He was a cartoonist, illustrator and inventor, who earned international fame and a decent living from creating elegantly outlandish machines which served no useful purpose other than make people laugh.
He was a master of British eccentricity and Emett’s central creation was the Far Tottering and Oyster Creek railway set in the Battersea Gardens in London for the 1951 Festival of Britain. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/01/artist-and-unusual-machine-maker.html
He was responsible for creating the eight elaborate inventions featured in the 1968 film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Way back in 1957, his nephew, 17-year-old John Sellick became the owner of this car for £17 and 10 shillings, so he could learn to drive.
He was responsible for creating the eight elaborate inventions featured in the 1968 film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’
Way back in 1957, his nephew, 17-year-old John Sellick became the owner of this car for £17 and 10 shillings, so he could learn to drive.
The bodywork at the time was the normal boring factory dual grey scheme, so John decided to brighten it up and hand painted it in a bright yellow. His uncle decided to paint one of his whimsical cartoons on the rear panel depicting a fun interpretation of an early chain driven car. This painting appears to be the only example on a vehicle by Emett.
In 2014, the biggest ever exhibition of Emett’s work was organized by The Rowland Emett Society in partnership with the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Emett’s daughter Claire
The yellow Austin Seven was reunited with John Sellick, 57 years after he first owned it.
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