<P> The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Mary Poppins . Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered that the part was too close to the Poppins mould . Instead, Sally Ann Howes was given the role . Dick Van Dyke was cast after he turned down the role of Fagin from another 1968 musical Oliver! (which ended up going to Ron Moody). </P> <P> The Caractacus Potts inventions in the film were created by Rowland Emett; by 1976, Time magazine, describing Emett's work, said no term other than "Fantasticator...could remotely convey the diverse genius of the perky, pink - cheeked Englishman whose pixilations, in cartoon, watercolor and clanking 3 - D reality, range from the celebrated Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Railway to the demented thingamabobs that made the 1968 movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang a minuscule classic ." </P> <P> Six Chitty - Chitty Bang - Bang cars were created for the film, only one of which was fully functional . At a 1973 auction in Florida, one of them sold for $37,000, equal to $199,617 today . The original "hero" car, in a condition described as fully functional and road - going, was offered at auction on 15 May 2011 by a California - based auction house . The car sold for $805,000, less than the $1--2 million it was expected to reach . It was purchased by New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson . </P> <Ul> <Li> Scrumptious Sweet Co. factory (exterior)--Kempton Waterworks, Snakey Lane, Hanworth, Middlesex, England . This location now includes a steam museum open to the public . </Li> <Li> Scrumptious Mansion--Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England . </Li> <Li> Windmill / Cottage--Cobstone Windmill in Ibstone, near Turville, Buckinghamshire, England . </Li> <Li> Duck Pond--Russell's Water, Oxfordshire, England . </Li> <Li> Train scene--The Longmoor Military Railway . </Li> <Li> Beach--Cap Taillat in St. Tropez, France . </Li> <Li> Bridge (river) where spies attempt to blow up Chitty--Iver Bridge, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England . </Li> <Li> Bridge (railway) where spies kidnap Lord Scrumptious--Ilmer Bridge, Ilmer, Buckinghamshire, England . </Li> <Li> White rock spires in the ocean and lighthouse--The Needles stacks, Isle of Wight, England . </Li> <Li> White cliffs--Beachy Head, East Sussex, England . </Li> <Li> Baron Bomburst's castle--Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany . </Li> <Li> Vulgarian village--Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany . </Li> </Ul>

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