as his personal transport, and drove it to Stuttgart when he negotiated to join the Mercedes racing team. Chitty 4 Chitty 4 (also known as the Higham Special) was Louis Zborowski's largest car. Using a V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 litres capacity, with a gearbox and chain-drive from a pre-war Blitzen Benz, it was the largest capacity racing car ever to run at Brooklands. Still not fully developed by the time of Zborowski's death in November 1924, it was purchased from his estate by J.G. Parry-Thomas for the sum of £125, equal to £ today. Parry-Thomas rechristened the car Babs and rebuilt it with four Zenith carburettors and his own design of pistons. In April 1926, Parry-Thomas used the car to win the land speed record at 171.02 mph (273.6 km/h). However, he was killed in the vehicle in a later attempt on 3 March 1927. Babs was buried at Pendine Sands in Wales, but was later recovered and restored and remained on display at the Pendine Museum of Speed during the summer until its demolition in 2019 and will return when the new Sands of Speed Museum is finished. It is displayed at Brooklands Museum during the winter. References External links . . . Racing cars Cars powered by aircraft engines Chitty Chitty Bang Bang