Sinclair C5
Consumer electronics tycoon Sir Clive Sinclair had long considered making silent, emissions-free electric vehicles. In...
The small Smart-Maybach could be a funny little thing
While this remains unlikely, applying the Maybach formula to something like the tiny Smart Fortwo...
General Motors Lean Machine
If you’ve seen the 1993 futuristicaction movie Demolition Man, you might be familiar with General...
Ligier JS4
Guy Ligier—Formula One team owner, motorway construction tycoon, and confidante of French president François Mitterrand—was...
Copper Electric Runabout
With every dramatic surge in oil prices comes renewed interest in alternative fuels for cars;...
Stimson Scorcher
Britain’s licensing authorities weren’t too sure what to make of the Stimson Scorcher in 1976,...
Lepoix Ding
The French-born industrial designer Louis Lepoix was probably best known for his commercial vehicles and...
Zagato Zele 1000
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Italian coachbuilder Zagato was a byword for motoring excitement—a dream...
Fiat ESV 1500
The impetus for Fiat’s attempt to create the safest possible city car came from the...
NSU Wankel Spider
A rotary engine is any power unit that dispenses with a crankshaft to eliminate reciprocal...