I'm a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and, as part of the membership, I get the E&T magazine. This months issue is a special on technology in Africa and one of the articles concerns the Africar, a concerted effort in the 1980's to build a car suitable for Africa's road system.
The article, by Nick Smith, is an interview with it's original designer Tony Howarth. Calling him "a bit of a character" is an understatement, but the idea and implementation cries out to taken up by serious money.
