" Destination, monsieur?" " Monte Carlo." "Uh, rue, uh, de "boisie-arie"." "Au rue Dubec, a droite a place "dee-l-eena."" "Will you give it to me in English?" "Sure." "We're lost." "Thanks." "Hey!" " Herbie!" " What's he doing?" "I think he's getting us un-lost." "Hi, there." "Say, uh, we're looking for the Trans France Race Exposition." "Oui, straight ahead on your right." "You can't miss it." " That's going to be some race." " Yeah." "Well, you're looking at the winner right here!" "This car?" "The winner?" " He didn't." " He did." "All of this for the museum payroll?" "The most magnificent diamond in the world!" "L'etoile de Joie!" "Could we have just a little peek?" "On this very afternoon, at 1:00, precisely, you and all of Paris will be able to take the peek!" "Now, fresh from his triumphs on the European racing circuit," "Bruno Von Stickle..." "Who'll be driving his laser 917 GTE coupe." "Here we have a magnificent Pantera..." "Ah, I see the American entry is just arriving, Mr. Jim Douglas." "Mr. Douglas will be driving a..." "A-a..." "Mr. Douglas will be driving a most unusual entry." "Something funny must've happened." "Uh-huh." "Us." "How about giving Jim Douglas and his partner, Wheely Applegate..." "A nice, warm welcome, huh?" "Eh, this little car of yours is the toast of America." "When was your last win?" "Uh... 12 years ago." "That was only because, uh, that was our last race." "Yeah." "Yes, this race..." "We're kind of staging a comeback here, and so it's very important to us." "I-I mean, we won't be coming back very far unless we qualify, will we?" "Qualify?" "Are you kiddin'?" "Don't let his modesty or this little car coming out of retirement fool ya!" "There isn't a finer-tuned, cleaner engine anywhere!" "I'm sure it should be easy to keep clean." "All you have to do is drop it in the washing machine along with your socks." "Appreciate your humor, but just don't you worry about this little washing machine..." "Car!" "It's a real jewel!" "But Monsieur Ribeaux, isn't it too much responsibility..." " For one man?" " One man?" "One man and the finest security system that can be devised." "All in the computer." "Now, this alone will keep the diamonds safe from the grasp of a thief." "But, monsieur, one would only have to reach in and..." "The pillow is sensitive to the heat of the hand when it gets close to the diamond." "I'm sorry, monsieur." "What does that do?" "I'm engaging a system of electric eye beams that surrounds the pedestal." "One last precaution, gentlemen." "Would you please step out of the room?" "Now the entire floor is a trap!" "The mere ashes from a cigar would activate the alarm." "Right on schedule." "Only ten steps to six million dollars." "One step to Devil's Island if anything touches that floor." "Pardon, Monsieur Ribeaux, but you forgot to give me the computer and the numbers." "I did not forget!" "They were put in my trust and will remain with me." "One does not part with the only copy in existence!" "Patience, Quincey." "Electronics is the answer." "This notebook is our passport to the future." "I think I shall put my trust in this bit of rope." "When the man has it all worked out for us, silly not to use it." "You had to bring the whole kit, didn't you?" "I was just checking for the radar beam." "It's there." "Now it isn't." "Some chunk of rock, eh?" "One could spend a lifetime without setting eyes on a rock like that." "You'll love getting your hands on it." "Ah!" "Patience, Quincey." "Pillow's the trap." "One more set of numbers." "Why can't a man write an "o" that looks like an "o"?" "Or is it a "9"?" "Can't take a chance." "I don't trust nobody." "I'm glad I come prepared." "The old ways are still the best ways." "We've got six minutes before the guard checks." "Get on with it!" "Aren't you ever gonna get that thing fixed?" " Oh, I'm sorry." " I'm sorry." "I..." " Excuse me!" "Oh, I just, eh..." " Oh." "Jim!" "A word to the wise." "Paris may be the land of love, but it can also be the land of heartbreak." "I'll tell you what I'll do." "I'll make a deal with you." "I'm willing to resist the girls, if you are." " Well, that's some sacrifice." " I know." "But I'm willing to make it." "You're made of strong stuff, Wheely." "Patience, patience, Quincey." "You tell that to the guard." "He'll be here in two minutes." "Give me that!" "Well, we're comin' into this big right hand sweeper, see." "Dropped him into third gear and really jumped on it." "Took three cars." "Then back into fourth, and we were flyin'!" "Tach-in' seven or eight thousand." "We blew off the lead car 100 yards from the finish line." "Won it going away." "How about that?" "Hmm?" "Je ne comprends pas, parlez anglais." "I didn't understand what he was saying." "That's okay." "He didn't understand what you were saying either." "Come to think of it," "I don't think I