I found a 69 beetle on sale an hour away, it seems like my Herbie won't be completely Herbie.

make more vids man!!

Curious Ever seen a non VW beetle painted like Herbie? What would be your favorite car painted as Herbie?

bumblebee's original form was a volkswagon bug. but penny racer style. When throttlebot goldbug came out. Bumblebee's upgraded form he looked more like a volkswagon.Bumblebee has one advantage over herbie can transform.