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first car
In 1807, François Isaac de Rivaz designed the first car that was powered by an engine that was fueled by hydrogen.
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1900 cars
1834: Thomas Davenport invented first the battery for a car. Electric vehicles would hold all vehicle land speed records until about 1900.
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first car crash
In 1891, engineer James Lambert was driving one of his inventions. The buggy, also carrying James Swoveland, hit a tree root sticking out of the ground. Lambert lost control and the vehicle swerved and crashed into a hitching post.
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muscle cars
The first time the ford mustang was public for the first time was on April 17, 1964 at the New York worlds fair. http://www.edmunds.com/ford/mustang/history/ -
ecu
The ECU has been around since the late 1970's.
http://www.chipsetc.com/computer-chips-inside-the-car.html -
j
in 1980 the first compass came out in a car. The car was a Toyota Crown.
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yep
in California you had to wear a seatbelt jan 1, 1986. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation_in_the_United_States -
fastest car
Ultimate Aero was the fastest production car in the world. It got up to 256 mph in 2007.
www.digitaltrends.com/cars/fastest-cars-in-the-world-photo-gallery/