According to Fleming, the original Chitty Bang-Bang was built in 1920; it used a pre-War Mercedes chassis with a six-cylinder Maybach military aeronautical engine that was typically fitted to Zeppelins. The engine had four overhead valves per cylinder and twin Zenith carburetors; the car was more than 5 short tons (4.5t) with a bonnet 8ft (2.4m) long, finished in grey. [1] :Foreword Green, Tony. "About Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (GEN22)". Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009 . Retrieved 9 September 2009.

Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020 . Retrieved 14 November 2020. Giovetti, Al. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Adventure in Tinkertown". thecomputershow.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021 . Retrieved 17 December 2018. Weiler, A.H. (10 July 1966). "Pint-Sized Bonded Stuff on Tap: More About Movies". The New York Times. p.81 . Retrieved 8 November 2022.GEN22 MGM Authorized Replica Chitty (Note: Good info on fake Chitty Replicas in England), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang GEN22, archived from the original on 27 March 2013 , retrieved 5 April 2013 Picton, Pierre. "Chitty chitty bang bang". Archived from the original on 30 December 2011 . Retrieved 30 December 2011. Profiles (25 April 2011). "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to be Sold at Auction" (Press release). Profiles in History. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017 . Retrieved 5 July 2018. How cool is that?!?! The extra fins just blow me away. Not that they are some crazy new feature like working suspension or steering, but it’s just the fact that Husky went to such great lengths to make this 1/64 replica as close as possible to the actual movie car — and that’s something we can all appreciate. Loney, Gillian (23 September 2016). "The original car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang goes on display at Glasgow's Riverside Museum". Glasgow Live . Retrieved 10 November 2022.

In total there were 6 cars made but only one of them was drivable. The majority of the other cars were incomplete and used mainly for stunts. Dumitrache, Alina (26 August 2011). "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Replica Goes Under the Hammer". Auto Evolution . Retrieved 8 November 2022. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote: " Chitty Chitty Bang Bang contains about the best two-hour children's movie you could hope for, with a marvelous magical auto and lots of adventure and a nutty old grandpa and a mean Baron and some funny dances and a couple of [scary] moments." [28] Rabinowitz, Chloe (1 June 2020). "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Up For Auction". Broadway World . Retrieved 10 November 2022. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019 . Retrieved 6 July 2023.

Cunningham, Wayne (25 April 2011). "The original flying car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, goes on sale". Road/Show. CNet . Retrieved 8 November 2022. One car was built with wings and fiberglass pieces and filmed for flying scenes. The leading edges of the wings house folding propellers. This car was used for publicity stills to promote the film upon its release in 1968 and features prominently in posters. The World's Top Twenty Films". The Sunday Times. 27 September 1970. p.27 – via The Sunday Times Digital Archive. The film did not follow Fleming's novel closely. A novelisation of the film written by John Burke was published at the time of the film's release. It basically followed the film's story, but there were some differences in tone and emphasis; for example, the novelisation mentioned that Caractacus had difficulty coping after the death of his wife and made it clearer that the sequences including Baron Bomburst were fantasy. [40] Comic book adaption [ edit ]

the car inside the Baron’s castle - this Chitty was fitted with secondary controls in the footwell of the car to make it look like the car was driving herself Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019 . Retrieved 13 January 2019. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Kritzerland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018 . Retrieved 25 March 2018. In the story, the nasty Baron Bomburst, tyrant of the fictional land of Vulgaria, attempts to steal Chitty. The family escape thanks to Chitty's miraculous transformation into a boat, and Truly goes home to Scrumptious Manor (" Lovely Lonely Man"). The Baron sends two bungling spies to get the car, but they fail repeatedly and eventually decide to kidnap Caractacus instead, but mistake Grandpa for Caractacus. As they fly away in their airship (" Posh!"), Chitty sprouts wings and propellers, and the family pursues the airship all the way to Vulgaria.This car is now on display at the Stahls Automotive Foundation in New Baltimore, Michigan. [20] Trailer Chitty (GEM 11) [ edit ] After receiving aid from the toymaker and the imprisoned children, they free the grandfather and restore freedom to the kingdom before flying home in the iconic car. Final Words United Artists promoted the film with an expensive, extensive advertising campaign, hoping to reproduce the success of The Sound of Music (1965), and it was initially released on a roadshow basis. [4] Reception [ edit ] Original release [ edit ] Yes! The car comes equipped with a retractable wing on each side that pulls out with a touch of the finger.

Cambridge man claims world first for three-wheel Chitty replica". BBC News Cambridgeshire. 22 January 2015. This engineless Chitty was built for close-ups of the actors while driving; the body was mounted to a trailer and scenes were filmed from cameras on the tow vehicle. It had wings, though they were slightly different than the flying Chitty, and was used for both aerial shots as well as some aquatic scenes, filmed in the Pinewood Studios pool. Chased by Caractacus, Truly and his children aboard the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car, they fly all the way to Vulgaria and learn of the tyranny which is plaguing the kingdom. The Batmobile, similar to the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang possess an emotional appeal which goes beyond. As more iconic cars become available for auction, we are reminded of their nostalgic value and also the special place they hold within us.CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 October 1968. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016 . Retrieved 27 August 2016. Ritchie, Gayle (20 April 2019). "Take a trip down motoring memory lane at Dundee Museum of Transport". The courier . Retrieved 11 November 2022. EDITORIAL: Cavalcade building's time has passed". The Post Star. 21 September 2010 . Retrieved 8 November 2022. Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: the company that changed the film industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p.133.