Rinspeed Presto
Rinspeed must have been encouraged by the reaction to the 1999 X Dream because they carried on turning out barking mad concept cars. Mind you, as mad as they are, they do have a concept, even if its not a good one. In 2002 they created the Presto, a car that could...Yellow
I have a car and a van, both white. White isn’t quite as deathly boring as hearing-aid-beige, but it’s close. The only reason we have two white vehicles is because 1) we live in Texas where the sunshine can raise the interior temperature of a car so high...Nuclear Power, No Thanks, but the Ford Nucleon …
The anti-nuclear lobby has for long used the “Nuclear power, no thanks” slogan, but in the late 50s, nuclear power looked like the fuel of the future. So Ford wasted no time getting in on the act. Unfortunately, nuclear power is a complex and expensive...Everything Bleeps
I backed my car out of the garage yesterday. I usually don’t put my seat belt on until I’m ready to leave my driveway, so I have to endure a monotonous barrage of bleeping while I’m driving in such a recklessly unrestrained state. Now don’t get...Nigel Blackwell
Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe, and hasn't stopped traveling since. He loves seeing the wonders of the world and meeting the people in it, and hasn't been anywhere that doesn't have the potential for a story. He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.