The Roman Catholic list would be overwhelming. Just think that the first countries where motoring was developed (southern Germany, France, Italy) are overwhelmingly Catholic.

It was not the work of an engineer or stylist, but taht of a sculptor, Flaminio Bertoni. Italian style, French engineering.

Guess which was the first political party to actually enforce a "green" political program in Europe. Current day "green activists" are just following the traditions of their ancestors.

Followed by a water leak...

Any kid in its right mind would anyway think that the headlights are the "eyes" of a car.

When I looked at it, I thought it looked like a spider. A sexy, scary spider.

Well, M. Pierre Dreyfus was the president of Renault when the Renault 5 was developed. And he was a Jew. So maybe that counts.

And I thought that Jews didn't mind being called that as long as you did it with respect... We have a sayin around here: "call a loaf of bread a loaf of bread, and a cup of wine a cup of wine".

Reliant of the Scimitar and Anadol (Turkish fibreglass-bodied car with Ford guts) fame?

Nope: Earl conceived an American little cruiser. It took a Russian to give it some "kick". Like mustard.

Horrible fact: the bonnet lid hinges are so flimsy that in case of a frontal crash, the whole bonnet cuts into the A-pillars... and your neck.

Italian styling with Japanese workmanship... but the other way around.

Or the guy who invets vodka bottles that fit in an average cupholder. Oh wait... he already did, and he already is.

The Lada Niva is one of the few vehicles capable of climbing the Altai. Russian engineering at its purest: simple, sturdy, coarse. Love it or loathe it, but it works.

Same for Terry Davey. His work for Haynes is iconic.

That game is banned in my home country. Somehow if you so much as look a woman the wrong way, you go to prison.

Terry Davey. He drew all the cover drawings of the Haynes manuals.

Actually it came when they told a German engineer that he could not build his surname. He was Kurt Tank...

"You could detach it and fight your way home"... if you were built like Rambo and unhurt. Both conditions extremely rare in downed fighter pilots of WWI.

Problem with those ideas is that they require a better understanding of aerodynamics and reliability than WWI-era-tech could achieve. There were some push-prop planes but the scarce power of the engines in those days meant that their performance was asthmatic.