Dick Van Dyke received a replica of the iconic 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' car as a birthday gift, celebrating his 100th birthday. The actor, known for his role in the 1968 musical, was 'blown away' by the gesture, a special 'stage replica' brought to him by a friend.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: Dick Van Dyke , winner, poses at the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
In honor of Dick Van Dyke’s 100 years on planet Earth, he received the ultimate birthday gift: a replica of the car featured in “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver attend the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on May 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. the Emmy-winning actor was "blown away" by the special gift, a "stage replica" which came to him via a "friend of a friend,” Michael Mulligan. Van Dyke played widowed inventor Caractacus Potts in the 1968 musical based on a book by Ian Fleming. The iconic car is known for lending its name to the film and taking flight in two magical and heartwarming moments. LONDON - JUNE 25: Chitty chitty bang bang arrives on the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace for the Queen's 80th Birthday - Children's Garden Party on June 25, 2006 in London. The “Mary Poppins” star celebrated his 100th birthday in December, and his wife was keen to have as many replica cars in one spot as possible for the party, prompting Mulligan to bring along his own hand-built version of the car, which is currently at the couple's Malibu home. "It was just like a symbol of him, Dick, whether he's there or not. It just pulls on the heartstrings, makes middle-aged men cry,” Silver said of the gift. “I just love having it in our driveway because , 'Oh my God, is that a Chitty Bang Bang?' You know, people just walking by... whether you know Dick lives there or not." A Utah Highway Patrol video showed a van hitting debris on I-15, demonstrating the dangers of unsecured loads.A trooper was seen approaching what appeared to beThe Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction halting all flights to and from El Paso, including commercial, cargo, and geA man-made hole was discovered beneath a Utah Transit Authority TRAX line in Murray.UTA spokesperson Gavin Gustafson said the hole was dug by a homeless man whoOne person died in an auto-pedestrian crash.Officers with the Tooele City Police Department said the crash at 1000 North Main Street caused significant delays."The Wasatch County GOP Chair was taken into custody after allegations of child abuse involving waterboarding.David Nephi Johnson, 54, was booked into the Wasat
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