Ian Fleming’s classic children’s book about a magical flying car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was first published in 1964. Fleming’s inspiration for the car was the 1920s racing car Chitty Bang Bang, owned and driven by Count Louis Zborowski.
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The film represented Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a turn-of-the-20th-century racing car with a winning streak that ended with a fiery crash at the 1909 British Grand Prix.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the much-loved movie about the magical flying car starring Dick Van Dyke, celebrates its 50th anniversary on 16 December 2018. Here are 10 things you may not know...
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A group of friends who built a replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang have driven it over the Alps in tribute to Ian Fleming, who wrote the children’s book, as well as the James Bond novels.
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Today, the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of the most iconic movie cars to grace the silver screen. But, whatever happened to the magical car, and where is it today? Let's take a look! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Count Louis Zborowski. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
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Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, our fine four-fendered friend, turns 60 on October 22nd. Mary Miers relives the adventures of the magical flying car and reveals the little-known story of its creation by Ian Fleming, as the writer turned his attention from the world of 007 to a children's tale. It begins with a soft humming noise.
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