[ 1968 ] Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Opening Races

[@bobcatbarton4705]

Probably one of the coolest, most original scenes to start any movie.

[@Synystr7]

@Tim Dewano Bitch, yes

[@Mysterio1412]

I'd like to think a prequel could be made with Chitty as a racecar with it's driver and how they parted after the accident

[@Jazz-cd5mu]

The black screen of just car noises for the first thirty seconds or so is such an underrated part of this opening. Then the music swells and the crowd starts cheering and then the visuals begin. That always stuck with me as a kid.

[@John14710]

Brilliant

[@arbytv5139]

I know, gives a fantastic sense of buildup, doesn’t it?

[@xaqxiq9281]

Gives me goosebumps every time!

[@12classics39]

Movies don’t have creative openings like this anymore. Nowadays, people don’t even have the attention span to handle 30 seconds of audio over darkness before the credits even start.

[@Tatokun92]

@@12classics39 They don't make movies like this anymore, such a shame

[@benrig89]

One of the many reasons I love Chitty Chitty is this intro sequence. It's a love letter to the early days of the automobile, full of joy, daring and misadventure.

[@Kingpin1880]

I remember the crash being so distressing to me as a child...

[@AlanCanon2222]

Same

[@keyboardwarrior327]

I think I was just glad the dog and the girl didn't get run over. Although did the driver and mechanic manage to escape the flaming wreckage? I can't really tell.

[@Kingpin1880]

@@keyboardwarrior327 That's one of the things that upset me :( . I was a little kid and wasn't used to "death" or "grievous injury", and certainly didn't like being shown it at the end of such a great intro at the beginning of such a happy film.

[@onebullet2689]

@@keyboardwarrior327 nope they both die in the explosion when the car engine blew up

[@elsasegura2012]

Opening

[@lfricmunuc4534]

I really admire how they produced so much detail in this opening scene, the costumes, set design, the overall historical authenticity. For example, they added certain musical interludes to each culture: the French anthem is hinted at 3:20; German-like music at 3:40, 'Rule Britannia' at 4:47. Also, see how the posters at 5:07 are 1900s-like advertisements for tires. Most children's movies today would not bother putting this much historical and social detail in the opening let alone the movie.

[@skraegorn7317]

Not just that, but I love that the whole sequence was filmed at 18 FPS and then sped up in post-production to 24 to make it look more like a silent film where everyone is walking faster than normal.

[@37silverstreak1]

I totally agree with one exception and it's totally minor, but my historical OCD is really bugged by the fact that Chittys driver is wearing WW2 American pilots goggles and I don't know why? I mean there are other drivers in the scenes wearing period correct goggles but not him! Most people wouldn't even notice (or care!) but I'm a historical accuracy dork and it just stands out!

[@benrig89]

@@37silverstreak1 Normally I'd be annoyed at this type of thing but props to you for finding this.

[@kaitlintropper2061]

Very true

[@Drod6969]

The sign seen at the start of the final race that says “stay away from start line” is such minute attention to period detail that I actually wondered for years if this was just all expertly colorized footage

[@jamesfilbry7982]

I never thought seeing the word “broccoli” flashing in first 10 seconds could still bring me 2 hours of absolute joy

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

Really gotta like how they sped up the film to make it seem like it was actually filmed in 1909.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

They should have made it in black & white to look more authentic.

[@_Braised]

@@marvinthemaniac7698 That'd be a bit problematic, as the whole film is set in the past. If it was black and white in the races, then went to colour in the junkyard, audiences in the 60's would have expected that scene to have flashed to the present day, i.e. the 60s. But the whole story is set not all that long after those races anyway.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@_Braised good point

[@sarahojukwu4820]

Is 1968

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

@sarahojukwu4820 Oh I know, that's when this was filmed, I love the added effect they included in the opening sequence that made it appear almost time appropriate, but just the costumes and sets. Like, all you'd need to do is make it black and white and it'll complete it.

[@RoyalIrishman]

The flash of the camera at the beginning before the title sends shivers down my spine. Shivers of childhood innocence and joy.

[@MCO18]

They literally started the movie with a bang

[@Finnmarken91]

Oh the 1900s and 1910s were some of the greatest years in automotive history! This really captures how fantastic those days were!

[@CaptApril123]

Back then it was between steam, gasoline and electric.. now it's more gasoline vs electric.. although i'd like to see steam brought back, which would be nuclear powered automobiles.

[@DkSchadow]

@@CaptApril123 Only need to pit for fuel once every twenty years.

[@CaptApril123]

@@DkSchadow yep.. i think Chrysler had a prototype back in the late 1950's or '60's but it didn't go anywhere. Mention nuclear and and cars together and people tend to freak out.

