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First Automobile was Invented
Karl Benz was a German and automobile engineer. He created and built the first automobile. The car was called the Motor wagon. It contained an internal-combustion engine and only had three wheels. -
1 mile a minute was broken by an Electric Car
Camille Jenatzy was a Belgian race car driver. He's best known for breaking the land speed record three times in a row. He was also the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. The electric car that he was driving was called the CGA Dogcart. -
'Tin Lizzie'
After Ford's motor company opens in 1903, Henry Ford created the model-T car which is known as the 'Tin Lizzie'. He let the company begin producing the car in October of 1908. -
VW Beetle
Volkswagen company starts producing Beetles in Germany. -
New Speed Record
Richard Noble held the land speed record for a long time with a 1019 km/h. He drove a Thrust 2 when he beat the record. -
Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest car clocking in at 431 kph.