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I've had a stab at a template for racing cars (see template:Racing car) to summarise the usual data. I've used the F1 templates as a starting point and applied it to the Brabham BT46 article. If anyone's got an interest in this, please have a look at the template and modify or suggest changes as appropriate. After a few people have had a go at it and we have something we're happy with we could start to use it more widely. Note that it's not meant to be specific to F1, by the way. Cheers. 4u1e 10:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Why isn't the name of this article Chitty Bang Bang, since that was the name of the cars? Nareek 02:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
The origin of the name "Chitty Bang Bang" is disputed, but is believed to have come from a salacious World War I song. I presume that the song featured soldiers frequenting a brothel where the services of the ladies were payed for by presenting a chit(ty)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.251.90 ( talk) 10:24, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
I am 91 and when I was born in 1926, my Father William H Dorrity worked for Lord Northcliffe in Badger Brook Newfoundland. Lord Northcliffe was the Owner and Editor of the London Times--He stayed at our house and provide me with my forst Birthday gift. I hold his signed picture sent to my Father on Christmas 1931. Lord Northcliffe was interested in racing cars and had one constructed using Zepplin engines from WWI and when visiting the racing track, and hearing the engine road, he named it the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He wond worlds racing record three times with later Zepplin engine driven cars. A ballad was written about my father's exploits in Newfoundland, A Song "The Badger Drive" and in Badger is the Badger Drive Motel and streets in Grand Falls are Named after my Father. Bill Dorrity Jr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billalise ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
I had initially wondered if it was somehow connected to the Tamil ethnic group Chettiar, also known as Chitty, but seemingly not. dh74g3y ( talk) 10:35, 5 September 2020 (UTC)Kats987124
The result of the move request was: Move. Cúchullain t/ c 18:02, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Chitty Bang Bang (racing car) → Chitty Bang Bang – rv recent pointless rename. There's no need for a disambiguator in the name, Chitty Bang Bang (with one "Chitty") is unique across these articles. Andy Dingley ( talk) 19:49, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
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I've had a stab at a template for racing cars (see template:Racing car) to summarise the usual data. I've used the F1 templates as a starting point and applied it to the Brabham BT46 article. If anyone's got an interest in this, please have a look at the template and modify or suggest changes as appropriate. After a few people have had a go at it and we have something we're happy with we could start to use it more widely. Note that it's not meant to be specific to F1, by the way. Cheers. 4u1e 10:37, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Why isn't the name of this article Chitty Bang Bang, since that was the name of the cars? Nareek 02:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
The origin of the name "Chitty Bang Bang" is disputed, but is believed to have come from a salacious World War I song. I presume that the song featured soldiers frequenting a brothel where the services of the ladies were payed for by presenting a chit(ty)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.251.90 ( talk) 10:24, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
I am 91 and when I was born in 1926, my Father William H Dorrity worked for Lord Northcliffe in Badger Brook Newfoundland. Lord Northcliffe was the Owner and Editor of the London Times--He stayed at our house and provide me with my forst Birthday gift. I hold his signed picture sent to my Father on Christmas 1931. Lord Northcliffe was interested in racing cars and had one constructed using Zepplin engines from WWI and when visiting the racing track, and hearing the engine road, he named it the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He wond worlds racing record three times with later Zepplin engine driven cars. A ballad was written about my father's exploits in Newfoundland, A Song "The Badger Drive" and in Badger is the Badger Drive Motel and streets in Grand Falls are Named after my Father. Bill Dorrity Jr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billalise ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
I had initially wondered if it was somehow connected to the Tamil ethnic group Chettiar, also known as Chitty, but seemingly not. dh74g3y ( talk) 10:35, 5 September 2020 (UTC)Kats987124
The result of the move request was: Move. Cúchullain t/ c 18:02, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Chitty Bang Bang (racing car) → Chitty Bang Bang – rv recent pointless rename. There's no need for a disambiguator in the name, Chitty Bang Bang (with one "Chitty") is unique across these articles. Andy Dingley ( talk) 19:49, 28 December 2012 (UTC)