MrShorty Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I hope it's ok to post about some of these "children's" stories, but I enjoy reading them. This is about a family in England who manages to buy their first motor car. They find an old "one-of-a-kind" broken down jalopy (with a 12 cylinder, 8 L motor ). Mr Potts rebuilds the car. One day, they decide to go to the beach (along with the rest of England) and get stuck in a traffic jam. After insulting the drive, the car convinces Mr Potts to push a lever that extends wings and causes the car to fly over the traffic to a sand bar. The tide nearly strands them and they discover that the car is amphibious. They "drive" across the channel to France, where the help capture "Joe the monster," a notorious criminal. The book was a lot of fun. Interesting side notes that I learned as part of reading the book. 1) The author is the same Ian Fleming who authored the James Bond books. It was published in '63, just before his death. 2) The movie screenplay was written by Roald Dahl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanFool Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 I've seen and read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang more times than I could even begin to count. What a funny noise it's making! Caractacus: It's talking to us--all engines talk! Jemima: What's it saying? It's saying Chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, chitty chitty, Bang Bang! chitty chitty Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I hope it's ok to post about some of these "children's" stories, but I enjoy reading them.This is about a family in England who manages to buy their first motor car. They find an old "one-of-a-kind" broken down jalopy (with a 12 cylinder, 8 L motor ). Mr Potts rebuilds the car. One day, they decide to go to the beach (along with the rest of England) and get stuck in a traffic jam. After insulting the drive, the car convinces Mr Potts to push a lever that extends wings and causes the car to fly over the traffic to a sand bar. The tide nearly strands them and they discover that the car is amphibious. They "drive" across the channel to France, where the help capture "Joe the monster," a notorious criminal.The book was a lot of fun.Interesting side notes that I learned as part of reading the book.1) The author is the same Ian Fleming who authored the James Bond books. It was published in '63, just before his death.2) The movie screenplay was written by Roald Dahl.I havent read the book but the movie is good fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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