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
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
It was once the biggest, reddest apple in Ferrari’s eye; a 200mph supercar that would paint the roads in the company’s famous Testarossa. 31 years after the first of these mighty machines slipped out of the Modena factory, the unbeatable Ferrari F40 is still among the most desirable cars in the world; a legacy that … More The Red Baron: Ferrari F40
A step-up replacement for the Boeing 737-500, the 737-600 is another one of Boeing’s examples of an aircraft that didn’t know its market and fell into a hole. The aircraft was to be the shortest variant of the 737 Next Generation family, and was predicated on the idea of delivering an aircraft small enough to … More Review: Boeing 737-600
Something of a one-trick Pony that ended in absolute chaos, and would kill the Group B Rallying for good. The Ford RS200 was the American builder’s answer to a slew of incredibly fast, nimble and technologically advanced rally cars that had come to dominate the rally scene in the early 1980’s. However, despite their best … More Pride before the Fall: Ford RS200
Among the smallest members of the Boeing 737 family ever built, the 737-500 was designed specifically to replace the ageing fleet of 737-200’s that had dated back to the late 1960’s; though, in essence, it was essentially the same aircraft. Considerations for the -500 series dates back to around 1987, when a tender was made … More Review: Boeing 737-500
While the first generation 737-300 was a huge success, building on the already popular range of Boeing domestic aircraft, the company was still interested in expanding its portfolio with longer range, increased capacity, reduced noise and improved fuel efficiency. Enter the 737-400, which is considered by many to be the cream of the 737 Classic … More Review: Boeing 737-400
