A seriously ill boy has had his biggest dream come true - a ride out in the original car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Oliver Burton, 10, who is fighting terminal cancer was driven round the block a few times from his Birstall home last week.
Then it was off in the car for a picnic in Bradgate Park - even the wings came out, although the car didn't fly.
Mum Catherine, 29, said: "It was absolutely fantastic. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has always been a major passion for Olly.
"One of the things he most wanted was to go for a ride in the car."
The day was arranged through the Make a Wish Foundation and DJ Chris Evans who now owns the car.
Catherine said: "Ollie went round the block in the car with his brother Ethan who is six and a Luke Finney, a friend from school.
"And then this massive picnic had been arranged in Bradgate Park for all of us.
"It really was amazing. Ollie wanted the car to fly and the wings were pulled out but we had to tell him they had holes so it couldn't fly.
"He was sure he grandad could fix them."
She added: "We are going to send Chris Evans a big thank you card.
"To ride in the car was Ollie's final wish.
"We cannot thank people enough who have helped make these things happen, although it is absolutely heart wrenching why we are having to do it."
At the end of May Ollie hit the headlines when another of his dreams came true.
He met the Queen - in the guise of Helen Mirren who was appearing as the Queen at London's Gielgud Theatre.
Ollie, who will be 11 next Tuesday, July 30, has Down's syndrome and was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2006, when he was three.
He fought it three times but relapsed for a fourth time at the beginning of May.
Ollie's health took a turn for the worse while the family were on holiday in Devon three weeks ago and for the first time the family knows there is no treatment he can have.
Catherine said: "He really was not well and there was a stage when we wondered if we would be able to get back to Leicester but we did.
"We decided to arrange an early birthday party for him a week ago last Saturday.
"We are expecting the end of life sooner rather than later. Ollie is getting much tired than he used to. We just have to make sure he is as comfortable and as pain free as possible."
The family is currently on holiday in Sussex.
Catherine said: "It was booked some time ago and we decided to go ahead.
"It felt almost as if we were sitting waiting at home for Ollie to die and we have always said we were going to make the most of all the time.
"He has even been swimming and I never thought we would be able to do that again."
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