Wednesday 23rd August 1922
The 23-litre Maybach engined ‘Chitty Bang Bang’ car won the first Southsea Speed Carnival in Hampshire, England driven by British racing driver Count Louis Zborowski at 73.1 mph. This chain driven customized Mercedes was the first car known as Chitty Bang Bang, but three more would be built by Zborowski. These cars would inspire a similar name ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ that appeared in Ian Fleming’s 1964 book about a magical car, and again in the 1968 movie of the same name starring Dick Van Dyke.