The chariot was purchased by a private collector who took it home to New York. I take pleasure in knowing that it was built to last for at least a thousand years.

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.

The chariot was purchased by a private collector who took it home to New York. I take pleasure in knowing that it was built to last for at least a thousand years.

I started by looking at what others had done before me. You see, over the years there have been attempts by many different people to reconstruct the chariot.

The engine of ancient society was religion but the engine of contemporary society, as I see it, is advertising.

It inspired all sorts of whims and fancies that I ultimately wove into a fairy tale complete with muse, the earth, the moon, some famous inventors, a dog and a rabbit.

As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot.