When one thinks of British author Ian Flemming, what immediately comes to mind is his series of novels from the 1950s and 1960s featuring the suave …
Whatever Happened To The One-Of-A-Kind Car From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was even more fantastical than the real-life oddball racers that inspired it, including the ability to perform extraordinary feats such as floating and flying. When the book was adapted into a feature-length film in 1968 by author Roald Dahl of "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" fame, the production crew faced the heady task of bringing the fictional flying, floating car to life. The primary car used for filming was a fully functional, road-legal vehicle with...
There have been some truly iconic movie cars. "Bullitt" made the 1968 Mustang cool, "Smokey and the Bandit" made everyone want a Pontiac Trans Am, …
Movies have a long history of featuring vehicles. They help period films create a feeling of the past, and nothing arouses movie nostalgia quite like …
We love it when cars play starring roles on TV and the silver screen. Baby Boomers find it hard to forget the Munster Koach Model-T hot rod from "The …
Many car aficionados consider the Mercedes-Benz 220SE to be a timeless classic, but it was its appearance in the comedy flick "The Hangover" that …