March 17, 1982 –
Dean Jones reprised his role as Jim Douglas when CBS aired the short-lived TV version of Herbie The Love Bug on this date
Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie’s interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.
The Haus of Dcaligari 