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.
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.
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).