Very nice
Having seen the others, which were all enjoyable, I wondered how this would be, since it's the one that started it all.
This was a lot of fun. Nice to know the origin of the name Herbie for the car. And the car is always fun to watch in action. The last part of the race was really funny.
Also, some tough moments for Herbie and Jim in this, which were could to see for the story to progress from there.
Thorndyke was good as the villain, however the trouble caused for Herbie and the crew got a bit tiresome near the end, a bit too much.
However, a thoroughly enjoyable film.