understood what you were saying." "There's no more time." "That guard's practically in the door." "You want that stone, don't ya?" "Yeah, and there's only one way to get it." "It's not possible." "Attention!" "Attention, everyone, attention!" "Nobody is to leave the area." "I repeat." " Nobody is to leave the area." " We still have to qualify!" "Come on!" " What's the trouble?" " I-I don't know!" "Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a theft in the museum." "Everyone will be searched before leaving the area." "I repeat." "Nobody is to leave the area until they have been searched." "Here, mate, there's no point in us both getting caught, is there?" "No point in either of us getting caught." "I repeat." "Nobody is to leave the area." "I repeat." "Nobody is to leave the area until he has been searched." "We'll never see it again!" "That little car there?" "Indeed you can." "It will be in a showroom on the Champs-Elysées at 4:30 this afternoon." "Yes, yes, yes." "But are you sure all the security precautions had been taken?" "I've searched my memory." "Could I have forgotten something?" "Inspector, some residue from a footprint." "I might have overlooked it, but I seemed to hear your voice calling out," ""Fontenoy, remember, no clue is too small!"" "Did you also hear me saying," ""Take it to lab and get it analyzed, Fontenoy?"" "Yes, sir, and I'm doing just that." "No!" "No, I couldn't have forgotten anything." "I am as sure the security was on yesterday as I am sure it's off today!" "Fontenoy!" "Attention, please." "The qualifying rounds will begin in eight minutes." " Douglas and Applegate." " Douglas." "Ah, yes, Monsieur Douglas." "You're in the heat after this one." " Good luck." " Thank you." "That's the same heat I'm in, Douglas." "And you're going to need more than luck." "You're going to need wings." "Oh, yeah?" "Well, you may be in for a little surprise." "I can see your surprise." "It is very little." "Attention..." "Look for an even bigger surprise when the race starts." "There will be qualifying today and tomorrow, with the top 16 times running in the Trans France race." "You are not in this heat!" "Come back!" "Say, Herbie, where you going?" "Herbie, you could get us disqualified!" "He could get us killed!" " What was that?" " I don't know!" "Forget the music!" "Whoa!" "He's out of his mind." "He's out of his mind, all right." "Over that luscious little Lancia." "What is..." "I'm telling you, Paris and women have got him." "I'm gonna have to warn him the same way I did you." "Like father, like car." "What are you doing?" " Now, wait a minute, buddy..." " What do you mean, "buddy"?" " Uh, Miss Buddy." " You..." "You..." "Yeah, Jim Douglas." "And I'm very sorry." "You think..." "That because I'm a woman driver, you can get away with anything you please!" "Well, I'm not a pigeon for your fun and games." "I've had it with you clowns!" "No, I'm not the clown." "Believe me, it was Herbie." "Oh, yes, you're blaming your dizzy mechanic." "No, no, it's..." "Herbie's the car, and he's kinda like a person." "He's... now, I know that sounds funny." "Crazy, is more like it!" "Well, what were you doing out there, Douglas?" "Well, it's kinda hard to explain, sir..." "Not for me, it isn't." "He doesn't want a woman in the race." "Look, Miss Darcy, you'll be given another chance to qualify." "We're terribly sorry." "You're sorry, he's sorry, everybody's sorry." "But I didn't qualify!" "Attention, Antonio Vittoro." "If you wish to qualify, Mr. Douglas, you have exactly 10 minutes." "Hear that, Herbie?" "You forget that powder puff and get your mind on racing!" "You better believe it!" "Gilbert." "We're going to cook that chicken, European-style." "When he sticks out his neck," " we will chop it off." " Uh-huh." "Oui, oui!" "Jawohl, jawohl." "We'll see whose neck gets chopped off." "Right, Herbie?" "Attention, attention, attention!" "You better close your mouth, turkey, 'cause you're gonna get our tire marks right across your teeth!" " Where'd they go?" " I really got snookered." "I'm even rustier than I thought." "Hey!" "Herbie, what are you doing?" "It's her again!" "Oh, no!" "Well, it took a crowd to do it." "But at least we lost the Lancia." "And not to mention the first qualifying round." "Did you get a hold of Double X?" "He wasn't very happy." "Who is?" "Where is that stupid little car?" "Patience, patience..." "Oh, excuse me, sir." "There are impressive racing cars here, but I don't seem to see the little Volkswagen." "Ah, you mean the Douglas car." "It will be here." "Patience, my friend, patience." "One more person says "patience" to me, I'll..." "We better have it now, because if we don't turn up with that diamond," "Double X is going to mark the spot where we're buried." "Here, here." "Don't dig our graves just yet." "Come on, let's grab it." " Don't tell