There must be innumerable examples of British genius failing to gain the recognition it deserved. A bushel of modesty can hide even the brightest of lights, and the brightest of lights will always fade with the passage of years. For too many of these years the Lanchester name has been largely forgotten. Rolls-Royce have guarded jealously their reputation for making the best cars in the world, and few people now are aware that Lanchesters were similarly described and for a long time provided their stiffest competition.

Henry Ford may have shown the world the efficiency of mass production, but how many people realise that Frederick Lanchester devised the basis for this long before?

The story of the three brothers whose creativity, intellects and passionate commitment to their ideals laid the foundations for the best engineering practice we have today, demands to be told.