History of Cars
The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over 100,000 patents created the modern automobile
The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over 100,000 patents created the modern automobile
In 1771, Cugnot drove one of his road vehicles into a stone wall, making Cugnot the first person to get into a motor vehicle accident. This was the beginning of bad luck for the inventor.
Old Engraving depicting the 1771 crash of Nicolas Joseph Cugnot's steam-powered car into a stone wall
Other Facts And Trivia
On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth
An average of 168 Americans die per year when their cars collide with deer
On average, fifty-one cars a year overshoot and drive into the canals of Amsterdam
On average, Americans spend five times more of their time in their cars than they do on vacation
Ferdinand Porsche, who later went on to build sports cars bearing his own name, designed the original 1936 Volkswagen
