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04-22-2011, 07:04 AM
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Click above for high-res image gallery
A car alleging to be the original hero car from Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/09/man-builds-chitty-chitty-bangbang-replica-dream-car-for-wife/) has wound up on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Hero-GEN-11-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Car-/350455879688?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5198cc5808), apparently in running condition. According to the seller, the film's production manager insisted that the hero car be a fully-functional road car, not just a mock up.
To that end, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sports a 3.0-liter Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) V6 and automatic transmission, mounted in a one-off ladder frame. The body features a handmade aluminum hood and red and white cedar boattail rear. Unfortunately, none of Chitty's magical powers made it to the road car, meaning this thing won't fly.
The seller claims that all the brasswork on the car came from actual Edwardian-era cars, to make sure Chitty Chitty Bang Bang looked as true-to-life as possible. That sounds like a lot of work to go into a car for Hollywood, even a hero car.
The seller provides a convincing back story on the car, but there's no official documentation shown or offered. This is no-doubt a well-built car, and very well could be the original from the movie, but at a starting bid of $1,000,000, we'd need a lot of confirmation before pulling the trigger. Not that we could afford it anyway... Thanks for the tip, Matt!
Gallery: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang)
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[Source: eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Hero-GEN-11-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Car-/350455879688?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5198cc5808)]eBay Find of the Day: The original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie car (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/22/ebay-find-of-the-day-the-original-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-movie/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Click above for high-res image gallery
A car alleging to be the original hero car from Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/09/man-builds-chitty-chitty-bangbang-replica-dream-car-for-wife/) has wound up on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Hero-GEN-11-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Car-/350455879688?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5198cc5808), apparently in running condition. According to the seller, the film's production manager insisted that the hero car be a fully-functional road car, not just a mock up.
To that end, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sports a 3.0-liter Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) V6 and automatic transmission, mounted in a one-off ladder frame. The body features a handmade aluminum hood and red and white cedar boattail rear. Unfortunately, none of Chitty's magical powers made it to the road car, meaning this thing won't fly.
The seller claims that all the brasswork on the car came from actual Edwardian-era cars, to make sure Chitty Chitty Bang Bang looked as true-to-life as possible. That sounds like a lot of work to go into a car for Hollywood, even a hero car.
The seller provides a convincing back story on the car, but there's no official documentation shown or offered. This is no-doubt a well-built car, and very well could be the original from the movie, but at a starting bid of $1,000,000, we'd need a lot of confirmation before pulling the trigger. Not that we could afford it anyway... Thanks for the tip, Matt!
Gallery: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/05jpgchitty-chitty-bang-bang_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/01jpgchitty-chitty-bang-bang_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/04jpgchitty-chitty-bang-bang_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/09jpgchitty-chitty-bang-bang_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/07jpgchitty-chitty-bang-bang_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chitty-chitty-bang-bang/)
[Source: eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Hero-GEN-11-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Car-/350455879688?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5198cc5808)]eBay Find of the Day: The original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie car (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/22/ebay-find-of-the-day-the-original-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-movie/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Hero-GEN-11-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-Car-/350455879688?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5198cc5808) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/22/ebay-find-of-the-day-the-original-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-movie/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19918808/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/22/ebay-find-of-the-day-the-original-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-movie/#comments)
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