Was the Connaught Type-D the best car never built?

For reasons known only to my subconscious, I woke up this morning thinking about a car you've almost certainly never heard of: the Connaught Type-D GT Syracuse. It was an intriguing little thing-light years ahead of its time and wildly ambitious for a tiny British startup that had taken its name from a maker of racing cars that went bust in 1957. But even though the Connaught never made it to production, it still deserves to be remembered.

Cast your mind back to 2004. Michael Schumacher was still on top of his game, racing for Ferrari. Jeremy Clarkson was still on Top Gear and still funny. Tesla barely existed, the autonomous car was a far-off dream, and I was still just reading about cars as a scientist rather than writing about them for my favorite online publication. Flicking through the November issue of Car, a short article about a reborn Connaught caught my eye-and my imagination.

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