me, "patience"!" " In front of 100 witnesses?" "We need a plan." "Attention, everyone." "Attention." "We would like to show a film of the route the racing cars will take when they leave Paris." "If someone will catch the lights while I draw the drapes..." "I think the gentleman just gave us a plan." "The fine machines you have seen here will be among those testing the grueling route, stretching through our fair city, twisting through the French Alps..." "Back up slowly, as if nothing was the matter." "In the city, the cars will be able to pick up speed..." "As they race along the French countryside." "...only by the challenge that becomes evident..." "As we approach the famous French Alps." "It's not here, max." "The car's just not here." "...will test the endurance..." "of even the sturdiest of cars." "Perhaps we're backing in the wrong direction." "Just keep backing up." "There remains the final dash for Monte Carlo." "And for someone, victory is just a step away." " Herbie!" "Excuse me." " You mean, no Herbie." "Garcon!" "Garcon!" "Garcon!" "Excusez moi!" "Oui." " Etes-vous, cuckoo?" " Oui." "Cuckoo." "My car." "My car!" "Has anybody seen my car?" " Oh, that was your car?" " Yes, yes." "It's gone!" " Yes, it's gone." " Did you see who took it?" "Not exactly, mademoiselle." "Excuse me, I hate to bother you..." "You!" "I should have known I'd see you." "You and trouble go together." "Yeah, okay." "Look, we've lost our car..." "And I'd just like to know if you'd seen it, by any chance." "Who cares about your silly Volkswagen?" "My Lancia has been stolen!" " Stolen?" " Uh, uh, your car?" " And your car." " Yeah." " I saw them both." " Then you saw who stole them!" "You would not believe this." "I would not believe this." " No one would believe this." " What?" "I think they steal each other." "Come on." "Taxi!" "Cuckoo." "Cuckoo!" "Cuckoo!" "Coo!" "Talk about a needle in a haystack." "How are we gonna find 'em?" "I don't know." "Just keep looking." "My life is riding on that car." "Lady, I got a few things to prove myself." "Where would you take a boyfriend on first night to Paris?" ""Boyfriend"?" "Don't tell me this is your cute way of making a pass." "If I had romance in mind, would he be along?" "Right." " It's Herbie." " Herbie." "I don't believe this." "Well, it's true!" "There's something about that car." "He's got a..." "He..." "Well, we've been through a lot together." "Yeah, well, nothing like this." "Hey!" "Regardons!" "Regarde!" "...Bateaux-Mouches." "Do you think this is something to laugh about?" "Forgive me, mademoiselle." "I laugh at the radio." "Two automobiles, they take a ride on the Bateaux-Mouches." "Would you believe such a thing?" "Bateaux-Mouches?" "Take a left at that bridge!" "Maybe I can explain this over dinner tonight." "Maybe not." "I don't know, Herbie." "12 years is a long time." "Hope we can handle it." "Hope I can handle it." " Well, all taken care of, Jim." " Yeah?" "Had a little talk with Herbie." "Had to straighten him out." "I don't mind havin' a car that's got a heart, but I will not tolerate a car falling in love with another car." "What did you expect him to fall in love with, the Goodyear blimp?" "The Goodyear..." "Yeah." "Anyway, I said, "Listen Herbie," ""we're here for one thing only." ""And that's to make the biggest comeback" ""in racing history." ""So, no women in training camp." ""Just forget that little chick." ""And you can do it." ""Just a matter of mind over metal."" " You expecting company?" " No." "Detective Fontenoy here." "And this is the famous Inspector Bouchet." "I'm Jim Douglas and this is my partner Wheely Applegate." "Look, if there's a problem about our car cruisin' on the Bateaux-Mouches..." "Bateaux-Mouches?" "Eh, no, no." "It's about the six million dollar diamond stolen this morning." "Perhaps the most beautiful diamond in all the world." "Fontenoy." "No?" "We are questioning everyone who was in the area at the time." "Perhaps you can help us." "Pushing the car won't help me get the cap off." " Must've rolled." " Well, pull the hand brake on." "Door's locked." "The window!" "Put your hand through the window!" "Ooh!" "Aah." "Let me get at it!" "I'm gonna hotwire this car." "We'll get the diamond at the garage." "Right." "Well, I'm not waiting." "Car, it's either you..." "Or me!" "Oof!" "I suppose you're going to tell me that car started up and drove away by itself." "No, and I'm not going to tell Double X that either." "What's happening?" "There's seven cars ahead of us and we're in last place." "That's what's happening!" " Darcy." " Oui." "Qualifying today?" "I hope so." "New Herbie?" "He's not even an old Herbie." "He's not any Herbie at all!" "My whole lecture must've fallen on a deaf carburetor." "He doesn't need a lecture." "He needs an old-age pension." "You listen to me, Herbie, and you listen good." "You and