Vehicle Description
Authentic "Herbie" from the series of Walt Disney movies, last used
in "Herbie Goes Bananas." Documented with a copy of the title from
1972, with "Walt Disney Productions" listed as the owner. Other
documentation includes photos before the restoration and known
owner history. It was purchased by Herbie historian Bob Hoag from
the Wershaw Auction at Disney Studios August 9, 1980. Restored to
"Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" appearance by Arthur Porter, who
vintage-raced the car. Arthur is a well-known vintage racer, who
sold Herbie to Scott Velvet of the Hollywood Rock & Country Museum
in 2000. Scott sold the car to Burketts Hollywood Museum, and the
car was auctioned off when the museum closed its doors. Doug
Kaufmann, a Herbie enthusiast and collector, purchased the car and
commissioned Dan Miller, well-known VW restorer and Herbie expert,
to restore the interior exactly as it was in "Herbie Goes to Monte
Carlo." He also reinstalled bumpers that were removed for vintage
racing events by Arthur Porter. The car has had a full mechanical
service. It is very fun and powerful, with an 1835cc engine,
4-speed manual transmission and dual Kadron Solex carburetors. This
Herbie, identified by Disney as "5916," was the "oil squirting"
car. When found, it still had its original bracket for the oil
pump. In "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo," Herbie squirts oil on the
police officer's foot. All of the Herbies built for the movies were
use-specific, and many did not drive. The nice thing about this
Herbie is that it was one of the drivers and was used both in
driving shots and interior shots. It is an authentic piece of
useable movie and collector car history. From the John Staluppi
Cars of Dreams Collection.
