The Hippie Van
When Jim's and Carol's test drive won't end, Herbie takes them to a drive-in for some dinner. Next to them is a pair of hippies in a. One of them teases Carol as she's trying to get out of the car. Fun fact, the hippie in question is actually Dean Jones, the man who plays Jim Douglas. I had a couple of ideas for what the new equivalent of this van and its owners could be. It could be some kind of budget overlander with some alternative-medicine-loving modern-style hippies. Though it would be hard to imagine them being at some kind of fast-food joint. So I think the better move would be to feature
, complete with airbrushed paint on the side. It could even reference the paint on the van from Pixar's"Onward." And as an aside, it would be a great opportunity to bring in Tommy Chong as the owner and driver.At about the darkest point in the movie, Jim comes home having just purchased a Lamborghini from Thorndyke. It's meant to be a replacement for Herbie. Unsurprisingly, Herbie doesn't take it well, promptly smashing the car and running off.
The original car was a Lamborghini 400 GT, which overlapped for a while with the hotter Miura. As such,