Book description
From flying cars to amphibious vehicles, solar-powered saloons to
rockets on wheels, these are over 50 of the most wacky cars ever
devised. Fancy a car that drives sideways? Try the Jeep Hurricane. Or
maybe a car in which the windows change colour according to your mood
for a more serene and health-giving driving experience? That'll be the
Toyota RiN. And if you like a flutter, you'll need the Chrysler Town
and Country Black Jack, which contains a mini onboard casino.
Some concept cars are designed to demonstrate alternative materials
and energy sources, or to showcase the gadgets of the future, or even
cater for specific lifestyles or groups of people. Many don't even get
beyond the prototype stage - for reasons of cost or practicality, or,
in the case of the nuclear-powered Ford Nucleon of 1958, the danger of
causing a small atomic explosion. Featuring everything from practical
experiments such as the hatchback fire engine, and ideas that have
managed to make it into production, to stunning yet impractical
supercar concepts, this book both celebrates and cringes at some of
motoring's most daft - and even idiotic - ideas.
Matt Master has been a motoring correspondent for five years. He
started his career at
Auto Express
, and moved on to
Top Gear
magazine three years ago, where he is features writer and road tester.
He is the author of the previous book in this series,
Top Gear:
Midlife Crisis Cars
(2008).