[@DkSchadow]

@@CaptApril123 The Ford Nucleon concept if I'm not mistaken. I can't imagine it would fare well in a crash.

[@bettyottman1718]

The opening make us want to sing along.

[@sleeming88]

Even as a kid I remember this sequence leaving so many unanswered questions. Who built Chitty? Who was her driver? Did he survive? What happened to him? Was Chitty already a "magic" car at this point and, if so, is that why she won those races?

[@fourniergangrene524]

I've always hypothesized that Chitty began life as a Motobloc or Delaunay-Belleville from around 1906.

[@Raptormon132]

+sleeming88 I could probably answer those questions. "Who built Chitty?" An unknown motor car company that probably was closed down or bought out by another company. "Who was her driver?" An unnamed British race driver who was very popular and skilled for his time. "Did he survive?" Yes. As you see him and his co-driver jump out right after the car burst in flames. "What happened to him?" Open ended. He went on continuing racing with other cars, but was not as successful as he was when racing with Chitty. He was forced to retire due to suffering from PTSD from nearly running over the child. Or he lost his contract after the crash, and never raced again due to his reputation being ruined. Like I said: It's open ended. "Was Chitty already a "magic" car at this point and, if so, is that why she won those races?" Probably. Either that, or/and she was built with a new powerful car engine that was experimental at the time, and her driver was the only one skilled enough to drive her with this engine. One should not confuse the car with the driver.

[@potatohead5910]

I know the prop was built by Ford...

[@thebritishmotorsportfan]

I'm Pretty sure that it was a Ford.

[@benrig89]

I've watched this movie since I was about 5 and I can tell you what I thought then and I think now...it just 'happened'. There was no real backstory, there was no special set of circumstances that led to Chitty being Chitty, it just happened. I think it really solidified that concept in my mind when I bought my first car...sure it's just a car, it's just a hunk of junk, a machine, but there is something special about it, once you sit down in it and drive it. I don't think you really get over your first car.

[@DAquingil]

This was always the scene that stayed with me. I've always loved vintage cars, and as a kid the opening racing sequence really got my heart going. I loved the film, but the race cars were my favorite. Although I loved the fact that he saved the race car and didn't let his kids down, it always kind of bothered me to see him change it into something else.

[@barnabyg6808]

Gil D'Aquin i agree with you there. I’ve always wanted to build a true replica chitty but not the gleaming one we see Potts make- a few brilliant replicas of that have been made but as far as I know nobody has made one of the racing car so hopefully I can change that at some point!

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

I really enjoyed this movie when I was a kid, but looking back on this great opening credits sequence, I notice something interesting. To me it seems that during this montage of Grand Prix races, the movements of all the people seem slightly faster than they would be naturally. It reminds me of how in some really old films, I'm talking the era depicted in this movie, the early silent era, like before and during WWI, the people's movements, like running, walking, and cheering in the crowd seem unnaturally fast. I think this was intentional when they made this title sequence for this movie. It think it is a cool subtle effect to convey the pre-WWI era this story is set in.

[@JoeLibby]

Several of the shots are undercranked. I believe you are correct that it was deliberate to give a silent movie feel to that sequence.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

According to Wikipedia, this film is set in the 1910's while KZbin Movies says it's set in pre-WW1 England. They don't give a specific year.

[@TimEssDub]

What would make it better if the sequence would have been in black and white

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

@@marvinthemaniac7698 The dates on the races are 1908-09, so I think the main film is probably 1910-11.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@HalfLifeExpert1 if you say so

[@hondansx1000]

I love the driver of the car that went on to become Chitty...he looks like such a badass and a gentleman. I bet if he served in the Great War he would've been one of the first pilots in the RFC

[@sleeming88]

I feel like he deserves more recognition as a character in the story somehow. After all he was the one who made Chitty famous by winning those races.

[@skyrogue1977]

It would’ve been an interesting premise for the movie if the guys spirit inhabited the car when it was remade. As opposed to a simulation that doesn’t matter.

[@theGreenGoose]

chitty was chitty all along- how do you think she won all those races :)

[@theGreenGoose]

@@skyrogue1977 intesting...!

[@Mysterio1412]

Would be an interesting prequel if they made one with him and Chitty. Its like a Ian Fleming version of The Love Bug

[@BHALT0S]

the car being broken almost beyond repair in the crash and then restored and transformed into something amazing, always reminds me of my long term foster mother once telling me, you don't just throw away something because it's a little bit broken.

[@matthewreierson6910]

A three-time Grand Prix winner scrapped after a single wreck? That's what I call an ungrateful public.

