Whatever happened to... the Falen?

What is it?

Like Beyonce or Prince, the Falen wanted to be known by only one name. Strange really: it’s not as though there was much competition for attention in the realm of ‘Scottish supercars’. But in 2008, that’s what was promised by the Dowdeswell & Hardie design agency. A V10-powered track-only monster, long before the McLaren Senna GTR or Red Bull RB17 were on the scene.

Did they build any?

Despite promising a limited run of four units, we can be quite confident that no Falens ever existed outside of pixels. And that’s because when TG’s Ollie Marriage rang the provided number to ask the company how it was getting on, the voice that answered said “The Falen? Aye, hang on a wee minute, he’s up in his bedroom at the moment..."

Where are they now?

Hopefully, at a design agency with a career, not waiting for Ma to call them down for their tea. Scotland is home to some of the world’s most stunning scenery and epic driving roads – it’s about time they had a McSupercar to enjoy on them.