On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled
1885: The Benz Patent-Motorwagen – often considered to be the first automobile – is built. It was powered by a 0.55 kW (0.74 hp) single-cylinder four-stroke engine. 1885: The Daimler Reitwagen – often considered to be the first motorcycle – is built by German engineer Gottlieb Daimler.
Gill Styes The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile and was the first car put into production. It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public later that year. Gill Styes think back 100+ years ago.
The oldest running car in the world is a steam driven 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux that was auctioned off for $4.62 million dollars.
1868 Otto Langen. Start up and operaton of the 1/2 HP Atmospheric Noncompression engine. This is the oldest operating internal combustion engine in the USA. Fueled by Hydrogen with open flame ignition.
In 1885, German mechanical engineer Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. On January 29, 1886, Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car. It was a three-wheeler; Benz built his first four-wheeled car in 1891.
The last vehicle that was recorded to run on a carburetor instead of a computer was the 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. The Custom Cruiser was a station wagon that sported a Chevrolet 350 V8 engine.
The History of AMG
Both the cosmetic trim and the high performance engines are borne from the rich racing heritage of Mercedes-Benz. The letters "AMG" stand for Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach. Aufrecht and Melcher were the original founders of AMG, and Großaspach was Aufrecht's birth place.
The earliest steam-powered car we know about was finished as early as 1769 by French inventor Nicolas Cugnot. It was a large three-wheeled vehicle that moved at the speed of a walk and was meant to haul cannon. Earlier cars had been driven by springs and compressed air. Windmill-powered vehicles were made before them.
The Oldsmobile division's last completed production car was an Alero GLS 4-door sedan, which was signed by all of the Olds assembly line workers. It was on display at the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum located in Lansing, Michigan until GM's bankruptcy, when it retook possession of the car.
Among the first cars to use a straight-three engine is the 1953–1955 DKW F91, powered by a 900 cc (55 cu in) two-stroke engine, although this was predated by the 3 cylinder 15hp Rolls Royce produced in 1905 and a number of other cars of this era also used 3 cylinder engines.
Internal Combustion Engines (ICE)
An internal combustion engine vehicle is an automobile powered by conventional, oil-derived resources such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
The first staged combustion engine was the S1. 5400 (11D33) used in the Soviet Molniya rocket, designed by Melnikov, a former assistant to Isaev.
On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1.
Following the dissolution of Oldsmobile in 2004, Buick took over the title of oldest surviving carmaker in America. (Although Henry Ford produced his first car in 1896, he didn't officially found the Ford Motor Company until 1903).
Is there a car worth $1 billion? No, and with the most expensive car in the world being the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé with a sale price of $142 million, we're far from a car hitting that mark.
The Koenigsegg One:1
The One:1 was introduced in 2014. Seven examples, including one prototype, were built during 2014 and 2015. This was one of the most exclusive production car programs ever envisaged in the car industry. The hp-to-kg curb weight ratio is an astonishing 1:1.
The first cars had small engines and got stellar gas mileage–as high as 21 m.p.g. for the Model T. But as vehicles got faster and larger and grew tail fins, efficiency plummeted.
Leaded gasoline was eventually taken off the U.S. market
Unleaded gasoline was introduced in the 1970s when health problems from lead became apparent. In the United States, leaded gasoline for use in on-road vehicles was completely phased out as of January 1, 1996.