[@jozg44]

The thing I always took away from this intro as a kid was...that blue Renault can *not* go round corners. Two races in a row it under-steers off the course!! ;-)

[@QueerOkie]

Jack Grover I was just thinking the same thing! 😂

[@penguinmaster7]

if only drifting was invented xD

[@donnyannessa654]

Ah 1908, when Fiat was the Italian racing car

[@samuelpyke5933]

One word ... Mustang I know that the first mustang was made in 64 but still Ford forever

[@alexk8792]

@@donnyannessa654 On the topic of that Fiat. It's a replica of the Fiat S74 made by Alan Mann for the film. The thing is, the Fiat S74 didn't come along until 1911. It's an anachronism, but whatever. As for that side exhaust, a thing like that was never usually seen on the S74 in real life. In most pictures I've seen on the internet of the real-life S74, the vehicle did not have a side exhaust. Recently, I've found an image of an S74 with a side exhaust similar to the one that the Alan Mann replica had. Here's a link: i.pinimg.com/474x/a3/67/a1/a367a1a8c388934fb1fdb22e4e592929--fiat-cars-fiat-abarth.jpg

[@37silverstreak1]

I was three years old when this movie came out and it left an indelible mark on me! It was what started my lifelong love and passion for antique cars. I am fortunate to have a close friend who collects brass era cars and I have gotten to drive several. they are not easy to handle! Those early race car drivers have my deep respect, driving those early vehicles on primitive roads with no regard for their own safety. The opening of the movie is my favorite part (along with the reveal of the transformed Chitty), I have to say that I think, even as a race car, Chitty is a beautiful design, so sleek! If I were ever to win the lottery I would love to build an accurate replica of Chitty in her racing days!

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

Happy 57th birthday!

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

Happy 58th birthday!

[@GhostTweeHubBub]

2020. It’s on Netflix. I’ve watched it more than once. My son will be 3 in September & he’s absolutely mesmerized by this.

[@peterweatherley7669]

Lovely to hear of a new generation enthralled by the same magic as we were :)

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

Happy 5th birthday to your son!

[@GhostTweeHubBub]

@@WoodyWoodpecker1953 he’ll be 6 in September. 🤣🤣

[@chelsiirvine8970]

goosebumps every time. omg this movie is so magical. i love it so much

[@leonardhughes7679]

ive always found this film to be fast paced.i usually skip the beach scene and pick up when theyve been cut off by the tide.

[@bmack4361]

a childhood memory. Im 22 and I loved this as a kid. I dont know how I got introduced to these kinds of movies like chitty, mary poppins and sound of music. I think my grandparents. But I love everyone of them. I love watching the clips and im happy I have a friend who I can share it with!

[@cuttersgoose]

I own a clutch/brake manufacture business and I do a lot of stuff for vintage cars and the high end antique car industry.. for 30 years I would do clutches for this one particular persons shop in Virginia , he was an English chap named Tivvy , and we got to talking from time to time, I was talking to him a few months ago on the phone and was telling him my dream is to build a prewar chain drive Grand Prix race car like in the movie chitty chitty bang bang…well the next thing he said, floored me… “you know I built those cars back in the day mate” he says to me WHAT !? Lol all these years I did work for his shop and never knew he actually was part of the team that bull these cars.. so he told me the story of these vehicles. Most of them are rolls Royce chassis that they scraped the bodies and built new race body’s on. And ford sponsored the cars in the movie, chitty was a one off that was powered by a ford 4 cyl…. I talk to him all the time… Great guy ….anyway..my brush with greatness…lol

[@FLJBeliever1776]

And I'll be honest... This is the first time I've actually seen the opening of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. And I love this classic film!

[@78FullSizeBronco]

There was something so unique and genuine feeling about old cars like this that nothing in the modern day seems to capture. It must've been a challenge racing them at high speeds, probably didn't handle very well, bouncy and hard to control. You had to be a man to race back in these days! No power steering, harnesses or cushy seats to help ya out.

[@markellis4229]

Yes to true 💪

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

Not to mention no smooth or paved roads on these cross country races

[@markellis4229]

Very true

[@IXIBobOhIXI]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Wrk6GcZpdrhLc Enjoy this!

[@markellis4229]

I would love to have a go at Racing in something like car number 3 It wouldn’t bother me at all this non safety nonsense life is to short to think what if this happens or that happens just get on with it and enjoy yourself

[@paullatimer1639]

Can you imagine how much it must have cost to shoot this opening?

[@peterweatherley7669]

8% of the budget went on it, would you believe! (For context, about the same as it cost to build and run all six Chitty models)

[@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS]

I think modern car races should be like this. The car is entirely custom made No windscreens or any of that boring protective stuff One lap around a dirt track Just like with horse racing, it's more about the money wagered on it, therefore making the competition more heated And no caution tape Sure, that last race kind of shows why most people don't race cars like this much anymore...

