"The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife."
Barack Obama (1961-) - 44th President of the US
Famous Volkswagen Beetles
Ever since the Disney movie "The Love Bug" from 1968 Volkswagen Beetles have been showcased in movies and on TV. Actually you can see a lot of VW beetles in TV shows like the A-Team parked by the roadside or driving past.
This page highlights four of the most famous:
- Herbie
- Bumblebee
- Dudu
- Cars Beetles
- Footloose
Herbie
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The photo shows a beautiful replica of Herbie, encountered on a vintage car rallye. He could even start with the number 53...
Bumblebee / B-127
Bumblebee / B-127 is A young Autobot scout who transforms first into an advanced yellow Cybertronian car, then a yellow 1942 Willys MB, before switching for a rusty yellow 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, and eventually a yellow and black 1977 Chevrolet Camaro from the first film. Later he kept the persona of the Chevrolet Camaro updating in every movie to concept, SS or sports models right up to the 2016 model. Next to Optimus Prime Bumblebee is one of the most iconic Autobots. He is an espionage expert. In combat with a Decepticon his voicebox was irrepairably damaged and he then resorted to communicate using his onboard car radio...
Here you can see the Sunny Bug in an AI created video transforming into the Autobot Bumblebee and a compilation by Pablo M. Torres Tellado on YouTube. Thank you Pablo.
The images show toys of the Autobot Bumblebee B-127 and Optimus Prime (the red and blue Freightliner FL86 COE truck) as a Volkswagen Beetle and as a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro 77 Camaro Z-28 ....