Sudden Brainwave!

"TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut" (twincharged) 05/05/2014 at 13:35 • Filed to: chitty chitty bang bang

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Remember the Bentley Meteor featured on Top Gear a few series back? It was recently featured on Jay Leno's Garage too. A huge, gurgling 27 litre V12 (sans supercharger) clad in a body that harks directly back to the early 20th century. Putting an engine of this enormity into a vehicle is plainly ridiculous. It's a fantasy car, a dream. Except it isn't - you can, at great expense, purchase and have one built from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . That'll be £500,000 please.

But wait. There's been another fantasy car that's had an aero engine under it's long, chrome bonnet. A fantasy car that has graced books and the big screen, and has recently made a comeback in children's books. I loved the musical when I was a child and I still do to this day. It's this:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Imagine this: a replica Chitty with that glorious V12 wrapped in chrome, wood and nostalgia. On the back, that wicker picnic basket becomes the huge new fuel tank. That beautiful, boat inspired cabin will still be quilted in red leather. Underneath, strong modern mechanicals translate the huge power into movement. Big contemporary disc brakes all round help ease the huge vehicle to a halt. Modern cooling systems keeps the temperature in check. Everything would have to be beefed up. It's probably likely that a replica Chitty with that Meteor V12 would be even bigger than the original. But to be honest, that's no big deal, the original Chitty was at least 18 feet long. The bigger it is, the more presence it will have!

And the price. Oh the price. I have no idea how expensive a one-off like this could cost. Maybe more than the Bentley. Probably more than the Bentley. And that chromed bonnet's gotta be a pain to polish. But if you have all the money in the world, what's stopping you? Somebody out there with a fat load of cash - maybe one day, you'll realise my dream...

CalzoneGolem > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 05/05/2014 at 13:38

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If money was no object I'd dd a spitfire engined Bentley.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 05/05/2014 at 13:49

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I tired to find the top gear video on youtube but failed.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 05/05/2014 at 13:54

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There's a short clip here .

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 05/05/2014 at 13:56

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yeah saw that one. was hoping for the whole thing. Oh well.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 05/05/2014 at 14:47

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Sorry, I prefer Count Louis' Chittys to the movie one...