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

most of those cars even didn't had any brakes

[@nssteampunk4865]

It was also an era where there were no drones, no televisions, no iPads and Smartphones, or any electronics of any kind.

[@cbviperess9319]

Also due to the fact that there were high death rates when accidents happened.

[@Innman356]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka Or REVERSE...Many had to be pushed backwards manually. The race cars were often stripped down to the bare essentials for speed...

[@Finnmarken91]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka they definitely had brakes. Most horse buggy carriages had brakes these were probably still done by a lever by the gear lever.

[@JonathanGymAddict]

I love how at the beginning of the film the roar of the MGM lion blends seamlessly into the roar of the motor cars

[@MandyJMaddison]

What I love is that elements of the film are in perfect sync with the music- e.g. the explosions of the flashes for the cameras. Modern movies are so slack about this type of detail that it is common to see the face of an actor overlaid with the credit for an entirely different actor.

[@Rlotpir1972]

You must've watched a re-released version. This movie was from United Artists before MGM bought the company.

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

@@Rlotpir1972. Oh. I thought Metro Goldwyn Mayer owned United Artists in 1919. Metro Goldwyn Mayer was founded in 1924.

[@snakes3425]

So how many people figured out the guy who wrote the book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was biased on is the same guy who created James Bond

[@bensummers5287]

I knew that. The book version of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' (which is MUCH better) is basically James Bond for children. It has espionage, adventure, subterfuge and a gadget laden car.

[@commandernelson1584]

Yes and produced by Albert Broccoli who made all the classic Bond films. And Gert Frobe, Goldfinger was herr Baron. All that was missing was John Barry's music. The book was wonderful.

[@chrismc410]

@@commandernelson1584 and the gunbarrel opening and of course the Bond theme.

[@chrismc410]

@@commandernelson1584 think it was made on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios too.

[@alasdairgardiner2313]

@@chrismc410 - And Mr Coggins was played by Desmond Llewelyn - most notable for playing Q in the James Bond movies.

[@Camop-iz9kt]

I heard the score and songs were recorded at the legendary Anvil Studios in Denham, England. The scores for STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK were done there. It was demolished in 1980.

[@0tt0Skorzeny]

What's cool is that without CGI, all of those cars had to be built from scratch. All but one are authentic. The attention to detail was very accurate as the mockups can be identified as specific models. You can read more about each one on the internet movie car database.

[@josephmc1073]

Thay are real cars i have seen the red 2 and the white 51 in a museum in the uk

[@0tt0Skorzeny]

@@josephmc1073 Here is a link to read about the cars. Most of the race cars are replicas. The red 2 is a Fiat replica. It was built by the same company that built Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The white 51 is a Rolls Royce. The others like Truly Scrumptious's car and the crazy King's car are real. imcdb.org/movie.php?id=62803

[@barnabyg6808]

Josephmc10 _ what museum is that?

[@josephmc1073]

@@barnabyg6808 caster car museum

[@barnabyg6808]

Josephmc10 _ thanks!

[@JonnyContagious]

That Chitty lived another life, one of glory and excitement - the details of which we are not privvy to - only serves to add to her air of mystique and wonder. What are her origins? Was she always enchanted? Was she something else before she was a car? Has her spirit been passed on across centuries? If there's a more thrilling, grandiose, stylish and brilliantly conceived introduction to a main character in the history of cinema I haven't seen it... and I'd jump up on Harry Lime's coffee table with my zither and tell him to his (brilliantly lit) face.

[@gregschultz8639]

I love how the main theme underscores every time Racecar #3 appears on screen. Its like the orchestration is telling us “hey, pay attention to this particular car. Itll stand out soon.”

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Loved this movie since I was 3. Still humming the tunes at almost 30. XD

[@masterknife8423]

This brings back some good memories

[@xaqxiq9281]

I can’t wait for Chattanooga’s Motor Car festival this October, we have a race that’s similar to these races. Old cars racing through our downtown area. It’s amazing.

[@caitlinsampson6390]

My love of cars started with this movie when I was 4. I've loved cars and this movie ever since

[@nikorasudisneyamc1991]

HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!!!

[@Synystr7]

Thanks for pointing that out. This movie has been a staple of mine for a good 20 years.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Loved this movie since I was at least three years old.

[@WoodyWoodpecker1953]

1968-2018

[@jamesbarlow3640]

0:37 Chitty: (narrating) You may not have heard a story told from the mind of a car, until now! All that applause, the attention. It felt good to be loved during my career! We race cars were the toast of every city around the world!

