From the introduction:
The year is 1587. Into this world of Elizabethan intrigue and superstition, three idiots and an anachronism, being the Topp Geare, are the only defence against the devious plot of one Count Audi Von Benz Volk. Across Europe the art of carriage-building has taken off with gusto, and Count Volk, being dour and Germanic, wants a standardised model for all, namely his horseless bottled-lightning powered Volk’s Vagon. Never mind it has rubbish handling, speed and barely runs ten leagues before catching fire, Volk plans to use his secret society, The Nürburg Ring, to infiltrate and destroy the great Carriage Showe being put on in London. He also has made plans to ensure that if his agents are foiled, he will fly over to London with his Volk’s Zeppelin, a mighty airship. Thus, the Topp Geare must stop the nefarious antics of Count Volk and his Nürburg Ring.