Great-grandfather builds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang mobility scooter

A wacky great-grandfather has spent three months converting his mobility scooter into a 8mph replica of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car.Vin Wardman, 92, worked for eight hours a day in his garden shed to construct the stunning model of the magical flying car from the classic children’s film.  The retired railway worker painstakingly constructed the famous vehicle from household items and a scooter bought from eBay for under $400The wheels are from a wheelchair he found at his tip, while the front bonnet is a discarded pedal bin and the windscreen is a picture frame from a charity shop.  Vin, of Craven Arms, Shrops., has been making models for mobility scooters for several years – but believes his latest creation is his best yet.The inspiration for his new masterpiece came when a replica of car from the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang went on display outside Ludlow Castle in August.On Sept.1, the talented model maker set about crafting his own version from various items – including old plywood, cardboard, Perpsex and vinyl.The father-of-two, who has one grandchild and two great-grandchildren, said: “This is my best yet.

It took me months and everyone seems to love it.“It’s basically mainly made from pedal bins and plywood. “I managed to get hold of a tub chair, which I took about four inches off before reupholstering it, and then attached it to a scooter I bought off eBay. “The exhaust pipes are four pipes into one while the windscreen was a picture frame from a hospice charity shop. “The template was cut out from cardboard and I have a friend called Steve Garner who runs a sign shop – he helped with the vinyl and many other things.“There’s a cake tin in there too and we’ve got gold headlight and sidelights.The imitation wheels are from a pushchair from the tip.“The guys there keep things for me back if I tell them what I’m after.

They put aside a few pedal bins for me too.“The Perspex that goes inside is from a scrap mercha...