[@mallenwho]

The brass parts in this are so much more lovely when you can hear them!!!

[@alexk8792]

Chitty's time as a racer was over, but once resurrected by Caractacus Potts, it rides again...

[@owilliams1031]

Now with wings and flotation units.

[@Machinedead]

I accidentally saw a Hercule Poirot episode today, then I was reminded of that episode with the race car murder, then the beautiful classic car races reminded of the intro for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and then I came here.... :)

[@digitricks]

Which episode is that? I'm familiar with Hercule Poirot.

[@MCO18]

Original Story by: Ian Fleming - creator of James Bond Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli - produced many Bond films Music and Lyrics by: the Sherman Brothers - also worked on Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, among other Disney films Screenplay by: Roald Dahl - author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, etc.

[@yankeedoodle7365]

So much story on just the car alone without a word needed to tell you about it and the drivers who drove her. The history is a nice little nod, wish movies did credits at the start of movie just to have fun scenes like these again.

[@midnightmoonlight7493]

Love all of the music and actors in Citty Citty Bang Bang it will always be one of my most loved films ever made!!!🖤

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

I honestly wish more films made today were set in this time period...

[@leonardhughes7679]

great film with a crazy story after the first hour or so all great sets build up and great cast without any explanations.

[@Synystr7]

what?

[@RequiemAeternam01]

This makes absolutely no sense.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Ian Fleming wrote this for his kids, about the time he was becoming a successful writer with the James Bond books. Recall that James Bond is an agent in the late 1950s, after being in WWII. His car was then a restored Bentley racing car ( seen in the first movie ), famous for racing in the 1920s and 1930s, made by Bentley, who later went into building luxury cars similar to the Rolls-Royce company. The hidden gadgets are typical of James Bond's cars ( in the book, Chitty has a radar / direction finder built in, much like Bond's car in 'Goldfinger', where he tracks Gert Frobe to Germany ). In the film, it follows Gert Frobe to that castle in Germany. The idea of a plane / car flying to Germany on an adventure was not unlike the tales flying around for decades after WWII.

[@chrismc410]

And the plane/car in The Man With The Golden Gun driven/flown by Scaramanga was no doubt homage to "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Even Q, trying to defend Bond and Hip said Q Branch was working on a car/plane when M said "shut up Q!!!!!!!"

[@pookerville]

I remember seeing this at Christmas time 1968! What a movie that was!

[@SH00T_TH3PUMP]

This movie is a timeless classic. Pure art. ❤

[@guruuudev5071]

Brilliant set up -- rips your heart out that the noble driver 'and car' perished to save the young girl's life! This is the heart of the magical car -- once reborn!

[@owilliams1031]

And not to kill the doggo either.

[@jamesbarlow3640]

5:05 Chitty: (narrating) It was so much fun! The open road, the dusty highway. Travel, change, excitement! But sadly, it was too good to last.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Mr. Toad... clever. 😊

[@FoxiFyer]

Why isnt racing like this anymore? 3:06 oh right

[@Trooper-ez4dz]

FoxiFyer lol

[@Sundae_Times]

Greatest job swap ever: Ian Fleming writing 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', Roald Dahl writing 'You Only Live Twice' 👏

[@benfostersworldofwonder8226]

And to think the whole adventure wouldn't have happened if not for that little girl and her dogs intervention.

[@jaceyp.8457]

It's even cool that the people even move like it's filmed in the 1900s

[@MCO18]

They simply sped up the film.

[@dvferyance]

It was it was filmed in 1968 which was in the 1900's.

[@jaceyp.8457]

dvferyance I meant like 1900’s like 1901-1909

[@firebros1695]

dvferyance No the 1900s was 1900-1909 this was filmed in the 1960s

[@alexk8792]

@@firebros1695 The movie itself was filmed in the 60s. What he's trying to convey is that the beginning scene was filmed in a way that is meant to resemble those old films in the early 1900s, the kind where things appeared to be moving quickly.

[@Tyler-vu8yr]

I remember this opening act being the reason I got into auto racing and cars in general

[@ThomasMulhall]

I saw "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" after growing up with Chitty, and I knew that I wanted to be a restorer of classic cars. Working on my Aston Martin DBS in the workshop with Chitty music playing is divine!

[@Jabberwockybird]

One of the top 10 bond movies. Change my mind

[@Edkins460]

If motorsports were still as dangerous and skillful as this, I might be interested in them!

[@tdiamonds23ice82]

I was surprised when I found put this was made in the late 60s because it was very good quality, this is better then the camera on my phone which is 50+ years ahead of that technology's time

[@ThomasLover-fr8nh]

I have to admit, the beginning of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is one of the best openings I've ever seen because it shows my love for car racing. It breaks my heart to see the black no. 3 car get blown and burned up in a nasty wreck, but I am glad Caractacus Potts was able to save it and rebuild it so he can make his kids happy.

