Henry Kelsall
31 ARTICLES
Aside from more traditional power, Henry is fascinated by the world of EVs and thinks we all should forget about Teslas and focus on cars like the Hyundai Ioniq range. But equally, he feels car's have become too big over the years and that we all should have something the size of the Honda e.
Henry also has a love of all things related to aviation, and regularly visists airshows and museums, with a particular eye for classic British aircraft of the Cold War era.
Why Peugeot's 905 Evo 2 'Supercopter' Could Have Dominated Sports Car Racing
18 May 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Motorsport history is filled with cars that just blew the competition away. Yet it is also filled with cars that never got the chance to show what they can do. The stunning Peugeot 905 Evo 2 Supercopter is one such vehicle. The 905 Evo 2 was an evo...
The Mercury Marauder Was a Hugely Underrated American Sleeper
15 May 2023, 16:01 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Certain cars have this legendary title of sleeper. Cars that simply fly under the radar but deliver incredible levels of performance. One of these was the fearsome Mercury Marauder, a sedan produced by Mercury in various forms from 1963 to 2004. It...
Why the Chevrolet Vega Became the Stuff of Nightmares
15 May 2023, 15:32 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Sometimes, a vehicle comes along that promises a lot but delivers very little. One example is the Chevrolet Vega, a compact car from the brand with the bowtie that promised an affordable alternative to the Volkswagen Beetle, while weighing even les...
How Audi Took Pikes Peak by Storm With the 1987 Sport Quattro S1
12 May 2023, 15:45 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Pikes Peak hill climb is one of the most fearsome challenges of all of motorsport. The course runs along 12 miles of twists and turns, and many of motorsport's most iconic cars have covered that distance. One of those is the 1987 Audi Spor...
How the Lancia Stratos Dominated the WRC in the 1970s
12 May 2023, 11:20 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / It is remarkable to think that despite not competing in the series for decades, Lancia is still the manufacturer with the most World Rally Championship constructors crowns, winning the title with cars like the Stratos, 037, and Delta Integrale. The...
How the Soviet Myasishchev M-50 Caused a Nuclear Bomber Hoax in America
11 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was doing everything it could to gain the upper hand over the United States. One area where it was attempting to do this was in the supersonic bomber segment after learning that such an aircraft was u...
This Highly Original 1982 Lamborghini Countach Is the Very First LP500 S
11 May 2023, 12:38 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Sometimes, exceptional cars appear out of the woodwork, having been hidden from view for years. Cars like this 1982 Lamborghini Countach, that has been sitting in storage in Southern California for at least 20 years, for instance. This remarkable a...
What the Alpine A290 Beta Means for Hot Hatchbacks in an EV World
10 May 2023, 13:04 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / With the automotive world powering to an electric future, you might think the hot hatch was about to die. But no one told Alpine that, as they have just launched the new Alpine A290_β, or A290 Beta. This is the rumored Alpine version of the el...
This Is What Made the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento So Special
9 May 2023, 15:06 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Lamborghini is one of the most recognizable and famous supercar manufacturers in the world. Cars like the Countach, Diablo, Sian, and Aventador have all come through their doors. The company is also famous for its super exclusive special edition su...
How the Soviet MiG-25 Tricked the United States Regarding Its True Capabilities
5 May 2023, 14:05 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-25 was one of the fastest aircraft ever developed. A Cold War interceptor, the Foxbat as it was called, could fly at speeds of Mach 3+ and was designed to quickly intercept American bombers. When it came out, though, the Unit...
How Saab's Viggen Jet Fighter Locked Onto the US SR-71 Blackbird
4 May 2023, 15:10 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in the world. It is also one of the most fearsome reconnaissance aircraft, able to outrun threats from the Soviet Union at speeds of over Mach 3.0. Not once did a Soviet inte...
The Isuzu Como F1 Super Truck Was a Pickup With an F1 Engine
3 May 2023, 15:28 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Throughout automotive history, there have been some manufacturers that attempted to put an F1 engine into a road car. The most recent, of course, is Mercedes-AMG with its ONE, and we have seen Ferrari do the same with the F50. However, there ...
The American Vector W8 Is the Best Supercar You've Never Heard Of
2 May 2023, 15:03 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / America has a rich history of performance cars. But in the supercar world, it's not as populus as you might think. While we know America for cars like the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, and Dodge Viper, supercars are more common in Europe. ...
Shelby's Cobra 289 Dragonsnake Is One of the Rarest Cobras in Existence
28 Apr 2023, 15:41 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / One of the most desirable and well-known American classic cars is the Shelby Cobra. The Cobra itself would go on to spawn various other versions, one of which is the incredible 289 Dragonsnake. This is one of the rarest examples of the Cobra ever c...
How Nico Hulkenberg Is Silencing His Critics in Formula 1
27 Apr 2023, 15:42 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Nico Hulkenberg's signing to Haas for the 2023 Formula 1 season polarized people perhaps more than it should have. The German was replacing Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time F1 World Champion Michael. And many thought this was a mistake. But ...
How the Lancia 037 Defeated the Audi Quattro in the 1983 WRC Season
26 Apr 2023, 12:41 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Back in the 1980s, Audi looked set to dominate the WRC. This is thanks to their incredible Quattro, a four-wheel drive car that they thought would easily beat rivals Lancia and their two-wheel drive 037. As it would happen, the two cars would go he...
Why We Need More Electric Restomods Like the Opel Manta ElektroMOD
25 Apr 2023, 15:38 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / With the electric revolution in full swing, the automotive world is drastically changing. One thing many are worried about is how we can make all these electric cars stand out. Well, the answer to that might be restomoding. Perhaps taking on a clas...
This Is What We Can Expect From Toyota's 2024 Tacoma Pickup Truck
24 Apr 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Toyota is producing some fascinating vehicles at the moment. Sports cars like the GR Supra and GR86 stand proof, and so do the more practical, daily vehicles that are on the way. One of those is the 2024 Tacoma. It is a staple Toyota pickup truck, ...
How the 2024 Hyundai Sonata Is This Sedan's Perfect Farewell
21 Apr 2023, 15:20 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / Reports surfaced around a year ago that the current generation of the Hyundai Sonata would be the last. That led to great anticipation for what the final version of the Sonata would look like, which would then get axed in 2025. Well, the 2024 Sonat...
Why the North American XB-70 Valkyrie Was Always Doomed to Fail
20 Apr 2023, 15:01 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall / At the height of the Cold War, the United States came up with the ultimate strategic bomber. This was the North American XB-70 Valkyrie. The XB-70 was a Mach 3 prototype that would have led to the B-70 bomber, creating the fastest strategic bomber ...