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The Aston Martin Lagonda first appeared in 1976 and it was to have been a car that would save Aston Martin from financial difficulties. Sadly however in its first iteration it turned out to be the…
Sometimes we look at a concept car, especially one from the creative sixties and seventies, and we wonder “what were they thinking”? The 1960 Pininfarina X has that effect on me. Like the car you created…
The Iso Grifo A3 Competizione and its near identical siblings the Bizzarini GT 5300 Strada and GT America are, in my mind at least, the most desirable cars made for enthusiasts ever, bar none. If you…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…