[@morganbailey3231]

It’s green.

[@ThomasLover-fr8nh]

@@morganbailey3231 A dark green?

[@morganbailey3231]

@@ThomasLover-fr8nh British racing Dark Green to be exact.

[@ThomasLover-fr8nh]

@@morganbailey3231 Oh, sorry. My mistake.

[@joefish6091]

Sooty after the fire.

[@Taylorswift_4ever]

Doing this for my school play and trying to watch all the clips i can! Cant wait

[@robbie8975]

0:35 that always gets me

[@jensstergard9380]

Charming. It is more than 40 years ago I saw this movie. Today I prefer less noisy, less polluting vehicles.

[@romanadams8421]

Jake Friedman was born in 1968 also in 2003 film Zoe’s Dance Moves.

[@broden4838]

Since I was a kid, I never knew how that 3 car caught fire after avoiding the girl and her dog?

[@HalfLifeExpert1]

Hollywood car crash logic is the answer, same reason why in so many old movies, cars inexplicably blow up after crashing when they shouldn't.

[@penguinmaster7]

older cars like those weren't built like today's cars. they were essentially giant motors on a chassis with skinny spoked wheels. As you might be able to predict, durability and safety wasn't what they were after, but speed. when the 3 car swerved, it's possible that the fuel spilled over somewhere and the fence sparked a fire. the impact from the ground as the wheel detached likely sparked the fuel somewhere in the system, causing the explosion.

[@sockshandle]

@Aussiumo And have to deal with the Bad publicity and likely jail time? I dare say I would choose loosing the car over hitting the girl

[@darkhorsearmor3513]

Adam Gilchrist dude, that doesn’t justify murder.

[@darkhorsearmor3513]

Adam Gilchrist still wrong, and not justified

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to mention that I personally love the opening montage of races including the devastating explosive crash during what was basically said to be the 1909 British Grand Prix where the Paragon Panther (now known as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) certainly had that explosive crash where a girl chased a dog onto the track causing her to try to simply swerve, but it didn't go through very well as she certainly SMASHED through the stands going off the racetrack! As a specifically nasty result, exactly 1 side of her caught fire UNTIL she certainly had hit the bottom of the embankment to suddenly go COMPLETELY on fire making her become a total heap of (GULP) scrap! Also, apparently for another fact is basically that she was basically the racecar with the no. 3 painted on her front as well as on her sides who won the 1907 British Grand Prix, the Grand Prix de France in 1908, and especially the German Grand Prix of the same year! That certainly was INDEED basically JUST occurred BEFORE the scene with the horrifying explosive crash!

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[@bbb462cid]

Haven't seen this for 35 years...and Ian Fleming...'Cubby' Broccoli...and Gert Frobe. And it's not a James Bond film. I am astounded right now.

[@starguy321]

Screenplay by Roald Dahl

[@starguy321]

Ryan Holman that's made my day

[@chrismc410]

It might as well had been. All you needed was the gunbarrel opening, a pretitle sequence and Sean Connery, the reigning Bond at the time.

[@stevetheduck1425]

There are several films set in this odd time period ( back then it was grandad's time ); 'Magnificent Men in the Flying Machines', 'From the Earth to the Moon', and others. A sort of 'after Queen Victoria, before the first world war' ambience...

[@channelwarrior861]

Rip Number 3 car 1907-1909

[@bullsheadmax13]

ChannelWarrior 2006 Productions IKR!, That Crash Reminds me of Dale Earnhardt Sr.

[@JoeStudd96]

But that's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Why else do you think the main theme plays every time it appears?

[@Iggywiggywoo]

This movie is kinda like a James Bond and Mary Poppins crossover!

[@stevetheduck1425]

Written by Ian Fleming for his kids. - who wrote James Bond.

[@Iggywiggywoo]

@@stevetheduck1425 yeah and the songs were written by The Sherman Brothers who also wrote the songs for Mary Poppins.

[@jgagnier]

I knew CCBB was a classic movie, and that the opening had vintage cars. I decided to take a gander. ....except no one told me it was a family musical; I had somehow imagined it was a film noir or romantic affair. Imagine my surprise. That said, for the Child Catcher and this opening sequence alone, this film was worth my time.

[@stevetheduck1425]

It's a proper fairy tale... dramatic, scary as all hell, and full of death and rebirth. Ian Fleming was a better writer than James Bond let him be.

