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Car is Invented
In the year of 1886, a milestone happened, the first car/automobile was invented. The person who invented it was Karl Benz. You probably have heard of him having his last name on the car dealership- Mercedes-Benz. The cow jumped over the moon that day, people were able to go from place to place. Even though a cross-country trip would take over a week, and on these cars, no there were no headlights. -
Gas Powered Car Invented
First there was steam-powered, now there is gas-powered. In 1893, people could drive faster, and farther then ever. Now step on the gas. People were amazed by this new phenomenon. It took people one day and some ten years to by these new vehicles. This car could get up to 8 miles a gallon and could hardly reach 25 mph. -
Alfa Romeo makes first car
In the year 1910, the company of Alfa Romeo cars was established in Italy. Alfa Romeo was the world’s first type of “hotrod”. Living still today, these Alfa Romeos can cost almost two million dollars. And back then they were probably 10,000 dollars, back then that was like 2,000,000. So by opinion this is one of the least shown cars on the road, besides Lamborghini and Ferrari. -
First Race Car Championship is all Alfa Romeo cars
In the 1925 A.D., “Come one, come all to the first car world championship.” In this year Alfa Romeo held the first world car championship race, and all the cars were Alfa Romeos. But pretty much all the cars looked like a long barrel on wheels, they weren’t. They were powerful 60ish MPH cars. 60MPH back then is like 200MPH now. Now that is speed. -
Nissan established
Time is flying to… 1933, the new era of the new “hotrod” has arrived. In Japan, Nissan one of today’s most popular cars to drive has been established. After almost fifty years after the car was even invented, Nissan finally was in use. This tells us that anything is possible. And this dream has come true for the Japanese establisher from Japan. Today we can all make our dreams come true. -
Honda established
Just 3 years after Nissan established, the company of Honda comes into the competition. Honda also being a Japanese company, it was a strong hand-to-hand fight selling competition. And to this day both companies are still standing on the podium. Honda has been running from new car to new car. Building new designs of different cars all the time. Also they build snowmobiles, motorcycles, and 4-wheelers -
Ford car co. sells common stock, 10.2 mil. Shares sold
You can always be a part of something. In the year of 1956, Ford has given people ownership of the Company. Common stock is being sold for people. And luckily it still isn’t the great depression then, so they were kind of expensive back then, people not having much money, it was a big deal. And for the people who still have the stock today… they will have almost one billion dollars. -
Mustang creates first model
The Mustang was the new hotrod from the new year of 1964.The new car that will still be going on, building new designs for a long time. The Mustang, named after the very active racehorse, this signifying the speed of the car. Ford being an all American car company, it has a big impact on Americans. Its design has evolved through the ages. -
Dale Earnhardt jr. joins Nascar
The life of young 24 year old Dale Earnhardt Jr., starting at 24 it must’ve been super scary. Going over 200 to 250 mph, and the slightest nick on the wall or on the pushover from another car could be one of the deadliest plays. He has been one of the biggest role models of some people in the world. And on the day of April 3, 2000 he touched the moon having his first Winston Cup win. -
Dale Earnhardt dies
February 18th, 2001, was a devastating day for the racing world. Race legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in one of the deadliest crashes in the world. He was driving in the Daytona 500 on the last lap. He was a few feet from finishing when his car breaks loose and looses control. At the hospital he dies because of the hard crash and multiple hits to the head. -
Chevy makes first E;ectric car
In 2010, the new era of gasless cars has become a reality. The first Chevrolet is energized car with electricity. This car can get up to over 60 mpg because the electric side of the car gives off a lot of energy and giving the it 40-41 miles a gallon, and the gas side can give them almost 30 mpg. But some flaws in the car explode. Now that is dangerous.
