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Karl Benz was a German and automobile engineer. He created and built the first automobile. The car was called the Motor wagon. It contained an internal-combustion engine and only had three wheels.
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Camille Jenatzy was a Belgian race car driver. He's best known for breaking the land speed record three times in a row. He was also the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. The electric car that he was driving was called the CGA Dogcart.
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After Ford's motor company opens in 1903, Henry Ford created the model-T car which is known as the 'Tin Lizzie'. He let the company begin producing the car in October of 1908.
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Volkswagen company starts producing Beetles in Germany.
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Richard Noble held the land speed record for a long time with a 1019 km/h. He drove a Thrust 2 when he beat the record.
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The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest car clocking in at 431 kph.
