The original VW Beetle goes back to the 1930s. Paramount Pictures, HO / TNS Show More Show Less 8 of10Ī replica of Herbie the Love Bug, the star of the wacky Disney movies, is shown in 2003 during the ceremony of the Volkswagen sedan “last edition” at the Puebla plant in Mexico. In the 2018 film “Bumblebee,” the title robot transforms into a classic Volkswagen Beetle, just like the original character in the 1980s “Transformers” cartoons. William Luther, Staff Show More Show Less 7 of10 William Luther, Staff Show More Show Less 6 of10Ī convertible Volkswagen Beetle and Bus owned by James Oliver at his home in San Antonio. James Oliver opens the sunroof on one of his Volkswagen Beetles parked next to one of his VW Buses. The 49-year-old Army veteran sits on the original 1972 Beetle he first bought in high school, though he mostly drives the red 1972 Beetle, which he named Red. Volkswagen Beetle collector and mechanic Freddy Washington poses with two of his VW Bugs at his Floresville home. William Luther, Staff Show More Show Less 4 of10 The interior of one of James Oliver’s Volkswagen Beetles. William Luther, Staff Show More Show Less 3 of10 James Oliver poses in one of his five Volkswagens at his San Antonio home. The 49-year-old Army veteran bought his first Beetle in high school. Volkswagen Beetle collector and mechanic Freddy Washington poses in front of several Beetles he’s repairing at his Floresville home.

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