Deal's Wheels "Li'l Herbie"

[TooOld]

In 1974 Revell teamed up with Disney to capitalize on the "Herbie The Love Bug" movie's success and they modified the Bug Bomb molds to create Li'l Herbie . Never marketed as a Deal's Wheels kit it was sold primarily in toy stores and super markets , this makes it one of the harder DW kits to find .



I found this one several years ago in great condition only missing one rear tire and the rear trunk handle .



I had a set of tires that would be perfect for it but since I had never seen the movie I really wasn't that motivated , then a few weeks ago I came across those tires again and decided it was time . I tore it apart and cleaned all of the parts , painted it Wimbledon White and printed my own decals . I had to make a new rear trunk handle so I also made door handles and the front handle , the wipers and exhaust are from my parts box . One thing the original kit didn't have was a driver so I modified one from a Baja Humbug .

This was another fun one to build and looks great on the shelf . I hope you like it ! 

[farmboy]

Nice save! Beautiful finish and tasteful tweaks. Kudos.

[chromecop]

WOW, I just love it. That specific kit is still on my list of grails.....

[TooOld]

Oct 31, 2022 13:15:26 GMT -6 farmboy said:

Nice save! Beautiful finish and tasteful tweaks. Kudos.

Thanks !

[TooOld]

Nov 1, 2022 2:39:00 GMT -6 chromecop said:

WOW, I just love it. That specific kit is still on my list of grails.....

Thanks Darryl ! Save a search on ebay , they do come up every once in a while . It only took about 18 months of waiting for me to get this one , I did lose two auctions before I won .

[Dennis M]

Amazing build.

[rapidtransit]

Nice Bob ! I have this kit only missing one headlight lens .

[stevielewis]

Beautiful restoration! I'll have to look for one of these.

[Honest Charlie]

Love this build Bob. Nicely done.

[TooOld]

Thanks very much Dennis , Bob , Stevie , and Charlie !