Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was matched by Burningham's illustrations. "Daily Express" serialisation (1964) "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" was serialised in the "Daily Express" newspaper in five episodes over the course of a week, from Monday 19 October 1964, to Friday 23 October 1964. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968 film) A film loosely based on the novel was made in 1968, with a screenplay written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes. It was produced by Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, who had made five James Bond films previously. The film starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, an additional character who was
Aston Martin DB5 seen once in the film, when the two main characters go to meet the parody of Q. In 2011, an Aston Martin DB5 appeared in heavily stylized form as "Finn McMissile", a British secret agent voiced by Michael Caine in the 2011 Pixar film "Cars 2". The car character was a homage to the Bond DB5, although it also bore a resemblance to the Volvo P1800, as used by the fictional British secret agent Simon Templar in "The Saint". In the same year, the car appeared in the sequel to Fleming's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies