Herbie was a 1971.
No- The movie actually came out in 1969, so logic tells us that it couldn't have been a '71. They used several different bugs to film the movie, but most were either 1963, or made to look like the 1963 model.
53
Yes. A 1963 super beetle with a pearl coat (many mistakenly think it's white). The super beetle was a body type that was slightly larger than a regular beetle body.
1998.
Herbie was a VW Bug with a personality of his own.
They remade the '66VW Beetle in '98.See:http://www.superbeetles.com/history.htm
1967
1979
If no body work was required from $800 to $5,000 depending on the quality of the paint you want.
The last year of the production of the VW Beetle was 1979 and they were all convertiblesthat year.
The third number of the serial number is the year it was made.
1967
1966