1911 Cottin & Desgouttes Grand Prix 10.5 Litre
1911 Cottin & Desgouttes Grand Prix in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Movie, 1968
Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
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◊ 2007-08-30 14:28 |
car number 37 |
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◊ 2018-02-07 18:35 |
Info here. - "This is the car that set fastest lap time in the 1911 French Grand Prix and later won at the 1911 and 1912 Ventoux Meetings. In 1969, the car had a small role in the film Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang." CCBB clips here. |
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◊ 2018-06-07 21:48 |
1949 bought and restored and owned by John "Jumbo" Goddard "Craving an Edwardian, Goddard found his 1911 60h.p. chain-drive Cottin et Desgouttes at Woodbridge in very sorry condition. After partial restoration, it was run on Delage wheels, but has since been fully rebuilt by Humphries Garage at Bracknell and Jack Playford of Thornton Heath and formed the subject of "Veteran Types—No. XXXVIII" in Motor Sport for November 1957." - from December 1962 reference. Goddard sold it in 1960 to Tom Wheatcroft and it was in his collection until 2001, then bought by US collector and won two awards at the 2002 Pebble Beach Concours. Apparently this is its film sighting ![[Image: chittychittycottin2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/chittychittycottin2.jpg) and another picture around this time with 750 APG plates ![[Image: chittychittycottin.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/chittychittycottin.jpg) 750 APG ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 June 2002 MOT Exempt Vehicle make: COTTEN ET DESQOIT Date of first registration: April 1956 Year of manufacture: 1956 Cylinder capacity (cc): 10500 cc Fuel type: PETROL Export marker: No Vehicle status: Not taxed Vehicle colour: BLACK |
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◊ 2018-06-07 22:17 |
John Lemuel “Jumbo” Goddard, 1908 - 1983, also a great campaigner of the Vintage Bentley. Apprentice at J I Thornycroft of Southampton, he probably still holds the speed record for fastest vintage Bentley reported as 164mph in his 3 litre Bentley which was fitted with a turbocharged 8 litre engine. His obituary appeared in Bentley Drivers Club review no. 148 of May 1983. -- Last edit: 2018-06-07 22:25:48 |
