Adam returned to work with Kubrick on "Barry Lyndon" (1975), for which he won his first Oscar. The BFI noted the film's "contrastingly mellow Technicolor beauties" in its depiction of the 18th century. He also designed the famous car for the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968), which was produced by the same team as the James Bond film series. During the late 1970s, he worked on storyboards and concept art for "", then in pre-production. The film was eventually shelved by Paramount Pictures.