Spyker 60HP: The 1903 Car That Beat Audi, BMW And Land Rover By 80 Years Top Gear once put together a list of the most innovative cars of all time. Chris Harris has spoken at length about the cars that shaped what we drive today. Every motoring journalist worth their salt has, at some point, … Read more
The three-point seatbelt: Volvo’s most expensive decision and the patent that saved a million lives You’re alive because of a Swede who designed ejection seats Look down. Right now. The strap across your chest, the buckle by your hip, that V-shape that pins you to the seat without breaking your ribs. That’s the work of … Read more
MARCELLO GANDINI: THE GENIUS BERTONE NEVER LET SIGN HIS OWN CARS At sixteen, they gave him money to buy a Latin textbook. He bought a combustion engine manual written by Dante Giacosa instead. That act of rebellion defines everything that followed. Because Marcello Gandini wasn’t born to study what he was told. He was born … Read more
Hispano-Suiza: The Spanish Brand That Made Rolls-Royce Pay Royalties The Luxury Marque You’ve Never Heard Of There’s a car company that forced Rolls-Royce to license its brake technology. A manufacturer whose engines powered the fighter planes that won World War I. A brand whose client list included Einstein, Picasso, Coco Chanel, and half the royalty … Read more
