Today’s car came from humble origins, but ended up being a machine that simply refused to die. Through fuel crises, strikes and corporate bungling, this plucky sports car was twisted and contorted from a classical design of the late 1950’s to a road-going incarnation of Frankenstein’s Monster. But despite all their efforts, the mighty ‘B’ … More The MGB: The Quintessential British Sports Car
Quite a strong title isn’t it? To have a bold statement saying that this is undeniably the worst of anything ever created by mankind is something that comes down largely to taste. You may cite such aircraft as the Douglas DC-10, a variety of failed World War II concept fighters and bombers, or the products … More The Worst Aircraft ever built
What can you say about the mighty Maybachs? Were they an underappreciated work of genius that gave the Rolls-Royce Phantom a run for its money, or a misguided venture that failed to understand what truly attracts people to modern luxury cars? Regardless, despite their size, their features, their comfort and their price, the Maybach 57 … More The Luxury that Paid the Price – Maybach 57 & 62
The first jet airliner from the legendary Douglas Company, and one that would become a staple of many major airlines, the DC-8 was the embodiment of sleek design, incredible performance, and was, at the time, one of those prime pinnacles of early jet air travel; helping to make the world a smaller place. However, we … More Review: Douglas DC-8
Perhaps the greatest scandal in automotive history. A car that promised so much and looked so good, but ended in absolute chaos that would rock the car industry to its core. Spawned from a great idea, what resulted was both the creation and destruction of the car industry in Northern Ireland, and the near imprisonment … More The Rise and Fall of the DeLorean
Built to do battle with the Airbus A321, the 737-900 is the longest 737 ever created and was the final model for the company’s 737 Next Generation Range of the 1990’s. However, despite all this effort, the ambiguous -900 was, at first, a sales calamity, thanks in no small part to some questionable engineering choices … More Review: Boeing 737-900
I used to hate these things with a fervent passion. Not one to jump on the bandwagon of hating a car because Jeremy Clarkson hates it, my reasons for despising the little Robin and its cretinous relatives was more down to the practical limitations and endemic design flaws of this odd little vehicle. However, as … More Reliant Regal/Robin/Rialto – Tamworth’s Three-Wheeled Trio
Among the most popular aircraft in Boeing’s range, the 737-800 is the driving force behind hundreds of major airlines, and has truly found itself a niche among the low-cost carriers of Europe and the United States. The 737-800 is the second member of Boeing’s Next Generation 737 family, designed to be a stretched version of … More Review: Boeing 737-800
And now for something completely different. Perhaps one of the most iconic cars in the world; essentially America’s equivalent of the London Black Cab, this machine would become the face of New York City and was an immediate icon. Yet there is so much overlooked as to what this elegant looking car of yesteryear represented, … More Big Yellow Cabbie: The Checker Marathon
As part of the 737’s resurgence in the late 1990’s under the Next Generation name, the spearhead of this new wave of commercial aviation came in the form of the small but plucky 737-700; today among the most numerous aircraft in the skies. The 737-700 was the first of the new Next Generation models to … More Review: Boeing 737-700
