We all love Herbie, the cinematic Volkswagen Beetle emblazoned with the number 53. While filming in 1979, Herbie set a Guinness Record as the first car to drive through what?

When Herbie was in the canal, a Volkswagen without an engine was used. He zoomed through the water powered with an outboard motor because the producers were afraid if the vehicle was towed the chains might get tangled in the canal's machinery.

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