The Love Bug -

The narrative follows , a down-on-his-luck racing driver in San Francisco who is reduced to competing in demolition derbies. His luck changes when he visits an upscale auto showroom owned by the arrogant Peter Thorndyke .

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: Thorndyke, embarrassed by being beaten by a "compact car," tries various underhanded tactics to sabotage Jim and Herbie , including getting the car "drunk" by pouring Irish Coffee into its gas tank. The narrative follows , a down-on-his-luck racing driver

: While being mocked by Thorndyke for his lack of funds, Jim defends a little Beetle that Thorndyke is mistreating. The car, showing its first sign of sentience, follows Jim home. : While being mocked by Thorndyke for his