Chitty Chitty Bang Bang page 2 by ric Gustafson
When the Pott family went looking for a motorcar, they wanted something different. They looked all that afternoon and the next day. They looked at brand new cars and went to second hand showrooms. Commander Pott knew what he wanted in a car having been an engineer officer in the Navy. Right before the second day ended, they came to a little broken down garage which was run by a former racedriver. It was actually a tin shed with petrol pumps outside and inside the floor was slick with oil.
Commander Pott and the owner talked among themselves for a long time. Then the owner led the family to the back of his garage. A large object was under a tarpaulin. The owner took it off to display to reveal the ugliest vehicle the family had ever seen. It was a rusted open four seater motorcar without a hood and green paint peeling off of it.
The owner explained that the motorcar once knew every race track in Europe. The owner said that the car was a twelve cylinder eight litre supercharged Paragon Panther. He also stated that it was the only one in the world. Commander Pott and the family studied the car inside and out top to bottom. Everyone loved the car. Commander Pott asked the owner how much he wanted for the motorcar. They agreed upon fifty pounds.
The car's registration number was Gen II.
research help: ' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' by Ian Fleming
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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