1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I customised as race car for film

1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Movie, 1968

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
IanAl ◊ 2007-04-08 01:07	Hispano Suiza?
nzcarnerd ◊ 2009-06-26 09:04	Probably 'made for movie'.
Alessandro58 ◊ 2009-11-16 23:03	As far as I know, base of these race cars were Mercedes chassis, with Maybach or Mercedes aircraft engines with a capacity 18 to 27 liters.
dsl ◊ 2018-06-07 22:03	Probable replica built by Alan Mann Racing, along with other fake oldies in the film.
Stevil101 ◊ 2018-10-04 16:56	This car is a 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I 7.7 according to the Caister Castle Car Collection in Norfolk. This car started out as a regular Rolls-Royce Phantom I but was later used as a film prop. Retaining the Rolls-Royce chassis the car was re-bodied to look like a vintage racing car and appeared in the opening race sequence of the 1968 film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. -- Last edit: 2018-10-04 17:06:32
dsl ◊ 2018-10-04 20:06	^ Good research. https://www.flickr.com/photos/49478289@N04/37722978472 . Another page says 1921, but BRM 548 Tax Not taxed for on road use MOT No results returned Vehicle make: ROLLS ROYCE Date of first registration: June 1925 Cylinder capacity (cc): 6200 cc Fuel type: PETROL Export marker: No Vehicle status: Tax not due Vehicle colour: GREY BRM 548 was a Cumberland issue, April-Dec 1936, so maybe there's further twists to the story.