<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 $203,972 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> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Feature in film </Th> <Th> Location of filming </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scrumptious Sweet Co. factory (exterior) </Td> <Td> Kempton Waterworks, Snakey Lane, Hanworth, Greater London, England . This location now includes a steam museum open to the public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scrumptious Mansion </Td> <Td> Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Windmill / Cottage </Td> <Td> Cobstone Windmill in Ibstone, near Turville, Buckinghamshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Duck Pond </Td> <Td> Russell's Water, Oxfordshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Train scene </Td> <Td> The Longmoor Military Railway, Hampshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beach </Td> <Td> Cap Taillat, St. Tropez, France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> River bridge where spies attempt to blow up Chitty </Td> <Td> Iver Bridge, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Railway bridge where spies kidnap Lord Scrumptious </Td> <Td> Ilmer Bridge, Ilmer, Buckinghamshire, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White rock spires in the ocean and lighthouse </Td> <Td> The Needles stacks, Isle of Wight, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> White cliffs </Td> <Td> Beachy Head, East Sussex, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baron Bomburst's castle </Td> <Td> Neuschwanstein Castle for the exterior. Bavaria, Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vulgarian village </Td> <Td> Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Feature in film </Th> <Th> Location of filming </Th> </Tr>

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