[@ThomasGAinsworth]

The Vintage Sports Car Club really did help the production crew with this scene, the VSCC is still very active too this day with many events around the UK

[@haydengault2568]

It's great how Chitty, started back when he was a grand prix car.

[@morganbailey3231]

Hayden Gault you mean she?

[@haydengault2568]

@@morganbailey3231 oh is Chitty a girl?

[@morganbailey3231]

@@haydengault2568 yes she is!

[@haydengault2568]

Oh it's a girl I didn't know that Chitty was a girl because Grand Prix racing is a male dominant sport.

[@morganbailey3231]

@@haydengault2568 machines are all girls.

[@AlexTrain5249]

I can’t help but notice Chitty’s exhaust (pre-transformation) sounds like the engine it has in real life. A Ford 3.0 Essex V6 but with a coarse exhaust.

[@bryanzambrano6859]

Good ear, didnt note until you mentioned

[@XFXRyan99QPR]

This music is so good!

[@danielmolden2862]

In memory of Sally Ann Howe (Truly Scrumptious) 1930 -2021

[@crzyshrf9836]

I've just realised, right after this, Mr. Coggins tells the junk man that the car won it 3 years running, yet the first 2 were in 1908

[@adambilling3280]

Actually at the very beginning it wins a grand prix in 1907 at britain then moves into the french grand prix in 1908

[@donnyannessa654]

Britain 1908 was the first one

[@steffen19k]

Crzy Shrf at 0:15 1907 Grand Prix. That's year 1. 1908 French & German Grand Prixs Year 2. And then in 1909 at the British Grand Prix, the 3 car gets wrecked after winning the race.

[@crzyshrf9836]

@@steffen19k Just realised I'm replying to a 3 year old comment on something I said, but the British GP at the end is not a win, you can see the finish line ahead of them as they veer off the road

[@Camop-iz9kt]

Thank you , Irwin Kostal, for your brilliant orchestrations! Too bad the full-length overture couldn't fit on the original LP.

[@BadWebDiver]

Truly underappreciated.

[@blayzelynn4574]

0:45-Grand Prix de France 3:40-After that, Grand Prix Duetschland 4:47-British Grand Prix 1909

[@CarsonDugger1997]

Blayze Lynn was it the grandpa who drove the cars in the beginning?

[@barnabyg6808]

Carson Dugger I don’t think it was anybody in the cast, the children just wanted potts to buy it

[@digitricks]

You forgot British Grand Prix 1907 0:00-0:35!

[@jordanwayward4719]

YO that explosion at the end used to absolutely terrify me shitless as a young child

[@fjbh1018]

I wonder where all those cars are now...

[@Synystr7]

I know right? I know some of them race at the Goodwood revival. Some of them are probably in private collections... Some have been lost to history.

[@fjbh1018]

Would be so cool to get a load of them together and run them on some dirt tracks somewhere like they would have done back in the day. Not necessarily as a competitive thing but just for the spectacle of it. Thing is with Goodwood is those cars probably never touched a smooth road when they were racing so you can't really get a sense of what those guys went through when they raced.

[@Synystr7]

They do this every year kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYraoauidtSheLs Also, the 1937 mod kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYbTd4KFbreirdU

[@fjbh1018]

Yeah the SF Edge trophy race was good, the Thunderbug (Number 20) is one of my all-time favourite racing cars, saw that thing at Cadwell Park last year and he was about 10 seconds ahead of everyone else with half the power. I remember reading an article about the Beast of Turin Fiat and the owner said it had never been driven at full throttle because no clutch in existence at the time could handle the power. Can't imagine that thing racing on dirt roads like above!

[@Synystr7]

Ah lucky. Yea I'm in Canada so the oldest car I've ever seen was like... A Studebaker or a WW2 Era Ford pickup.

[@mark-shane]

Sherman brothers wrote the songs as they did Mary Poppins musical genuises

[@jamesbarlow3640]

5:46 Chitty: (narrating) With that nasty explosion, I thought my life and career were over. Until one day..........

[@stevetheduck1425]

'You might think, seeing me burn like that, that this was the end of my story... '

[@leonardhughes7679]

the best thing about thanksgiving during the 1970s era this or dr dolittle were on for the holiday or christmas.

[@VirginiaRican]

It's amazing to me how many people in the general public think racing is still what it was in the opening scene of chitty chitty bang bang. No knowledge of modern safety or technology. When I mention that I do endurance racing, people had no idea what that was until Ford vs Ferrari came out, now I just refer to the movie. It was clever of them to speed up the footage so it resembled what early 20th century footage looked like.

