The car that Herbie falls in love with is a 1977 Lancia Montecarlo.
The circuit used to qualify for the Trans-France race is in the movie is actually Laguna Seca in California.
Dean Jones' last starring role in a Disney feature film. Jones would later reprise his role as Jim Douglas in the little known TV productions Herbie, the Love Bug (1982) and The Love Bug (1997).
At the time of the movie release, Baskin-Robbins offered a promotional ice cream flavor tie-in called "Monte Carlo Stripe," with a raspberry ribbon running through the middle.