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Project 31: Genius Rekindled after 50 Years.
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There once was a company named Marine Projects, who started to produce boats in their Plymouth, Devon yard in 1965. The first craft they marketed was a round-bilged motor yacht, sharing its well-proven hull mouldings of the Senior 31. Their version was marketed as the Project 31, and was successful enough to catapult Marine Projects…
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The Carchive: '74 Corvette (C3)
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On Monday Rob posted a reminder that, lest we forget, Chrysler once showed us that they still had blood running through their veins by giving the world the Viper. This was a car that went into production (and turned up in The Carchive here) with surprisingly little dilution from the show-stopping prototype. The ’92 Viper…
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Diecast Delights: The Audi R8 "Crocodile" in 1:18 Scale
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Having gone one and on about the various justifications a collector uses to add to his collection, there’s one big factor that I’ve left out, and this fifteen year old Maisto model is a very good example. I’m talking about when you just have to have something because of its paint job. I’m not really…
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Rotten Rental Car Reviews: Opel Corsa Automatic
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We were in Iceland. We wanted to see stuff we had never seen before, and we needed transport by which to travel around. And that was exactly what we got. We love to use the tag Rotten Rental Car reviews here; but in truth there was nothing rotten at all about this one. Well, as…
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One Small Argument In Favour Of Autonomous Cars. But Only A Bit.
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I find the idea of my car driving itself fairly repellent. I love driving. I love the sensation through the controls and how the car responds to my inputs, and I love being actively involved in the decision making process. The arguments against autonomous cars are many and varied, however, after yet again being stuck…
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The Attainable Riva Aquarama
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Those curves. That pronounced sheer. The authority of line you only see when a design has formed organically from the mind of a talented designer. All of these attributes and more can be found on the Classic Riva Aqcuarama, and many more from that famous Cantieri. No matter what the angle you gawp at them…
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Diecast Delights: A 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk in 1:18 scale
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This model has actual, genuine, honest-to-goodness, working crank windows. That’s all you need to know, and all you need as justification to go and buy one. The subject matter itself is almost a side issue. It’s a 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk, in gold, of course. Check it out in stills and in video (!) after…
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Elio: 48886 Early Adopter Deposits. Battle Won or Only Just Begun?
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I love to support the underdog. I’m all about encouraging new start-ups, ventures no matter how brave or opportune, if it increases the diversity of our wonderful wheeled world. One we’ve all been watching, and which is back in the news having put in an appearance at the NAIAS Is the Elio, by Elio Motors.…
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When To Lose Your Identity Is To Gain Momentum
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My 800, as much as I adore every square centimetre of its lustrous silver body, is a bit of an embarrassment to the once proud Rover name. On Monday Hooniverse Asks broached the thorny question of whether the American auto industry was losing its identity. This made me laugh a little, and ponder the interesting…
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Diecast Delights: A Jeep Rubicon in 1:18 Scale
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Something happened last week, not sure what, but it inspired me to head up into my attic and uncover a model Jeep that has been begging for a Diecast Delights feature for years. I realised we’ve not done enough in Diecast Delights to explore the wonderful variety of off road vehicles that exist in the…
