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The first Autoshow
The first Official auto show was held in New Yorks famous Madison Square Garden. The weeklong event was held by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers in cooperation with the Automobile Club of America. The event showcased 66 exhibits and 31 innovative vehicles and an assortment of accessories to personalise their vehicles. The event also featured, at the time incredible feats of acceleration, braking and uphill power -
Henry ford and the model A
Henry ford created the first car company of the 1900s on the 16th of June 1903. His company's first mass production car was the Model A. Ford built 1,750 cars between 1903 and 1904 in the original ford facility. The car was mass produced, however, it was still exclusive to the powerful and wealthy, it was not until the release of the Model T where cars were available to everyday people at an affordable cost. -
Formation Of General Motors
General Motors, or more commonly known as GM is an American multinational corporation that oversees operations in several different companies, these brands include Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, HSV, Opel, Vauxhall, Wuling, Baojun, Jie Fang, and Ravon. The company was founded 108 years ago by William C. Durant and co-founded by Charles Stewart Mott. over a short amount of time Mott became the largest stakeholder in the company causing Durant to lose control of the company. -
The Model T
The Model T is regarded as one of the most important vehicles in automotive history. The vehicle was mass-produced by Ford and became known as the first affordable automobile. 16.5 million vehicles were produced between 1908 and 1927, this number was beaten by the Volkswagen beetle in 1938. The vehicle is famous for providing large scale transport at a reasonable price. Before the introduction of the Model T automobiles were very exclusive and meant for wealthy businessmen and aristocrats -
The first Rally race
Rallying is defined as motorsport which takes place on roads instead of traditional racing circuits. The cars used are usually heavily modified but maintain a street legal status, unlike their other motorsport counterparts. rally racing differs from normal racing as the drivers are supposed to reach special stages instead of completing laps. The first official rally was the Monte Carlo Rally in January 1911. Rallying got its name when the cars converged in Monaco from different areas of Europe. -
The Beetle
The concept of the Beetle was formulated by Adolf Hitler he envisioned the german people driving on safe and modern roads with cars that could comfortably seat families and cruise at 100km/h. After Hitlers rise to power he commissioned the construction of the autobahn and contacted Ferdinand Porche to build the Volkswagen Beetle, however, production was halted due to the outbreak of WWII. By 1992 21 million Volkswagen Beetles were produced ranking it 4th in the world's most produced vehicles -
The Beginning of NASCAR and stock car racing
Modern stock car racing can be traced back to the 1920s and 1930s during prohibition. During this era bootleggers attempted smuggling alcohol using small fast and mostly modified cars to evade the police. After the ban on alcohol was lifted and bootlegging was no longer needed, southerners developed a taste for fast-paced driving. The association was founded by y William France, Sr 68 years ago. The sport has a history with danger in the less than half a century the sport has claimed 26 lives -
The first muscle car
The Olds automobile or the, "88" was a full sized carm made by GM in response to public interest in speed and power. The release of the car marked the start of a whole new subculture in automotive culture. After the 88 muscle cars began to be produced by different companies, most notably Ford and Chevrolet. The cars used Large V8 engines and full sized bodies and were sold at affordable prices. younger generations used these cars for street use and modified them for high-speed drag racing -
First Formula One Season
Formula 1 has been the fastest car race in all of history, during the 1950s cars reached speeds of 290kp/h while today, cars are capable of reaching speeds of 320kp/h. Formula 1's roots can be traced back to the European Grand Prix. The cars used in the Grand Prix used smaller 1.5L engines which were the same engines used in the first season of formula 1. During the first season of Formula 1 the cars in use were built in the late 1930s, because researched was halted due to the outbreak of WWII -
Ferrari 250 GTO
The 1962 Ferrari GTO is considered by many automotive enthusiasts to be the most beautiful car of all time. The car was produced from 1962 to 1964. During this time only 39 cars were produced and were sold at $18,000 exclusively to buyers approved by Enzo Ferrari and his American dealer Luigi Chinetti. This car is most well known when a model was sold in October 2013 for $38,000,000. This broke all records and currently holds the record for most expensive car in the world. -
The Batmobile
The ]first Officially licensed Batmobile was built in 1963, it was custom made for TV in the Robinson family barn. After the 1963 iteration of the Batmobile, the 1966 Batmobile was conceived. Unlike the 1963 iteration, the 1966 version was not custom built. It was, however, a modified version of the Lincoln Futura. All other versions are not based on production cars. While Batman does use other vehicles only his custom-built ones are considered "Batmobiles". -
Spirit of America
The Spirit Of America was the first Jet propelled car, who's sole purpose was to break modern land speed records. During the spirit of Americas, first speed run it clocked an average speed of 655km/h. This was then beaten by the Wingfoot express. After the new spirit of America was built, the Spirit of America Sonic 1 set its final record at 966km/h before it was finally decommissioned. The current record was set on the 15 of October in 1997 by the ThrustSSC which clocked in at 1228km/h. -
The pioneers of drifting
Kunimitsu Takahashi and Keiichi Tsuchiya are considered by many to be the pioneers of drifting. Today drifting has become a major industry in the motorsport world. Takahashi was a grand Prix racer during the 1960s, during his races he was known for using long tail slides when turning corners making him known as the "grandfather of Drift". Tsuchiya was, known as the "drift king". Keichii had a very active street racing career and became an underground legend, catapulting him into offcial racing -
The Lunar Rover
The Lunar rover is the first car to ever leave the planet. The first Lunar rover launched on the 26th of July 1971 with the astronauts of apollo 15. 4 identical lunar rovers were built for apollo missions 15, 16 and 17. The lunar rover was built primarily by Boeing and with assistance from General motors. Different companies submitted ideas and contracts to build the rover but Boeing was selected due to their previous work with NASA. -
The McLaren F1
The Mclaren F1 was the fastest production vehicle of the 20th century. The car was capable of reaching speeds of 387km/h without a rev limiter. compared to the very first production car the F1 is 375km/h faster. Currently, the F1 is still considered the fastest production car by some because it is considered naturally aspirated. This means the car was capable of reaching its top speeds without the aid of a turbocharger or supercharger, relying solely on atmospheric pressure to introduce air.
