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Chitty chitty bang bang story book6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The son of a Polish Count and American mother, Zborowski was an eccentric gentleman wealthy enough to own and race many cars both in Europe and America. ![]() "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was originally built in 1921 by Count Louis Zborowski, perhaps the best known amateur racing driver of his time, who lived at a large country house, near Canterbury in Kent. It would seem that the term "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" is known to have been used to name cars as early as 1921. From the little I know of Ian Fleming's 'strange' private life I would not be surprised if this actually was true! I believe that the tacky film was based the 1964 children's novel "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" by Ian Fleming. I don't know for sure if there is anything in it, although 'chit' or 'chitty' was an army word, probably of Indian origin. ![]()
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