<body><div><p>On Sunday at about 12:15 p.m. on Route 202 South, I saw the DVD cover of Herbie Fully Loaded, except Lindsay Lohan wasn’t leaning against the car.</p><p>It was otherwise identical.</p><p>Traveling along the left lane was a perfect replica of Herbie from the movie series. It's perfect as far as the markings, anyway.</p><p>The placement of the stripes and the 53 logo were spot on, as the car color was. I’m not sure that it was a 1963 Volkswagen, but a true car person would know.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1i1NXq_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1i1NXq_0wCxkUA800" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Jeff Deminski - Canva / TSM Illustration</figcaption></figure><p>What’s noteworthy is there’s more than one Herbie replica cruising the Garden State lately. Check out the one on the Parkway someone posted a picture of on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/1fzechi/seen_on_the_parkway_today/share_id=3QM0GrpBmSmMGgla0XsEP&amp;utm_content=1&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1">the NJ subreddit</a>.</p><p>Look at the tail lights. Close, but different car!</p><p>What is happening here?</p><p>Is there a new Herbie movie in the works, and this is a studio’s effort to get some word of mouth going?</p><p>Or is New Jersey just full of Herbie aficionados?</p><p>Was it cool to see this? Sure. But it’s just a paint job and logos.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3HBmNu_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3HBmNu_0wCxkUA800" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Jeff Deminski - Canva / TSM Illustration</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not like the car is sentient, or worth a ton of money like a James Bond Aston Martin.</p><p>It seems we’re all fascinated with some fantasy car or another, whether from a movie or a television show. If money were no object, what would yours be?</p><p>Edmunds the car site put out a ranking of the Top 100 Hollywood cars of all time. You can see the <a href="https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/the-100-greatest-movie-and-tv-cars-of-all-time.html">full list here</a>, but here’s the Top 10.</p><p><b>The Top 10 most iconic Hollywood cars, according to Edmunds:</b></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1d1uOl_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1d1uOl_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="633" ></figure><h2>Batman 1955 Lincoln Futura Batmobile</h2><p>Yes, the first Batmobile. The one from the cheesy TV show. Turbines to speed! I remember it from re-runs.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=39slsl_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39slsl_0wCxkUA800" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Mad Max 1973 Ford XB Falcon - www.garycrossleyford.com/</figcaption></figure><h2>Mad Max 1973 Ford XB Falcon</h2><p>Okay, badass, but how was it on gas? And are there any drink cup holders in this thing?</p><h2>Gone in Sixty Seconds 1967 Shelby GT500</h2><p>The only surprise here is that "Eleanor" isn’t number one.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0DHaNw_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0DHaNw_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="717" ><figcaption>ASSOCIATED PRESS</figcaption></figure><h2>Knight Rider 1982 Pontiac Trans Am</h2><p>Forget the talking features. We just all wanted a blank Trans Am in the 80s.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1U8I5g_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1U8I5g_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="635" ></figure><h2>Bullitt 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390</h2><p>It helped to cement the Mustang as the ultimate American car.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=30p0Rf_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30p0Rf_0wCxkUA800" width="768" height="1024" ></figure><h2>American Graffiti 1932 Ford Coupe</h2><p>Possibly one of the few movies where the cars were as important as the actors.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=46Xa6C_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46Xa6C_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="716" ><figcaption>Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP</figcaption></figure><h2>Smokey and the Bandit 1977 Pontiac Trans Am</h2><p>Before there was KITT, there was this beauty in the 70s.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3eP1rY_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3eP1rY_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="683" ></figure><h2>The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Lotus Esprit</h2><p>This Bond car could turn into a submarine. What else do you have to say?</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2SXjyB_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2SXjyB_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="683" ></figure><h2>Goldfinger 1963 Aston Martin DB5</h2><p>Another Bond car that sold at auction a few years ago for $4.6 million.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=18WQDt_0wCxkUA800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18WQDt_0wCxkUA800" width="1024" height="465" ></figure><h2>The Dukes of Hazzard 1969 Dodge Charger</h2><p>Yep, Edmunds ranked it at number one. I’ve never been “just a good ol’ boy” enough to fully appreciate it, though.</p><p>Did you know they used 300 of these Chargers to portray General Lee throughout the series?</p><p>Yes, they crashed them that often.</p><h2>LOOK: See the iconic cars that debuted the year you were born</h2><p>\</p><p><i>Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Jeff Deminski only. </i></p><p><a href="mailto:trenton.dme@townsquaremedia.com?subject=Feedback%20or%20correction">Report a correction</a> <i>👈</i></p></div></body>

Mountain View, CA

NewsBreak

NJ’s own Herbie the Love Bug and Hollywood’s most iconic cars

On Sunday at about 12:15 p.m. on Route 202 South, I saw the DVD cover of Herbie Fully Loaded, except Lindsay Lohan wasn’t leaning against the car. It was otherwise identical. Traveling along the left lane was a perfect replica of Herbie from the movie series. It's perfect as...