It's interesting that seagoing captains had been anthropomorphizing their boats for centuries before the automobile came along, but writers only began taking the idea literally when cars gave everyone the chance to be captain of their very own vehicle.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the semi-sentient car that took center stage in this 1968 movie and the Ian Fleming children's book it was based upon, so named for the sounds it made when it ran. ("Chitty Chitty" was the engine, "Bang Bang" was the backfire.) It provided the archetype for future famous TV/movie cars like Herbie the Love Bug and KITT from "Knight Rider".
The title theme from the movie goes something like this:
Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Bang Bang, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Oh, you, pretty Chitty Bang Bang,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you
And in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, what we'll do
Near, far, in a motor car
Oh, what a happy time we'll spend
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four-fendered friend
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four-fendered friend
You're sleek as a thoroughbred
Your seats are a feather bed
You'll turn everybody's head today
We'll glide on our motor trip
With pride in our owner ship
The envy of all we survey
Oh Chitty, you Chitty, Pretty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you
And Chitty, in Chitty, Pretty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang what we'll do
Near Chitty, far Chitty, in a motor car
Oh what a happy time we'll spend
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four-fendered friend
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four-fendered friend
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Fine four-fendered Chitty Chitty friend!