After the graduation, Charisma mentions her and Maggie going to Riverside; this was where Herbie and Jim Douglas first beat Peter Thorndyke in The Love Bug (1968).
The sleek-looking yellow car at the demolition derby is the Thorndyke Special, from The Love Bug (1968).
Maggie pays Crazy Dave $75 dollars for Herbie. This is the original price Jim Douglas (played by Dean Jones) offered to pay for "cheap, honest transportation" in The Love Bug (1968).
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 beginning of the movie is a montage of scenes from previous Herbie movies; The Love Bug (1968) has the most scenes taken from it, followed by Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977), Herbie Rides Again (1974), and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980).
Most of the scenes shot at California Speedway were during the pace laps of the Target House 300, a NASCAR Busch Series race; and the Pop Secret 500, an NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
At test screenings, some parents felt that Lindsay Lohan's character was too busty and revealingly dressed for a children's film. Disney technicians went back and digitally raised necklines on her shirts and reduced the appearance of her breasts by two cup sizes.
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