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She may not be full of gizmos like Bond's DB5, nor does she talk like Knight Rider's KITT, yet Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remains one of the most loveable motors in the history of cinema. Which is why collectors will be chuffed to know she's going under the hammer next month. If you wish to take Chitty on a trip to find the …

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  1. Jonny Englisch
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    Do you think Coggins might do a deal?

    Mine's the one with a Toot Sweet in the pocket.

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  2. Paul_Murphy
    Joke

    At last...

    A flying car.

    I'll want to give it a go toot sweet.

    ttfn

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    1. Zimmer
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      Almost a flying car...

      It had the engine for it. The cars that inspired Fleming were built by Count Louis Zborowsky using Mercedes Aero engines..

      No. 1 had a 23 litre Maybach 6 cyl and was chain driven!!...

      :)

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  3. irish donkey
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    Functionality as advertised in the film

    Or has the sequence been shortened.

    Truely truely scrumpious

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Favorite Line

    "You'll find a slight squeeze on the hooter an excellent safety precaution"

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    Bedspread

    I can't look at that car without remembering the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang bedspread I had as a kid.

    On the bed it made it look like the car from the film.

    Ah, those summer days.... :D

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  6. Robert E A Harvey
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    It is a handsome thing.

    Anyone know if the design is copyright? I reckon it's buildable at home.

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    1. stucs201
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      Buildable at home?

      At least one person made something close : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-446637/Truly-scrumptious--The-man-turned-Land-Rover-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.html

      Might not fly, but probably off-road capable (if you take the 'wings' off)

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