The Love Bug brought to the United States, Walt suggested a different car story for him, which was "Car, Boy, Girl", a story written in 1961 by Gordon Buford. "Car, Boy, Girl;" "The Magic Volksy;" "The Runaway Wagen;" "Beetlebomb;" "Wonderbeetle;" "Bugboom" and "Thunderbug" were among the original development titles considered for the film before the title was finalized as "The Love Bug." Herbie competes in the Monterey Grand Prix, which, except for 1963, was not a sports car race. The actual sports car race held at Monterey was the Monterey Sports Car Championships. Peter Thorndyke's yellow "Special" is actually a 1965 Apollo GT,
Super Bug (video game) Super Bug (video game) Super Bug is an arcade game developed, manufactured, and released by Atari in 1977. The player steers a yellow Volkswagen Beetle (or "Bug") along a multidirectionally scrolling track, avoiding the boundaries and occasional obstacle. The game ends when fuel runs out. "Super Bug" is in black and white, and the colored car comes from a yellow overlay in the center of the monitor. The 1978 Atari arcade game "Fire Truck" is based on "Super Bug". Both games were programmed by Howard Delman. Originally titled "City Driver", the video game "Super Bug" was the first to be