I didn't come out of moth balls to be the laughingstock of the continent." "Either get the lead out of your pants right now, or I'm going to ship you back to the states, have you stuffed and hung on a wall in Retirement Village!" "Ah!" "Ooh!" "Now you're talking." "We got the old Herbie back!" "The old Herbie and the new Herbie, rolled into one!" "I'm telling you, it's the old Herbie, and he's doing it for us!" "He's not doing it for us." "He's doing it for her." "Okay, so he did it for her." "I never saw anything like that." " Congratulations, you did it!" " Thank you, thank you!" " Somebody did it." " Who cares, Wheely?" "It's, "Hello, comeback!"" "In record time for this track." "You shattered Von Stickle's mark." "Congratulations, Douglas." "You have just won the right to taste my dust tomorrow." "And mine, Douglas." "Today, you break my record." "Tomorrow, I will turn your "Hello, comeback"" "into "Goodbye forever."" "Auf wiedersehen." "Couple of charm school dropouts." "Yeah." "Well, one showboat deserves another." "I'll go get him." "Félicitations!" "Absolutely amazing!" "I knew I had a good car under me, but..." "The exact same time as the Douglas car." " A track record!" " What?" " Congratulations!" " Thank you." "Oh, thank you for staying off the track." "It's one way I can prove what I can do." "Well, it wasn't exactly you." "You've got a real problem about women in racing, Mr. Douglas." "What is it?" "We drive too slow..." "Or too fast?" "Oh, I didn't mean that." "It's not you at all, it's your car." "And my car." "Excuse me, I don't want to hear about your car." "No, I have to tell you this." "I know it's gonna be hard to believe, but..." "You see, Herbie's not just a car." "I didn't believe it myself at first, but the little guy has actually got a..." "He's..." "When a car like Herbie comes to Paris, he meets a beautiful Lancia, that is also a car like Herbie, with a, with a..." "You know, it's natural that they're gonna fall in..." "You're right." "I wouldn't believe it either." "When the men come by from the booby hatch, go quietly." "Just trying to warn you about your car." "Let me warn you about me." "I'm in this race to win, and frankly, I'd like to see..." "You and your car disappear entirely." "Oh." "Quincey." "Pull over!" "We want that car!" "What are you going to do?" "I'm gonna pull over." "Hang on!" "Ohh." "Darkness is about to fall upon you." "Amazing!" "Whoa!" "Hot, hot, hot!" "You..." "They're still comin'!" "I think they are trying to kill us!" "Mon dieu!" "Mon dieu!" "I never thought she'd go that far to make us disappear." "Who's that?" "That cute little time bomb, Diane." "She set us up to knock us out of the race, just like she said." "Now, wait a minute." "She didn't say that." "Oh, of course not." "They never say what they mean." "That's what makes the female of the species deadlier than the male." "You read that someplace." "Yes, and I've got a mother, three sisters and two ex-wives to prove it." "They never told me they wanted me out, but every time I came home, the lock was changed." "I don't take that kind of strong-arm stuff from anybody, male or female!" "Then somebody better teach this female the rules of the game..." "Before the game is over." "If she doesn't know 'em now, she will when I get through with her!" "You might as well settle back, Herbie." "Once Jim gets started, nothin' can stop him." "Who hired thugs?" "I'm just as good as anybody out there on that track!" "And I don't need anybody to win my races for me!" "We..." "That is the trouble with you, all of you!" "You don't think a woman can do anything!" "Yeah, I know he seems like a quiet sort of guy, but when a fight is inevitable, he never ducks." ""Women are supposed to be nurses" ""and secretaries and school teachers!"" "I've taken that all my life." "I took it from my mother and my father!" "And my aunts and my uncles!" "But I'm not going to take it from you!" "When old Jim gets started, I hate to get in his way." "He's a regular steamroller." " Whoa!" " Coward!" "I'm a race driver and I can win it on my own!" "Oh!" "You know, I think you can." "Double X?" "Uh, yeah." "I'm afraid we-we-we've had another complication." "I'm beginning to think you are the complication." "That..." "That item should have been in my hands by now!" "Oh, don't worry, sir." "It's still in the gas tank." "Then bring me the gas tank!" "What are you waiting for?" "We've lost them again, sir." "We don't know where they are." "Excuse me." "I'm looking for Inspector Bouchet." "Oui, monsieur." "Impossible!" "Are you trying to tell me a couple of simpleminded Americans..." "Ah..." " Disappeared?" " Hold on." "Hope we're not disturbing you, Inspector." "No, gentlemen!" "Your timing could not be more perfect." "Good." "I want to thank you for your continued cooperation..." "In this matter of the stolen