and he notes - As far as titles go, the first "The Love Bug" was a comedy short produced in 1919 and again in 1925 by Hal Roach Studios. The first VW version was released by Disney in 1968 and again as a sequel "Herbie, the Love Bug" in 1982 and a made for TV version in 1997 and most recently as "Herbie Fully Loaded" in 2005. They were called 'Beetles' as far back as I can remember, but I guess "Herbie The Love Beetle" wouldn't make good box-office.
They all used the '68 VW as a prop and the models appear to be accurate. But a check on the dimensions might be a good idea: Length: 4 m (13.32 ft) - Approx 2 3/8" in S Width: 1.6 m (5.08 ft) - Approx 7/8" in S Height: 1.5 m (4.92 ft) - Approx 7/8" in S Length between axles: 2.4 m (7.87 ft) - Approx 1 1/2" in S I remember a classmate had one back in the early 50s. Small rear window, no gas gauge and turn signals were small levers located in the column behind the doors. I bought a VW '59 convertible in 1962 and ran up 100,000 miles commuting to and from Boston before I traded it on a Volvo. With 36 hp in the rear and ten gallons of gasoline practically in my lap I learned to use discretion when battling traffic! Raleigh Emporium Pictures At 11:48 PM 2/25/2006, John Degnan wrote: >Not sure what year of VW Herbie the Love Bug was, so this might not >belong on the SSTOT list, so advance apologies if not. But... See >this set at the link below : > > http://www.playingmantis.com/jl/products_details.php?productid=403 > > John Degnan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
