Count Zborowski with Chitty Bang Bang 1 at Brooklands

Chitty Bang Bang was the informal name of a number of celebrated English racing cars, built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski and his engineer Clive Gallop in the 1920s, which inspired the book, film and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the fictional vintage racing car which features in the book and musical film of the same name. ... Louis Zborowski in the driving seat of Chitty Bang Bang 1 at Brooklands Count Louis Zborowski (20 February 1895 – 19 October 1924) was a racing driver and automobile engineer of Polish-American descent. ... Brooklands was a motor racing circuit built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Juuso Pykälistö driving a Peugeot 206 World Rally Car at the 2003 Swedish rally Racing cars redirects here. ... Louis Zborowski in the driving seat of Chitty Bang Bang 1 at Brooklands Count Louis Zborowski (20 February 1895 – 19 October 1924) was a racing driver and automobile engineer of Polish-American descent. ... For other uses, see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (disambiguation). ...

The Chittys were built and stored at Higham Park, Zborowski's country house at Bridge near Canterbury in Kent. The cars were so loud that Canterbury reportedly passed a by-law prohibiting them from entering within the city walls. The origin of the name "Chitty Bang Bang" is disputed, but is believed to have come from a salacious World War I song. Bridge is a village and civil parish near Canterbury in Kent, South East England. ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Chitty 1

Chitty 1 was a chain-driven customised Mercedes chassis containing a 23 litre 6 cylinder Maybach aero-engine. It won two races at its debut at Brooklands in 1921, coming second to another Zborowski car in a sprint race at the same event. Chitty 1 was fitted with four seats and a crude, over-sized exhaust pipe, in order to misguide the handicappers and spectators. Its top speed on the day was 100.75 miles per hour (162.14 km/h). This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Several Maybach 57 and 62 models at the 2005 Concours dElegance in Pebble Beach, CA. Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (IPA: ), founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl, was a German manufacturer of engines for Zeppelins and later, large and luxurious automobiles. ... The term aircraft engine, for the purposes of this article, refers to aircraft reciprocating, or rotary, internal combustion engines as opposed to jet engines or turboprops. ... Brooklands was a motor racing circuit built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. ...

For its next outing, Chitty 1 was refitted, as a two-seater with a cowled radiator and a properly plumbed exhaust. It attained nearly 120 mph (190 km/h) on one occasion, and had its race handicap consistently reappraised. It subsequently crashed, removing three fingers from a timing official. The car was rebuilt, and passed into the ownership of the sons of Arthur Conan Doyle, but was quickly retired as a racing car, and was later butchered for spare parts. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. ...

Chitty 2

Chitty 2 had a shorter wheelbase, and an 18.8 litre Benz Bz.IV aero-engine. It was never as successful as its predecessor, but took part in several road races, including a Sahara Desert expedition in 1922. It later became the property of the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. It is now part of the private collection of Bob Bahre at his home in Paris Hill, Maine (the former mansion of Hannibal Hamilin, Lincoln's first Vice-President). The Benz Bz. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ... The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in 2006 The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, in the University Circle area of Cleveland, Ohio, is part of the Western Reserve Historical Society, and was founded by industrialist Frederick Crawford of TRW and opened in 1965. ... Cleveland redirects here. ...

Chitty 3

Chitty 3 was based on a modified Mercedes chassis with a 160 hp (120 kW) Mercedes single overhead camshaft six cylinder aero engine, tuned to produce 180 hp (130 kW). The car recorded a lap of Brooklands at 112.68 mph (181.34 km/h). Louis Zborowski later used it as his personal transport, and drove it to Stuttgart when he negotiated to join the Mercedes racing team.^[1] For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ...

Chitty 4

Chitty 4 (also known as the Higham Special) was Louis Zborowski's largest car yet. Using a 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 litres capacity, with a gearbox and chain-drive from a pre-war Blitzen Benz, it was the largest capacity racing car ever to run at Brooklands. Still not fully developed by the time of Zborowski's death in November 1924, it was purchased from his estate by J.G. Parry-Thomas for the sum of £125. General characteristics Layout V-12 Cooling water Cylinders 12 Valve type Displacement 27 litres Rotation rate 1700 rpm Power 400 hp Power (300 kW Weight 383kg The Liberty L-12 was a 27 litre water-cooled 45 degree V-12 aircraft engine of 400 horsepower (300 kW). ... Henry Ford standing beside Oldfields first car in 1902 At Lakeside Track, April 1907 Barney Oldfield sitting in his Blitzen Benz at Daytona (undated) 1909 Blitzen Benz in a museum Oldfield (left) beside his Golden Submarine in the 1920s Official starter Barney Oldfield (left) beside racer Ralph Hepburn at... The 1924 Leyland-Thomas No. ...

Parry-Thomas rechristened the car Babs and rebuilt it with four Zenith carburettors and his own design of pistons.^[2] In April 1926, Parry-Thomas used the car to win the Land speed record at 171.02 mph (273.6 km/h). However, he was killed in the vehicle in a later attempt on 3 March 1927. Babs was buried at Pendine Sands in Wales, but was later recovered and restored and is now on display at the Pendine Museum of Speed. Ralph DePalma in his Packard 905 Special at Daytona Beach in 1919, courtesy Florida Photographic Collection For the album Land Speed Record by the band Hüsker Dü, see Land Speed Record (album). ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pendine Sands is a 7 mile long beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... The Pendine Museum of Speed is dedicated to the use of Pendine Sands for land speed record attempts. ...

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External links

• Photo of Chitty 1 in its final form
• British Motor Manufacturers: Chitty Bang Bang
• British Motor Manufacturers: Higham Special