![]() ![]() Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Published fifty years ago in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car introduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the crackpot Pott family and. This stunning edition features gorgeous illustrations by Joe Berger.ĭesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Fleming was inspired by a celebrated English racing car nicknamed 'Chitty-Bang-Bang', which was built and raced by Count Louis Zborowski in the 1920s. Chitty and the eccentric, plucky Pott family set off on a succession of increasingly perilous adventures that take them across the English Channel and all the way to Paris.įirst published in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was Ian Fleming's only children's book, written for his son Caspar. It looks like a wreck, but once restored it turns out to be no ordinary vehicle Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a magical car which can fly, swim and even think. ![]() ![]() With the proceeds from his latest invention, Crackpot Whistling Sweets, Commander Caractacus Pott buys his family their first car. ![]()
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