Fast Facts The Bugatti Type 57 was primarily designed by Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean. It was powered by a DOHC straight eight which was based on the SOHC Type 49 but extensively improved by Jean. The…
1936 Bugatti Type 57 by Binder
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver
Fast Facts This Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver has been confirmed as having been delivered to Theodore Roosevelt whilst he was in San Antonio in 1898 preparing his “Rough Riders” for the war in Cuba….
Brough Superior New Model the Dagger
Fast Facts Brough Superior motorcycles were first created by George Brough who founded the company in 1919 and began motorcycle production in 1920. George Brough wanted to appeal to the top end of the motorcycle market…
Christopher Cockerell and the Hovercraft
Fast Facts Christopher Cockerell is best known for his invention of the hovercraft, although before that he believed that his greatest achievements had been while working for Marconi developing radio and radar technology. When Cockerell first…
Dallara Stradale
It is the road car you buy if you really wanted a racing car that you could drive on the road. It’s a car you could drive to the race track, defeat all comers, and then…
Fairey Rotodyne
At the beginning of the Superman TV shows the question was “Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, its Superman”: and in the case of the Fairy Rotodyne we could ask “Is it a…
Lamborghini Espada Series II Coupé
The Lamborghini Espada marked a turning point in Ferrucio Lamborghini’s vision for the future of his then new car company. Nowadays it seems paradoxical that Lamborghini was not always aiming to create exotic ultra high performance…
Maserati Motorcycles
Fast Facts Maserati began as two companies, one making spark plugs, and the other making automobiles. The spark plug company was started by Alfieri Maserati in 1914 and was kept very busy supplying spark plugs for…
1938 Monarch Sno-Motor
Fast Facts The unique Monarch Sno-Motor was designed by the US Forest Service of Portland, Oregon. It was originally intended for carrying wood and was adapted to carry skiers up to the ski slopes of Timberline…
Dangerous Game Bore Rifles by Holland and Holland and R B Rodda
Fast Facts Large bore guns were developed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for water-fowling. These were commonly of 8 bore, 6 bore and 4 bore, sizes usable for firing from the shoulder, and even larger…