What car was Thorndyke special?
Apollo 3500 GTs
A pair of Apollo 3500 GTs were used to portray the Thorndyke Special race car which was featured in The Love Bug, a 1968 Disney movie. One of the pair has been fully restored.
What was the yellow car in The Love Bug?
1965 Apollo GT
Peter Thorndyke’s yellow “Special” is actually a 1965 Apollo GT, a rare sports car sold by International Motorcars of Oakland, California. It used an Italian-built body and chassis from Intermeccanica paired with a small-block Buick V8 engine that was installed in Oakland.
Who made the Apollo car?
| Apollo Intensa Emozione | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apollo Automobil GmbH Manifattura Automobili Torino |
| Also called | Apollo IE |
| Production | 2019–present (10 units planned) |
| Assembly | Affalterbach, Germany |
What does 53 mean on Herbie?
Herbie wears the number 53 because of Dodger star Don Drysdale. Bill Walsh, producer of The Love Bug, came up with the blue and red racing stripes and gave the cute car No. 53 in honor of one of his favorite ballplayers.
Is Apollo IE street legal?
Ever since teaming up with HWE-Mercedes-AMG’s favorite race car development specialist-last summer, Apollo’s IE supercar has changed a lot, mostly beneath its wild carbon fiber body panels.
How was Herbie so fast?
Herbie Got Up to Speed with Disney Big-Screen Magic To best portray Herbie’s astounding ability to outdistance the big racecars, the lively little VW was given a powerful bus engine in some sequences. For other scenes, the bug was outfitted with a posh Porsche engine that could do 90 mph in third gear and 115 in top.
What is the loudest street legal car in the world?
The McLaren 720S Spider stands as the peak McLaren offers for anyone who has enough money to blow. It is also the loudest car in the convertible segment sitting at an ear-shredding 99 decibels. All that noise is generated from the 720S’ massive twin-turbocharged V8 engine.