[@sethguest781]

Hearing those engines growl at the beginning was just so epic, pretty beastly for cars from the 1910s! They weren't no ordinary jalopies, they were built to run hard and fast with daredevils pushing them through their paces! If you had lived then, hearing one of these monsters roar past you would surely send a chill down your spine because you had never heard a car that sounded like an angry wasp or some such abomination!

[@11thNYSM]

One of my favorite movies i remember watching it everyday on DVD when I was 4 to 6 Good old days 🥲🥲

[@BriceCook-og5ze]

0:11 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1986)

[@RequiemAeternam01]

HISTORICAL TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Great British Grand Prix, 1907 (London) 1:01 - Grande Prix de France, 1908 (Paris) 3:39 - Grand Prix Deutschland, 1908 (Berlin) 4:46 - Great British Grand Prix, 1909 (London)

[@RequiemAeternam01]

@ethanschmid4104 Yes, I believe that's correct. The Grand Prix was originally a French invention, and other European countries didn't join in until the late 1910s/early 1920s.

[@franklinwilliams9668]

0:14

[@franklinwilliams9668]

Is British Grand prix 1907 no 1908 it was on France and desthland

[@franklinwilliams9668]

Can't you read

[@RequiemAeternam01]

​@@franklinwilliams9668OH yes I didn't notice that! I will change it

[@cornholio329]

I don't know why but the number 42 car crashing at 2:35 always puts me in stitches Its like im going to yeet myself into this tree

[@knowthispodcast9182]

Yet she was rebuilt and reborn and more beautiful then ever GEN II.

[@BadWebDiver]

GEN 11 = genii...

[@bryanzambrano6859]

That British racing grenn tho

[@wardhattenjr5249]

I would like to dedicate this one to the lovely Miss Danica Patrick !!!! 😊

[@jonathanklein383]

While kids always loved the movie... it has aged well. Much like mary poppins when i see it now i find a lot more depth than i did as a kid. Opening scene being a good example.

[@Synystr7]

They definitely don't make them like this anymore. And I'm not even a boomer

[@jonathanklein383]

​@@Synystr7me neither. Xennial. Born 1979. This was late night tv faire I got to stay up and watch. My parents thought it important.

[@scupking]

Chitty, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and Wizard of OZ all hold up fantastic and I enjoy them just as much as an adult as I did when I was a kid.

[@davidscholz3041]

I've especially wanted to kindly mention that I personally noticed that they've especially been using an old-fashioned camera as a photographer was basically taking a photograph of 1 of the racers BEFORE the Grand Prix de France of basically 1908 began!

[@joefish6091]

bot again

[@Liofa73]

It 's good the way the director and editor skipped frames to make it look like a colour version of an old film. The slightly jerky, sped up walking that you always see in restored period films.

[@noviranger88]

I'm a huge F1 fan and nerd. So I actually know that the ONLY Grand Prix race in that era that was run was the French GP. There was no British GP because public roads couldn't be used. The German GP was called the Kaiserpreis and only ran in 1907. But I give MGM credit for doing a lot of their homework on older GP racing.

[@tommccallan8802]

The lettering at the beginning of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the same lettering they used in Herbie the Love Bug the original one

[@theowatchnerd]

4:45 is there a bit of rule Britannia there?

[@davidfarmer2193]

R.I.P. (In year order) James Robertson Justice (1907-1975) Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) Gert Frobe (1913-1988) Benny Hill (1924-1992) Arthur Mullard (1910-1995) Lionel Jeffries (1926-2010) Anna Quayle (1932-2019) Barbara Windsor (1937-2020) Sally Ann Howes (1930-2021)

[@diggerfan9319]

I have the feeling Dick van Dyke is next.

[@davidfarmer2193]

Not for a very long time, he's all right, he's still keeping fit and healthy, he just turned 96 the other week.

[@dvferyance]

Wait Lionel Jeffries was younger than Dick Van Dyke?

[@davidfarmer2193]

@@dvferyance if you're new to this then it was just added makeup to make Lionel Jeffries look older but he was younger than Dick Van Dyke.

[@terrykennedy7050]

I wished I could have been around in the 60s when this film were made. What life must have been like then. The year the film is set in. They should do a Chitty Chitty bang bang two to see what happened when they got married.

[@stevehaun3178]

You're right I grew up in the 1960s and begged my dad to take us to the drive in we were going by in Sevierville TN to see if this movie when it first came out.I think the only reason he stayed was the opening race sequence (he was a big Nascar fan)

[@thor213100]

I wonder what ever happened to those cars after this movie was finished.were they destroyed or were they sold to museums and private collectors.

[@Innman356]

I believe Truly Scrumptious' car (In the movie, but not in the opening race scenes) was tagged with plates reading CUB 1. In homage to CUBBY BROCCOLI, American producer of the movie?