SIR BARNES WALLIS – LEGENDARY BRITISH DESIGN-ENGINEER
Zero West Those of us who enjoy war history and cinematic classics will recall the 1955 black and white picture, The Dam Busters featuring Michael Redgrave as Barnes Neville Wallis,…
Jaguar – World Record Breaker and all-round British Icon
Zero West In the history of the motor car, there a few marques more revered than Jaguar. Formed in 1922 by two motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley, they…
Pioneer, visionary and record breaker – Hubert Scott-Paine
Zero West Hubert Scott-Paine – 1891-1954 Continuing in this series of blogs highlighting great British engineers, entrepreneurs and pioneers, I’d like to remember a long forgotten but very important and influential…
Not Much of an Engineer – Sir Stanley Hooker
Zero West As an engineering based watch company with a mission statement to celebrate great British achievement, I’d like to talk about one of the unsung heroes of British engineering,…
FORGED FROM A PASSION TO BE INDIVIDUAL
Zero West By Graham Collins: As a motorcyclist and bike lover my attention is always drawn to that standout custom machine shining jewel-like amongst the stock bikes. Don’t get me…