More Than One Original Herbie
Although the original Herbie was an iconic ride, it wasn’t alone. During the production of the movie, there were at least 50 Volkswagen Beetles that were used. These cars all had different purposes and scenes such as the racing scenes and the general driving scenes. You wouldn’t think that it would take that many clones of a car to shoot a film, but it did (via Slash Gear).
The original Volkswagen Beetle was an iconic car and millions were produced. A movie that was as in-depth as Herbie needed a lot of doubles to cover the stunts and driving scenes. Another reason for the multitude of VW Bugs during production was the fact that the air-cooled car was notorious for overheating and breaking down. Having an adequate level of backups was crucial to make sure that the filming remained on time and on point.