Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Screen-Used Car)

Made by Alan Mann Racing (film production)1968Wellington, New Zealand

The road-registered hero car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), purchased by the collector at auction in 2011 for $805,000 — a documented sale. The car, with its boat-tail body and folding wings, is occasionally driven on New Zealand roads.

Provenance

1968

Built for the film production

confirmed

2011

Purchased at auction by the collector for $805,000 (Profiles in History, press reports)

confirmed

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Sir Peter Jackson

Wellington, New Zealand

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Access Matrix

Digital viewingpublic
Additional photographsby request
Remote video inspectionavailable
Research visitowner approval
Temporary research loancase by_case
Museum exhibition loanavailable
Scientific samplingnot permitted
Commercial licensingcontact owner

Record Metadata

CategoryFilm & Props

MaterialsAluminum boat-tail body, wood fittings, Ford-based drivetrain

Dimensions5.4 m length

ConditionOperational; road-registered

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 92/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (1968). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Screen-Used Car) [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1968-007041.