My Car Worth » Bang http://mycarworth.com.au Car Valuations, Car values, Free Car valuations Australia Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:04:44 +0000 en hourly 1 Vehicles that give the best bang for the bucks http://mycarworth.com.au/2012/01/vehicles-that-give-the-best-bang-for-the-bucks/ http://mycarworth.com.au/2012/01/vehicles-that-give-the-best-bang-for-the-bucks/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:17:15 +0000 Rocky http://mycarworth.com.au/2012/01/vehicles-that-give-the-best-bang-for-the-bucks/ The Hyundai Tucson includes a trip computer with an “Eco Indicator” function that can help the driver get around 15 percent better fuel economy by keeping the indicator in the “green.”Less obvious costs like depreciation, interest on a loan, repair and maintenance costs can outweigh the savings from a low sticker price, a big customer rebate and high gas mileage.



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Panthermobile and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Television and movie memorabilia fans can get excited. Both the original Pink Panther car and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are headed to auction. The Panthermobile has been to auction once before since being created in 1969 by Jay Ohrberg. You may remember the designer as the mind behind hardware like K.I.T.T., the Back to the Future DeLorean, the General Lee, the Ford Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch as well as Batmobiles from both 1966 and 1989. This was a busy guy. The Panthermobile is expected to fetch between £50,000 and £100,000 when it goes on sale on October 14. That’s between ,585 and 3,170 at current conversion rates.

Meanwhile, a licensed replica of the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is also going under the gavel. This particular machine was crafted in 2000 by Tony Green and includes hardware from one of the six original movie cars. The replica also features folding wings, a propeller and rotating blades to mimic the movements of the movie cars. All told, the auction house expects the replica to bring in between £150,000 to £250,000, or 4,755 to 7,925 at current conversion rates. Seems a bit steep to us. Hit the jump to check out press releases on both vehicles.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie car

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Click above for high-res image gallery

A car alleging to be the original hero car from Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has wound up on eBay, apparently in running condition. According to the seller, the film’s production manager insisted that the hero car be a fully-functional road car, not just a mock up.

To that end, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sports a 3.0-liter Ford V6 and automatic transmission, mounted in a one-off ladder frame. The body features a handmade aluminum hood and red and white cedar boattail rear. Unfortunately, none of Chitty’s magical powers made it to the road car, meaning this thing won’t fly.

The seller claims that all the brasswork on the car came from actual Edwardian-era cars, to make sure Chitty Chitty Bang Bang looked as true-to-life as possible. That sounds like a lot of work to go into a car for Hollywood, even a hero car.

The seller provides a convincing back story on the car, but there’s no official documentation shown or offered. This is no-doubt a well-built car, and very well could be the original from the movie, but at a starting bid of ,000,000, we’d need a lot of confirmation before pulling the trigger. Not that we could afford it anyway… Thanks for the tip, Matt!

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