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The first car engine EVER
Built in 1769, Cugnot's vehicle was designed to haul heavyartillery pieces and should be called a tractor and not a carriage. -
Nicholas-Joseph Cugnots engine specs
The first prototype Nicholas made weighed 2.5 tons and had a top speed of 2.25 miles per hour. Though this may seem small, a self propelled vehicle was a major leap for technology. -
first electric car
This is showing how fast after the steam engine was first created people such as Robert Anderson want to make a more efficent form of an automobile -
evolution of luxury
Around the 1850's car started moving away from function and toward luxury. Car were mainly ment for farming and hauling large items. Around the 1850's car manufactorers started to focus on the comfort of the driver. -
mercedes
In the 1800's mercedes added so many features to the cars engine that allowed the car to be known as a functional AND luxurious car. you could now have both. -
first official gasoline opperated car
Siegfried Marcus created the first gasoline running automobile. This is important because this is the begining of the future for cars -
modern idea of brakes invented
Louis Renault is the man who created standard drum brakes which are currently still the base of 20th century cars. -
GM is born
William Durant created a company called General Motors that is now the biggest company in the world. GM's motors started to turn away from quantity to quality. Ford just ried to make vehicles as fast as they could, gm took their time and made better quality engines. -
Modle-T ford
The Model-T car introduced by Ford motors was a favorite of the people because of the price. The quality of the engine was ok for its time but the price for it was amazing. Henery Ford called it the car for the every day man. The goal was to pump out as many Model-T's as possible. 10 rolled off the lot every hour. -
first official sports car made
The first sports cars are considered to be the 3 litre 1910 Prince Henry Vauxhall 20 hp and the 27/80PS austro-daimler designed by Ferdinand Porsche. -
First car assembly line
The assembly line Ford motor company was the first to use this assembly line. it's significant becasuse it made production a lot faster and than it was possible to sell more and lower the prices. -
First Power steering
Francis Wright Davis was the first credited with creating power steering. this is significant because if this wasnt created we would steel be having to use close to all of our stregth to turn the wheel while driving -
introduction to true sports car engine
In 1946 ferrari started the prodiction of engines that would change the world. in the picture, is the very first production model of a ferrari. The engine was in the front back then, but now they put the engine in the back for more power. -
ferrari
In 1946 the Ferrari S.p.A company was created. it started out as a tractor company in Italy and soon realizd how fast these tractors could go. Ferrari revolutionised the sport car engine. The 1947 ferrari LaFerrari had a masive v12 engine that pumped out 118 hp and took up half the cars length. Ferrari later realised if you put the engine in the back of the car, you could have better power to weight ratio. -
corvette
Corvette was introduced in the early 50's and it was a mind blowing experience for those who bought the limited edition 1953 starter model for 3,849 dollars. They only made 300 models and they sold out quick. The engine had 118 hp @4500 rpm which isnt impressive now but was amazing back then. -
lamborghini
Ferruccio Lamborghini' was a mechanic in italy and he bought a ferrari and he wasnt happy with the quality and preformance. He realised if Ferrari's were tractor parts than he could make them better. He soon started working on them and unknowingly created a brand of cars and engines that will set the bar for the term sports cars.
