A Review By Keith Smith

We heard Frank talking about his new book at our Christmas Show. This takes place every year in the Banqueting Suite at Windsor Racecourse, and it is where we make our personal selections of what we are going to sell at Christmas. Frank’s talk was hilarious, and I decided as a result to read the book. I wasn’t disappointed.

The story revolves around the Tooting family who acquire a very old camper van and do it up. Unbeknownst to them the engine they put in the van was what was originally in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , and it soon takes control of their lives, driving and flying them all over the place in its own search for other parts of Chitty. But there are sinister forces at work too. When it comes to a car as special as Chitty, everybody wants a piece of her …

The story is an enticing one, we get to know and love all the family members, and we cheer the campervan/turbocharged car extraordinaire on. Great fun.