Yay, Herbie rules!!!
When my parents worked in Germany in the early 70s (on an army base near Stuttgart), they had a Herbie car (just without the racing stripes and #53).
I have always loved beetles and finally got one of my own a couple months ago...
How cute is THAT?!
It is fast and peppy (thanks to the Turbo engine vrooom vrooom) just like Herbie.
There is definitely something special about a car that enjoys being somewhat silly looking. I like that beetles don't look like every other car on the road.