by Nigel Blackwell | Edward Lear
21st December 2012. The day on which, if Hollywood and anyone with an interest in rumormongering has their way, the world will end. After the abortive “end of the world” in May 2003, a quick recount of the Mayan calendar resulted in 21 December being picked for a...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
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...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
In the 1960’s, “free thinking car stylists” weren’t restricted the the North American shores. Or, to put it another way, the rest of the world saw what was going on in the US and decided to join in.Farina (now Pininfarina) wanted a concept car....
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
You may think I’ve been hitting Ford quite hard recently, what with the Gyron, Nucleon and Seattle-ite (and that name still makes me laugh). Well, you’re right. I’m all for “free thinking engineers” or “advanced stylists,” but...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
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...