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Here's something I got off the MMCC list (local Dallas area car club).... Kelly & Jana Hanna El Camino Country www.hannawoodworks.com > 1769 - NICOLAS CUGNOT > > The very first self-propelled car was built in 1769, when Nicolas > Cugnot, a French military engineer designed a steam powered road- > vehicle. > > The vehicle was built at the Paris Arsenal, and was used by the > French Army to move cannons. It had three wheels with the engine in > the front along with the boiler. While Cugnot's 'car' was capable of > attaining speeds of upto 6 kms/hour, it was far too heavy and slow to > be of practical use. > > > > 1771 - THE FIRST MOTOR ACCIDENT > > Nicolas Cugnot who designed the first car in 1769 made another steam- > driven vehicle two years later, also at the Paris Arsenal. The > machine reportedly ran quite well, although on one occasion it ran > into a wall, thus recording the world's first motor-accident. The > vehicle may still be seen today in the Conservatoire Nationale des > Arts et Metiers in Paris. > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Kenneth Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Well, it is all according to your source of information it could > either be this- > > R.E. Olds, or the three wheeled vehicle designed by Stepaniah Reese > in 1887. > > Ken > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 11:38 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [MetroplexMuscle_group] trivia time > > > > OK all you car nuts, lets test our car trivia knowledge... > > Karl Benz is credited with the first prototype of the modern car > (1885). Who can tell me who built the first self propelled "car" and > in what year? > > Hint: Two years later the same guy built a new model and ran it > into a wall. Thus he was also credited with the first motor car > accident. > > > > Tim > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > FREE COLLEGE MONEY > CLICK HERE to search > 600,000 scholarships! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/iZp8OC/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/DLTolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
