Brit Turns Land Rover Into Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Car enthusiast and devoted husband Nick Pointing fulfilled his wife’s love of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by building a real-life version of the fantasy car. Nick, 41, spent four years transforming his old Land Rover into his wife’s dream car, using a 1968 Corgi toy car as a guide for his measurements, complete with fold-out wings.
Though he had no prior welding or building experience, Pointing devoted a majority of his time during those four years to building Chitty. A 1973 Series 3 Land Rover was stripped of all its components, leaving only the chassis and its 2.3-liter engine. The wooden part of the car came from a local boatyard, and the windscreen came from an old MG sports car.
With a top-speed of eighty miles per hour, the couple has obtained an MOT certificate, making the car road legal. They now plan to travel 12,000 miles in their Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rendition on an overland journey to Australia.
(Click through the jump for a photo of the original Land Rover and pictures of the Chitty-making process, along with the link)
+ Dailynews: The Man Who Turned His Land Rover Into Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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