Hi gang!
If someone re-released the old Aurora 1/24 Chitty car …Would you buy it…if it was under 20.00 or so??
It’s really a nice looking car (without the wings) and with ALCLAD II Chrome and other nifty metalic paints out these dayz…it can look pretty cool!
Whadiya think?
I think it would be a cool build wiht the wings and all. Wife bought me the dvd recently and though while watching it that it would make a cool looking model.
Sure would and I’d also build it with the wings. [8D]
In a heartbeat!!! It’s my daughter’s favorite movie.
As classic cars go I think its pretty cool.
I just picked one up on ebay so I may be building it this summer or fall.
I’ll post some progress pics…wierd…From Mad Max to Chitty…
Its so you! and yet so YOU!!! cute and fun meets HARD CORE!
Yeppers, I’d do one, a great movie!
Lee
That is one WEIRD car!!! Hey, I’d build a kit of it [:D]
Man, I’d buy and build as many of the models as I could afford. Who could ever say they didn’t love that movie? It was so cool - especially the dungeon full of scientists creating idiotic inventions…like the 5 foot long, 10 inch wide pool table with one pocket right at the end…classic.
I loved the car - what fantastic imagination!!
From memory, a bit of history which probably isn’t too far off being right.
The real Chitty was a 20’s racer with a huge engine, run by a Polish Count.
For the film of the Ian Fleming book (yes, 007) between 3 & 5 cars were built, each one for a specific purpose. The runners were based on a Ford Transit chassis ( Thats a similar vehicle to a 60’s Econoline, for those of you over the pond) Motive power was, I think, either a V4 or straight six. I also seem to remember that around two of the cars still exist, One is in a car museum in the North of England, or it was last time I read about the place, called ‘Cars of the Stars’. A couple of years ago, Corgi rereleased their diecast 1/43rd scale model of Chitty, it might still be available, not cheap though.
Pete
Pete,
I recall seeing photos on a website of a classic and vintage car show (held within the last 5 years or so) and there were a number of pictures posted of the car (with the wings extended) with the propellors up and spinning - I remember the car was roped off so no spectators would walk into the blades. So at least one of the movie cars still exists. I appeared to be in excellent condition, so someone’s been looking after it.
G’day Lee, how are things down under?
I’ll have a look in some old Classic car mags we have here, see if I can track down a Chitty or two and get a definate location.
Pete
Cool! Thanks for the link!
Lee
I never saw the movie but the book was one of my favorites when I was a kid. I wouldn’t mind modeling the book version of “Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.”
I have been looking for a model of that car since I first saw the Movie in grade school! I’d buy it and build it in a heartbeat! I had a friend who had the old 1/43rd scale Corgi diecast and I thought it was the coolest thing in his collection. He eventually gave it to me before he moved away because I liked it so much. I only wish I still had it.
I gotta read the book. I’m curious to know how it was described in the book.
I would buy a GEN11 model in a New York minute!!! Seeing as how Polar Lights has re-released several of the old Aurora kits, perhaps they might be the most logical candidate to produce it. I’ve recently spotted their Beverly Hillbillies truck on the shelves, so …
Very nice link Mig17, at least my memory came up with the right number of Chitty’s built, even if everything else was dodgy!
pete
id think about it
i could hang it from my lads ceiling in his room
A great car that would make a great model, I’ll take one
yeah…man, I would love one for 20 bucks. Every once in a while, a (1/24?) plastic model comes up on Ebay, but DANG they are expensive. As much as I loved that story as a kid, I just can’t bring myself to dish the 70 or so bucks it costs to get one.
ciao