the 17ft vehicle will now stand next to an early Batmobile. The flying car that featured in the 1968 children's classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sold in auction yesterday for a reported $505,000 ( 253,000). It sold at the Kruse Auction Park in Indiana to Florida resident Ralph Spencer.
"I've always liked this car," the delighted buyer said yesterday. "I was a fan of the movie." The car will now take pride of place beside his other great trophy - a Batmobile from the antique Adam West TV serial.
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