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CHITTY BANG BANG

How many Chittys were built. Count Louis Zborowski designed and built four racing cars in the stables at Higham Park from 1921-1924, The 4th was not fully developed by the time of Zborowski’s death in November 1924. Zborowski’s career as an amateur racing driver encompassed a wide experience of marques and events. In 1921 Zborowski was to drive one of the 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeams representing Britain at Le Mans but this did not transpire and instead he raced the car at the International Shelsley Walsh – England’s foremost Speed Hill-Climb. He was an early patron of Aston Martin, and raced for them at Brooklands and in the French Grand Prix. In the 1923 raced at the 11th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Zborowski drove a Bugatti and finish #24. He drove in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in a single-seat “American Miller 122”.  Zborowski joined the Mercedes team in 1924 but died in one of their cars, after hitting a tree during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was just 29 years old.

Count Zborowski’s exploits inspired Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang story. There were six original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were built for the 1968 film – two were racers and four were touring cars. One was fitted with a hovercraft skirt to skim over the water, while another was able to spread its wings when required. In the opening credits of the film, you can see tributes to the original Chitty Bang Bang racing history. see video at bottom of page