Herbie in Hempfield: Local builds his own ‘love bug’
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Eric Hartman poses for a photo with his 1963 Volkswagen Beetle that has been refurbished to look like Herbie the car from the famous Walt Disney film “The Love Bug”, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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Eric Hartman, of Hempfield, cruises near Youngwood in his 1963 Volkswagen Beetle on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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Eric Hartman, of Hempfield, cruises near Youngwood in his 1963 Volkswagen Beetle on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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The front of Eric Hartman’s 1963 Volkswagen Beetle on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
Courtesy Eric Hartman
From left, Danielle, Ashley, Emily and Eric Hartman pose in Eric Hartman’s "Herbie" rebuild in March 2022 during the 53rd Herbie Anniversary Celebration at Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Stickers are seen on one of the Volkswagen Beetles owned by Eric Hartman at his home driveway on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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As a shoutout to a famous plot in one of the Herbie films, a fake diamond is hidden in the “gas cap” of Eric Hartman’s 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, seen at his home on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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The interior of Eric Hartman’s 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, refurbished to look like the car Herbie from the famous Walt Disney film “The Love Bug” on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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The vintage license plate represents the same letters on the original license seen in the films featuring Herbie the car on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
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A pair of vintage Volkswagen Beetles owned by Eric Hartman at his home on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Hempfield.
Courtesy Eric Hartman
The 1963 Volkswagen Beetle that Hempfield resident Eric Hartman rebuilt into a Herbie model.
