«Some motor-cars—mine, for instance, and perhaps yours—are different. If you get to like them and understand them, if you are kind to them and don't scratch their paint or bang their doors, if you fill them up and top them up and pump them up when they need it, if you keep them clean and polished and out of the rain and snow as much as possible, you will find, you may find, that they become almost like persons—more than just ordinary persons: MAGICAL PERSONS!» Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a big and powerful magical car which can fly in the air and defeat evil villains. No one can harm the Potts family when this lovable car is there. You too hop on to this magical adventure and see what all can Chitty do … Ian Fleming (1908–1964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels.