Car Facts
- Cars were seen as the “green” alternative of transportation in the early 20th century
because horses were causing so much pollution with their poop.
- The Honda CR-V originally came with a picnic table.
- In Russia, it’s a criminal offense to drive around in a dirty car.
- 75% of cars that Rolls-Royce has ever produced are still on the road today.
- If you want to travel to the moon, it would take less than 6 months, driving at 60 mph.
- The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds—none of
which are toxic.
- The first car accident occurred in 1891 in Ohio.
- The average American spends about 38 hours a year stuck in traffic.
- In Los Angeles, there are more cars than people.
- The most stolen car in the United States is the Honda Accord.
- Whale oil was actually used in some car transmissions until 1973.
- From 1908-1914, Ford’s Model T could be purchased in several different colors, but
not black.
- There are now three states that have legalized self-driving cars on the road: Nevada,
Florida, and California.
- Electric cars are not a new thing; they were already being manufactured in 1905.
Rauch & Lang produced electric cars until 1920, when the gas-combustion engine
became cheaper to run because of low gas prices.
- The Volkswagen Beetle was originally called “Kraft durch Freude Wage” (“Strength
Through Joy Car”).
- In 2008, a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder became the most expensive car sold at a
vintage car auction — $10,894,900 USD after the deduction of the auction fees.
- In 1807, Francois Isaac de Rivaz designed the firstcar that was powered by an internal
combustion engine running on fuel gas.
- Henry Ford's Model T car, introduced in 1908, is often regarded as the most famous of
all early automobiles.
- In 2010 it was estimated that there were over 1 billion vehicles in the world.
- The name Jeep came from a misspelling of the intended vehicle ( GP which stands for
General Purpose )...
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