Not everyone is a visionary, but George Bennie was one. Not everyone thinks that using a propeller to drive a land vehicle might just be a good idea, and indeed some of the designs for propeller…
Bennie Railplane
1923 Voisin C6 Laboratoire
“Commercial considerations are fundamentally incompatible with revolutionary ideas.” Gabriel Voisin (1880-1973) Gabriel Voisin was the man who made the first powered flight off water, in a seaplane, and traveled at tree top height from the Billancourt bridge…
Citroën 2CV Sahara
Do you have a Citroën 2CV Sahara sitting in your barn, shed or garage? If so you may want to slip down to the corner champagne shop and pick up a bottle of Moet et Chandon…
The Rumen by 4 Stroke
Back in 1971 I almost bought a Honda S800. A fabulous little two seater sports car featuring a 791cc in line four cylinder engine with four carburettors powering a live rear axle that was nicely located…
Hélica by Marcel Leyat
A sword doesn’t actually need to be sharp in order to cut, as anyone who has practiced Japanese tameshigiri with a blunt sword will tell you. As long as the swordsman cuts in a straight line…
1969 Lotus Elan S4 Barn Find
Designed by Gordon Murray, the co-designer of the McLaren F1, the Lotus Elan was the car that moved Lotus up from being a name in racing circles to being a respected name in road going sports…
