The key word there is probably "largely". I think that it'd be rather endemic to the Crown Colonies; a small, loose confederation of slightly odd people who live in lean-tos on various industrial estates around CC space and build little runabouts from scratch that can outspeed an asteroid racer, or even a minicab. Consider Noble, some men from Leicester who build no-frills sports cars from pig-iron and sweat and nicked the engines for them from a Volvo 4x4 that weighs about as much as, well, Sweden. That's the sort of thing I can see being made in the 25th century; less Zagato, more Shed Industries.

Actually, that's a brilliant name for a very British technology firm. Possibly one endorsed by an android version of Fred Dibnah. You're more than welcome to it, of course. =]

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