Herbie Goes Bananas - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[manuel]

The rust seen on the car was actually not real rust, it was made using paint, all the rust are painted on the car to give the car a Rusty look. If you look closely, then you will see that all the rust are in same style.

[nina]

Herbie's name is mentioned only once in the film. This occurs when Pete first picks up Herbie at the beginning. The owner of the car lot tells Pete a story about Jim Douglas and says, "Herbie, he see it, he stop." For the rest of the movie, the car is called Ocho.

[javier]

A total of 26 Volkswagen Beetles played the part of Herbie in this film due to the enormous number of stunts.

[toni]

Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie's interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.

[wallace]

Herbie is called Ocho because Paco (the boy) says that the numbers 5 & 3 (Herbie's racing number) add up to 8.

[lena]

In the sequence where Herbie "walks the plank", a real Volkswagen Beetle was cast out into the sea. It was never recovered.

[jesus]

Last screen appearance of Iris Adrian.