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Technology Timeline of Cars

  • First Automobile was Invented

    First Automobile was Invented
    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.
  • 1 mile a minute was broken by an Electric Car

    1 mile a minute was broken by an Electric Car
    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.
  • 'Tin Lizzie'

    'Tin Lizzie'
    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.
  • VW Beetle

    VW Beetle
    Volkswagen company starts producing Beetles in Germany.
  • New Speed Record

    New Speed Record
    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.
  • Bugatti Veyron

    Bugatti Veyron
    The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest car clocking in at 431 kph.