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First Engine Powered Car Invented
Karl Benz patented first automibile with an internal-combustion engine, called the Benz One. This opened up a whole new world for cars and how they have a chance to help us in the future. This inspired him to open the first automoble company, and by 1900 it was the worlds largest automobile producer. The car had a .75 horsepower and had a top speed of 8mph. In 1893 Karl created his first four wheeled car. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbenz.htm
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Innovation of Seatbelts in Cars
A few people independently created the seatbelt for automobile a short time after it was released. This was used in cars to keep the driver and passenger safe. Without it cars would be very dangerous to drive in going at the speeds cars drive in modern times. http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/History-Of-Seat-Belts.htm
http://www.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/seat_belt.htm
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Assembly Line Created
Henry Ford creates his asembly line which created the idea of mass production. The amount of time it took to assemble a car was reduced by over 12 hours. Later Ford created his own company as well. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
http://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747#!
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Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Created
This car was considered the first muscle car in many peoples' eyes. Only getting 135 hp and going at a top speed of 97 mph its miraculous how much progress we've made. It got its credit from the unique features it had compared to other cars. http://www.carsdirect.com/car-buying/what-is-the-first-muscle-car-a-closer-look-at-muscle-car-history
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Koenigsegg One
The Koenigsegg One is the fastest car the will be street legal before 2016. It beat the previous record by over three seconds going from 0-300 km/hr in under 20 seconds. It also crushes the competition like the Bugatti and Ferrari. http://edbolian.com/is-a-koenigsegg-street-legal-in-the-us/
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/koenigsegg/2015-koenigsegg-one-1-ar138734.html
http://koenigsegg.com/koenigsegg-one1-exceeds-world-speed-records-in-practice/
