The Wabbit was passing the tyre shop in Via Gregorio VII. He always looked in with fascination and considered the continuing need for tyres. Couldn't vehicles just glide on cushions of air? There would be no wear and rear, he thought, no need for a tread, no blowouts, no inflation, deflation or any other kind of ation. The Wabbit considered it a little longer and came upon a problem. Without friction, how would the automobile stop? He wanted to ask the man in the garage but it was deserted and there was no-one there to ask. He thought for a bit and then he hit upon an idea. Hover cars. The cars would use anti- gravity technology and hover a metre from the ground. The Wabbit remembered an article in Popular Mechanics and a book by an Australian author. He determined he'd discuss it with Wabsworth and began hopping in his direction. As it happened, Wabsworth had a long-abandoned prototype in the back of the shed. Maybe they could dig it out and modify it. The Wabbit had some old bits too. Liberated from Denny Shipyard in the Clyde, they had lain about at the back of The Department of Wabbit Affairs for years. They were highly usable, at least on water. Why not on land? With a spring in his hop, the Wabbit made his way to see Wabsworth.
