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Cars, Cars and More CArs by Antieb Schinell http://www.fiacar.com Owning a car is no longer a luxury, but has become more of a necessity. What with the long distances that one needs to travel each day, to reach his/her workplace, school, or any other place. Consequently, a majority of Americans have more than one car. Now, if you do own an automobile, then it won't be out of place to learn a bit about its history. The intent here is just the same. The credit of inventing the first self-propelled vehicle, powered by a steam engine, in 1769, goes to the French engineer Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. It was not a car but a military tractor used for carrying artillery by the French Army. In 1770, he built a three-wheeled vehicle with wooden wheels and ironed tires. It weighed 4.5 tons, and could carry four passengers. In 1771, Nicolas died in a car accident and the model of the car was destroyed. A few years later the English pursued the project and, by 1840, had built over 40 vehicles, powered by steam engines. A German named Etienne Lenoir got the first internal-combustion engine patented in his name, in 1860. Six years later, a German Gottlieb Daimler built the first internal-combustion engine car. The weight of this vehicle's prototype was nearly two tons. And later, the same Daimler created another that weighed 90 pounds. Few years down the line saw Karl Benz designing the first three-wheeled automobile having an internal combustion engine. It was patented in 1886. The year 1893 marked the invention of the first four-wheeled automobile, again by Karl Benz. So, Benz was the first automobile industry. In the XIX century different industries emerged and started to build new and better things to improve the cars, like for example brakes, until in 1897, Rudolf Diesel designed the first self-ignition engine. Several years before, in 1833, Eilhard Mitscherlin had discovered petrol, what means that fuel was not a problem. This also means that liquid hydrocarbon was already available. It was a prolific period for the automobile. In the end of the XIX century, the young French Louis Renault built his first automobile in the garage of his parents' house. In 1892, the American Henry Ford built his own self-propelled, four wheeled vehicle. In 1903, Ford was able to establish his own company to build automobiles. And in 1908, Henry Ford achieved his dream of building an affordable and efficient automobile, the Ford T. And in 1913, this car achieved even more popularity when the costs of production were reduced as Henry Ford established a large factory at Highland Park with an assembly line. Between 1908 and 1928 Ford sold more than 15.000.000 Fort Ts! This was a productive period for the automobile industry. And, the end of the 19th century witnessed a French man Louis Renault build his first automobile in his parents' garage. Following in the same tracks, the American Henry Ford created a self-propelled, four-wheeled automobile. The year 1903 saw Ford successfully build his own automobile manufacturing company. And, five years later, Ford built Ford T, which was an affordable vehicle. In 1913, when Ford set up a big factory with an assembly line at Highland Park, the popularity of this car increased manifold, due to a steep reduction in the car's production cost. And, the company was able to sell more than 15,000,000 Ford Ts between 1908 and 1928. After this, many new companies launched a number of car components and models, like Volkswagen, Porsche, Peugeot,and Ferrari. The world has witnessed the manufacture of many cars till date. This surely was a summary of the history of cars, but quite informative nonetheless! |