Original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car is going up for auction

[MoviePropCollector]

The car did sell, not for a million, but pretty close.

They also raised almost $100,000 ($98,000) for The Red Cross and Japan's earthquake relief.

Profiles Auction makes @5.8 million dollars.

 

[Flybak]

But an everlasting gobstopper just went for $42,500 ($50,150.00 with premium).

Phil

To a guy named 'Slugworth.' Mysterious. . .

 

[Alan Castillo]

I am still soooooo surprised that this didn't fetch its estimate and way above. I would have assumed that a Vegas casino owner or the likes would have snatched it up just to put on display in the lobby or something.

 

[GKvfx]

.......I would have assumed that a Vegas casino owner or the likes would have snatched it up just to put on display in the lobby or something......

That's because 50 year old cars don't get people (mainly guys in their 30's) with disposable income into a casino the way a pool full of scantily clad, inebriated, 20-somethings in bikinis can..... Wet Republic

Gene

 

[Zack Morris]

nothing beats the 1989 Batmobile XD

 

[bruce_wayne_4u]

The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car is definitely a cool ride!

 

[scottsusernames]

Yes, way cool - at least I thought so as a kid when I saw the movie at a drive-in! Hope the car went to a good home where it will be on (protected) display.

 

[Alan Castillo]

Does anyone know who purchased it ?

 

[sstnickg]

HI, when i was at school [many, many, moons ago] we had a visit from one of the "Chitty "cars at a school fete, the man who owned it had it in really poor condition, and didnt seem to care about it.I advised him to look after it more carefully [as only a 12 year old can] only to be told to "mind my own b*****, *****NG BUSINESS".
I hope he has seen how much this one went for!In your face idiot!!!

 

[TCB]

its gotta go for at least a million

 

[Search4]

Update - if those who don't know are on the board - it apparently did not sell at the asking price ($1mm) but did sell, privately, for a discount below that number. I have heard rumors it was around $800-850k.

 

[Deck star]

Does anyone know who purchased it ?

Peter Jackson got it. He brought it over here to NZ. He keeps it with his vintage aircraft. If you visit his museum you can take a ride.

 

[Prop Archives]

Very cool :cool

Chitty to 'fly' at air show | Wairarapa News | Local News in Wairarapa

Great to see it will be out and about for the public to enjoy it.

 

[Treadwell]

He should make a loop of the Treg Brown motor sound effect and play it continuously when the car is on display.