Is That Herbie? Decorated Beetles Fuel Smiles

October 16, 2006 – 9:01 am by Dan Volkens
Filed under Industry News

It can’t do a wheelie. Or compete in races. And it doesn’t have a girlfriend named Giselle. But when Ken and Natalie Brannock take to Concord’s roads in their custom-made Herbie Volkswagen, such trifling details fade away. “They point,” Ken Brannock said. “And the older people look, and a smile comes across their faces.” Via concordmonitor.com

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Is That Herbie? Decorated Beetles Fuel Smiles
October 16, 2006 – 9:01 am by Dan Volkens

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3 Responses to “Is That Herbie? Decorated Beetles Fuel Smiles”

  1. Dude – I freakin’ saw one in Tampa this past weekend! The stickers and paint looked a bit ditressed, so it looked more genuine. That’s cool though.

    By Mrad on Oct 16, 2006 | Reply
  2. Hi. The qoute you have adapted where is that from? I found it somewhere awhile ago but cant rememeber where!!! Please help!
    ‘it can’t do wheelies or compete in races, and it doesn’t have a girlfriend named giselle but when you take it on the road such details fade away. people point and look and smile. its got personality’

    By Sarah on May 24, 2007 | Reply
  3. Dan Volkens

    Hey Sarah, this post is actually one of our Industry News posts, not one of our own. Meaning it was written by someone else, so I’m not actually sure myself where that quote came from, sorry! :]

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