Chitty Chitty car sells at auction for £503,000
The road-worthy car star of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG has sold at auction for £503,100.
The motor was expected to fetch up to £1.25 million at the Profiles in History in Beverly Hills but it fell a little short.
The movie memorabilia auction grossed over £3.6 million and highlights included a letter Walt Disney sent to the creator of Mickey Mouse, Ub Iwerks, announcing the start of Disney Studios (£150,900), the Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball from The Wizard of Oz (£79,000) and John Lennon's original handwritten lyrics for Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (£143,750).
Over £61,250 from the proceeds will be handed over to victims of the Japan disaster.