The Love Bug (1997 film) The Love Bug (1997 film) The Love Bug is a 1997 American made-for-television comedy adventure film and a remake of the 1968 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC as part of "The Wonderful World of Disney" on November 30, 1997. The remake starred Bruce Campbell and included a special appearance by Dean Jones, star of the original "Love Bug", tying it to the previous films and introduced an evil black Volkswagen named Horace, "The Hate Bug", giving the film a much darker tone than the other "Herbie" films. It is the fifth
Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico the Mexican Beetle was sold. At this time, the Mexican "Volkswagen" receives the larger rear window from 1972 and later German Beetles, and the bulged rear apron of the 1975 and later German Beetles. In mid-1986, a new Limited Edition was launched in Mexico: The "Volkswagen Europa Edition 1". This was the first "Volkswagen" available in Mexico in many years painted in black; besides this special painting, this new Limited Edition had chrome hub caps (the norm in the 80's were matt finished hub caps), inside it had seats upholstered in a honeycomb black and white design with Recaro headrests,