diamond." "Tonight, we're asking for your help." "Somebody's out to get our car!" "Ah, that's impossible." "I think they're trying to knock us out of the race!" "Ahh!" "I was wondering if there's some way, I don't know, we can put the car in protective custody for the night." "That is, if you're not too busy trying to find that diamond." "No, no!" "One is just as important as the other, I assure you." "I'll only be a moment." "Uh..." "Oh!" "I-I mean, uh..." " We'll wait in the car." " Good idea." "We wouldn't want anything to happen to it." "Not now." "Hello." "The car is here." "Never mind how..." "Never mind how." "No, no!" "It's too risky for me." "I will see to it that the car will be at number 32," "Avenue Mozart within the hour." "Don't get lost on the way!" "Your worry is now my worry, gentlemen." "Rest easily." "I'll take personal charge of this valuable possession." " Inspector!" " What is it, Fontenoy?" "Off duty or not, sir," "I couldn't sleep, thinking about the diamond..." "And how it would be weighing on your mind." "At the moment, Fontenoy," "I have a car weighing on my mind." "Somebody's trying to knock us out of the race." "Well, with your excellent time in the trials, it would not take a master of deduction like Inspector Bouchet..." "To see that you have an excellent chance to win!" "Which is why I personally will ensure the safety of this automobile." "Now, put your minds at ease." "Get a good night's sleep." "Thank you!" "You too, Herbie." "A big day tomorrow, pal." " Good night." " Good night." " No, no." "Permit me, sir." " What do you mean?" "You have enough responsibility trying to find the diamond." " I'll look after the car." " Don't be ridiculous!" "Aah, aah!" "What are you doing?" "Anything for you and the force." "Get out of the car!" "Leave it to me, sir." "I'll keep this little car hidden so no one will find it." "Fontenoy..." "My best man." "Huh." " Good night." " Good night." "My very best." "We've checked that, sir." "It's nowhere." "We've covered the whole city." "Now what?" "In the morning, before the race, that ridiculous little car will get gasoline." "When it does, you'll be there." "Welcome, everyone, to the inaugural running of the Trans France race." "They're all here:" "qualifying drivers and cars from the world over, each looking forward, expectantly, for the chance at the magnificent trophy..." "And the $20,000 winner-take-all prize." "This promises to be one of the most punishing races ever." "And these drivers know it." "They've no doubt gone through these cars, time after time after time." "And yet, we have them all here, still refining and tuning car after car, each preparing for the gruelling race..." "That will test the endurance of man and machine." "I just wish I had a machine to test." "I hope, uh, what's-his-name didn't hide Herbie so well, he can't find him." "I wish you hadn't said that." "I mean, I'm a mechanic." "And a mechanic is nothing without his car." "A million and one details have to be taken care of for a race." "You know me, how I pride myself on being thorough." "My tools!" "Where's my tools!" "Right here." " I knew that." " Uh-huh." "Inspector, the race is about to begin!" "Where's our car?" "Believe me, I am as concerned as you are!" "But I'm sure Fontenoy will be here." "He's unpredictable, but he's dependable." "What?" "Let me check headquarters again." "He'll be here." "You be ready." "Who's that?" "He's Double X, you dummy." "Uh-oh, better duck." "Here comes trouble." "Hello." "Hello." " Uh, look, about last night." " I know." "Me too." "Sorry." "Not about missing me with that vase, I hope." "No, no." "I guess I was a little uptight last night." "Nervous about the race." "Yeah, yeah." "Well, I threw a few brick bats myself." "In the wrong direction." "We didn't get off to a flying start, did we?" "Herbie and I take a little getting used to." "When you keep including Herbie like that, you take a lot of getting used to." "By the way, where is... it?" " Well, I..." " Douglas, did you misplace your little car?" "Just temporarily." "You should look under a rock or two." "You might find it." "No, not under a rock, Gilbert." "Under a gravestone." "Attention, everyone." "All drivers, bring your machines to the grid." "Five minutes 'til race time." "It's just as well, Douglas." "You know the saying, "They never come back."" " Well, I better go." " Diane!" "Good luck." "I think you mean that." "Drivers will please take your position..." "As quickly as possible." " Well, take the brake off!" " The brake is off!" "You know somethin'?" "That Lancia's waiting on Herbie." "Well, so are we, and all we need is her hanging around." "All right!" "Push it, push it!" " No, mademoiselle!" " Listen, I..." "I hope you had nothing to do with this." "I didn't, but I think I can tell you who did." "I know, it's your