<P> In July 2009, the EON copy of the car was prevented from being used in Norwich by the police, as the car was not roadworthy, properly registered or insured . The GEN 11, Pierre Picton car subsequently visited the city of Norwich in August 2009 to promote the theatre show . </P> <P> There is a MGM licensed replica in the United Kingdom, built for a commercial photography business . The car is roadworthy and has the registration number GEN 22 . It weighs around 1.5 tons and is nearly 18 feet long and 6 feet wide . The brass lamps are all original period pieces and the brass snake horn came from one of the original Chitty cars . The engine is a 3L V6 Ford with a BorgWarner automatic gearbox . The car is displayed at events and in shopping centres . </P> <P> Another Chitty' copy' was built by Nick Pointing of the Isle of Wight after his wife Carolyn, a lifelong Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fan asked him to build her dream car . The car was built on a 1970s Land Rover chassis and engine and was driven 12,000 miles overland to Australia in 2007 / 8 to raise money for charity . </P> <P> A replica Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car built by Gordon Grant was sold at an auction held on 1 December 2011 at Bonhams at Mercedes Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK . The car was later sold to broadcaster Chris Evans after the purchaser found it was too long to fit in his garage . The car, which is now registered as 772 YUJ, has erroneously been reported in a number of newspapers as the original GEN 11 film car . </P>

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