Zborowski Mercedes-Benz Special 'Chitty 2'

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Zborowski began building Chitty 2 in the summer of 1921. This model was similar to the first Chitty but had a shorter wheelbase, an early Mercedes chassis and an 18.8 litre Benz BZ series aero-engine. This car was never as successful, It failed to make its mark at Brooklands but took part in several races. In January 1922, Zborowski, his wife Vi Zborowski, Pixi Marix (who was identified the young girl cited in Zborowski’s divorce case) and Colonel Clive Gallop together with a couple of mechanics drove Chitty Bang Bang 2 and 3 through France and then across the Mediterranean into the Sahara Desert. Chitty Bang Bang 2 is the only one of the three original ‘Chitty Bang Bang’ remaining.