Herbie." "That's right!" "Herbie's missing and your Lancia's missing Herbie." "You must think I'm an absolute fool with this "Herbie, Herbie, Herbie."" "Well, I don't believe in fairy tales or Herbie or you!" "Jim, pop the hood, will ya?" "What are you doing?" "You want your car started, don't ya?" "Listen, uh, I know how you feel, but you better get over it right now." "Forget Herbie." "You know why he isn't here, don't you?" "He's found somebody else, that's why." "He didn't have the guts to tell you himself, so I'm telling you." "Oh, yeah, we're talkin' about the same guy, all right." "Old Herbie." "Old fun-lovin', fickle, Herbie." "Now you see him, now you don't." "He's right, you know." "So far, we've had to tell this to a Fiat, a Thunderbird and an Austin-Healey." "I know how you feel." "It's..." "Fun while it lasted, but..." "You know, the truth is, you weren't the first and you won't be the last." "You might as well take off." "Will somebody help me start my car?" "Oui, mademoiselle." "S'il vous plait." "Let me have a look." "Thank you!" "No problem." "I was beginning to think everybody around here was crazy." "Well, so much for the Lancia." "Yeah." "So much for both of them, I guess." "Douglas, let's go." "Don't you realize you've got pole position?" "I also realize we don't have a car." "But it'll be here." "It'd better be." "In two minutes, Douglas, or you can try again next year." "Mesdames et monsieurs..." "Ladies and gentlemen, the first running of the Trans France race..." "Is about to begin." "What's that?" "It's an armored truck." "That armored truck is us!" " Excuse me." "Excuse me." " Yes." "Yes." "Where's Herbie?" "Are you crazy?" "We're supposed to be in a race, and here you are guarding the Bank of England..." "Or the crown jewels or who knows what!" "We didn't travel 6,000 miles just to see some French pastry dressed up like a tin soldier." "I'll tell you something." "I've had it with the French..." "The men, women and the..." "Herbie?" "Are we still in it?" "From the looks of it, you'll be starting and finishing in last place." "Quickly, you've no time to lose." "You have things to attend to." " Gas!" "Let's move it, Wheely!" " Check!" "Top of my list!" "Fill it up!" "Monsieur Douglas, stop!" "What do you mean, stop?" "The tank is full." "I filled it this morning." "Let's go, Wheely." "Come on, Herbie." "What're you doing?" "The race is back there." "I know what he's doing." "He can't fool me." "He's looking for that Lancia." "Inspector." "Well, what I was going to say, sir..." "Suppose there was a connection between the men who attacked and the men who stole the diamond." "Not now, Fontenoy!" "But, sir, what if they've hidden the stolen diamond in the car?" " What?" " If I may suggest, sir, we should have our men search that car immediately." " Search?" " Yes!" " There is no time!" " The car is still here." "Yes?" "Yes, but it is obviously..." "Tuning up, or something." "Just say the word, and the men and I..." "Will search that car from bumper to bumper." "The word is no, Fontenoy!" "N-no?" "What you don't seem to understand is that, um, a thorough search would take over an hour." "And an hour's delay would deprive Douglas of winning a race..." "He has traveled halfway around the globe to enter." "Sir, I admire you for your consideration." "And I understand now exactly how you are thinking." "Sorry, sir." "Forget the Lancia, Herbie." "She's gone." "You heard him right." "Gone, split!" "Yeah, that's right." "She took off in that race like you never existed." "She wanted me to tell you, it was fun while it lasted, but when push came to shove, she shoved off." "That's just the way women are." "Might as well face it." "You've been deserted, jilted." "Abandoned!" "Too late now." "We'll get it in Monte Carlo after the race." "Inspector, I think you will be proud of me." "What now, Fontenoy?" "I have done exactly what I knew you would have wanted me to... notified Monte Carlo." "Their police will search the car as soon as it arrives." "I'll take care at once, sir." "Whoa!" "Uh..." "Catch anything?" "I didn't think so." " Which way?" " Right." "Left!" "Hope they get that trophy to Monte Carlo on a fast jet." "We may beat 'em to it." "Unfortunately, somebody put the Alps in our way." "The way Herbie's flyin', nothing can stop him, including the Himalayas." "Some road." "It's not even on the map." "Maybe you oughta ask directions." "From who, a French mountain goat?" "There must be somebody." "Wheely, you..." "Maybe I'll just call from in here." "Yeah." "Hey, there's somebody out there." "No, that's just me!" "I never heard a real echo before." "Will you sit down, Wheely?" "Just one more, okay?" "Come on, Wheely!" "Uh, I got somebody." "Those are the guys who were after Herbie." "Get out of the car." " I'm taking over." " I'll drive the car!" "If it worked once, maybe it'll work again." "Hey, buddy, I like your "yodel-ay-hee-oo"!" "Well, we're back on the beam." "How many cars you figure are ahead of us?" "Would you believe all of 'em?" "Is that a knocking I hear in the gas tank?" "Not in my gas tank." "Never!" "Sounds like something clunking around in there." "Well, we either listen to the driver..." "And stop to take the gas tank apart, or we listen to the mechanic and try to win this race." "Well, I'm listening to the mechanic." "Let's go, Herbie!" " What's wrong?" " I don't know." "The oil pressure's up, there's plenty of gas." "But he's not getting it." "I hate to mention this again, but I heard some clunking..." "You mean that nonsense about the gas tank again?" "Yeah, that's..." "All right, let's get it straight, once and for all, who the mechanic is around here, okay?" "You say it's the gas tank, and I say it isn't the gas tank." "You see?" "It isn't the gas tank." "It's this..." "Rock that was in the gas tank." "Hold it!" "There's only one kind of rock that glistens like that." "Well, sure, quartz." "You can find millions of 'em around any quarry in Philly." "But..." "Not one that's worth..." "Six million bucks." " Huh?" " L'etoile de Joie." "The tall, the what?" "Etoile de Joie." "Oh, wow!" "That's..." "That's the biggest hunk of diamond" "I've ever seen in my life." "What I don't understand is how it..." "The black sedan!" " Huh?" "Where?" " No, no, no." "They're the ones that robbed the museum." "Don't you see?" "They weren't trying to knock us out of the race." "They were trying to get this." "Thank you for helping us, gentlemen, and up with your hands." "You gave us the slip for the last time." "We'll take the rock." "I don't suppose you'd believe that was just a big hunk of quartz." "The rock." "Let me have it." "Aah!" "Aah!" "Ha-ha-ha!" "The rock." "Well, come on, hand it over." "Oh!" "Oh!" "Ooh!" "Ooh!" "Well, what do we do with them now?" "Thanks, Herbie." "We tie 'em up!" "Double X, we lost them." "First time we've ever been done in by a car." "The goods will be in Monte Carlo in a couple of hours." "No chance of stopping them." "See, we... we're rather tied up at the moment." "Get me the airport." "We passed every car on the road." "All except the Lancia." "Well, after the way she jilted Herbie, that's one car he won't wanna come in second to." "Right, Herbie?" "Hey, isn't that it?" "It sure is." "Maybe we should've stopped." "Stop?" "Are you kidding?" "Throw away 100 grand and the biggest comeback of our lives?" "We've got this thing." "We're a shoe-in." " She's in trouble." " Well, sure, plenty of cars get in trouble." "Let the rescue boys bail her out." "Yeah, but I mean, she could be in real danger." "I'm sorry, Wheely." "Sometimes a comeback comes second." "Herbie doesn't seem to think so." "Well, yeah, sure." "Why should Herbie want to stop..." "After the lies you told him back there?" "Shh!" "Yeah, the jilted lover." "Why, if he knew that that little Lancia..." "Had been waiting on him at the starting line, wouldn't even budge..." "Until you lied to her about him throwing her over..." "I mean, she..." "Why, he'd..." "I mean, he'd be back at her side right now." "I hate to say this, Jim, but you got a big mouth." "You know that?" "Hang on, Diane!" "Thank you." "Thank you." " Thank you." " You okay?" "I think so." "I missed a shift and lost control." "That's not all you could've lost." "Herbie, what're you doin'?" "Herbie, there's no time!" "Forget it, Wheely." "He's gonna get his girlfriend out of the mud." "And us out of the race." "I see it, but I don't believe it." "Well, you can believe this, we are now out of the money, because "Sometimes a comeback comes second."" "Who's giving up, buddy?" "Not me!" " Come on, you come with us." " No, no, I..." "I'm gonna stay with my car." "Looks like we're all gonna stay with her car." "Let's go, Wheely!" "You're not going anyplace, are you?" "Uh, Herbie?" "Now listen to me." "Uh, Herbie, I know just how you feel, but I also know you're not a quitter." "Now show 'em you can do it, Herbie." "Win it for them!" "And for her." "Oh, hey!" "The rest is up to you." " Good luck." " Thanks." "Aw, come on, Herbie!" "Open up, will ya?" "Come on!" "I know you're sore about what I told you, but I'm sorry, okay?" "Look, I did it for you." "Okay, okay, I did it for us." "What do you want me to do, get down on my knees?" "Okay." "All right, I lied to ya, and I'm sorry." "And I promise I'll never, never do it again, okay?" "Boy, you sure don't forgive easy, do ya?" "Bouchet, did you miss a turn on your way to the Eiffel Tower?" "No." "A little unfinished business, Emile." "You've wounded me, my friend." "You think I cannot handle a little diamond search?" "Five of my best men are waiting for the cars to enter Monte Carlo." " That is exactly why I'm here." " A-ha!" "Afraid I will steal some of your glory?" "There is no glory to be stolen." "I wish to rectify a terrible mistake..." "And save everyone from embarrassment." " The search is off." " Off?" "The message was an error by another zealous young detective, anxious to make an overnight reputation for himself." "Ah, yes, but for this kind of news they invented the telephone." "Ooh-la-la!" "This is a matter that needed my personal attention." "Who knows what complications could arise from a situation like this?" "This is a big race." "It could cause..." "An international incident." "Hmm." "Ah!" "Well, it, uh, seems your young man in Paris..." "Has caused you a lot of trouble." "I assure you, Emile," "I intend to put an end to it." "Wiser heads are always called upon to clean up the mistakes of the young." " It's true." " And our reward, we get it when we reach heaven." "Perhaps a bit sooner." "Three down and two to go." "Dirty road hog!" "Why doesn't he learn how to drive?" "He knows how to drive." "That's the trouble." "Yeah, I see what you mean." "If we don't get him by the tunnel..." "There's no way we can pass him!" "Bruno was right." "They never come back." "H-h-Herbie!" "Ha-ha!" "I don't b..." "believe it!" "We did it!" "They don't come back, huh?" "I guess Herbie wasn't listening." " Whoo!" " Whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo!" "Ha-ha!" "Swine!" "Herbie!" "Herbie!" "Herbie!" "Herbie!" "Herbie!" "Herbie!" "How does it feel to be back in the winner's circle?" "Pretty good!" "Well, for the 20th time, it was a great race, and we enjoyed every minute of it..." "Almost every minute of it." "Well, I'm enjoying every minute of this," "I can tell you that." "And, uh, both of us would like to thank you all very, very much." "Au revoir!" "Arrivederci!" "Ciao!" "Buenas noches!" "Sayonara." "Right." "See ya around, Douglas." "Hey, that's some cute little memento you got there, old buddy." "Well, this little memento's as much yours as mine, old buddy." "And it's more Herbie's than anybody's." "You can say that again." "Well, look who's here." "May I add my congratulations." "You'll congratulate us even more when you see what we've got for ya." " It was right in Herbie's gas tank." " Ah." "This whatcha been lookin' for?" "Yes." "It's had a rough trip, hasn't it?" "But it's winding up in the right hands." "Indeed, it is." "Don't know how we missed connections, sir, but here I am." "Fontenoy." "You see?" "I knew the diamond would be found." "It's an honor to be at your side in this moment of triumph, Inspector." "And I have more good news, sir." "The two thieves have been captured." "Good!" "Good!" "Then I'd say the case is concluded." "Yeah." "But, you know, there seems there'd be a mastermind behind this kind of thing." "Yeah, or that museum has some pretty lousy security." "Sir, men have been challenged to a duel for such an accusation." "The museum's security was virtually foolproof." "I made an interesting discovery just today, sir." " Fontenoy..." " From the sensitized floor to the radar beam surrounding the pedestal to the very pillow on which the diamond rested, all the traps were conceived and executed by one man." " Fontenoy." " No, sir." "Give credit where credit is due." "The combinations to the entire security system were devised and known only to you!" "The only question is, who besides the inspector knew the details of these precautions?" "Who besides the Inspector?" "The answer to that question is..." "Nobody!" "My retirement has been delayed too long." "Now I hope no one will be foolish enough to make a move." "Move this ridiculous car, or I'll be forced to kill you!" "Ah!" "Even a mastermind can be outsmarted by this car." "Thanks, Herbie." "Inspector." "I always hoped you'd be present when I cracked my first big case, sir." "Fontenoy!" "Uh, excuse me, sir." "Sorry, sir." "Sorry." "I think you'll find it's all here, monsieur." "I'm so happy!" "I personally will see to it that this magnificent automobile receives the greatest honor France can bestow." "S'il vous plait, the, uh, VW?" "VW." "Yes, the VW." "The white one with the 53 on the side." "Yes, yes, I know the car." "It is the toast of all Monte Carlo." "Yes." "It's also our transportation, if you wouldn't mind." "Oh, I wouldn't mind, monsieur, but it is no longer here." "What?" "It was stolen." "Mademoiselle, you would not believe this." "I would not believe this." "No one would believe this." "It was stolen..." "By another car." "I know that you believe about Herbie, but you're probably not ready to believe..." "Giselle can do anything she wants to." " Giselle?" " Mm-hmm." "We're strong women, she and I." "Shall we make it a foursome?" "Let's go." "Take us to ze most romantic spot in Monte Carlo." "Well..." "Yeah, bein' chief mechanic is important, but I didn't exactly win the race all by myself." "No?" "Well, almost."