{"id":784,"date":"2016-02-17T06:15:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.carro.sg\/?p=784"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:24:00","slug":"car-history-worlds-firsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/car-history-worlds-firsts\/","title":{"rendered":"Car History (Part 1) – First Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"Carro: Car History Part 1\r\n

First Petrol Car<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n
\"First
https:\/\/www.kues-magazin.de\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Bertha-und-Carl-Benz.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0First petrol car was invented by Karl Benz.\r\n

First car design powered by an internal combustion engine <\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn 1807,\u00a0In 1807, Fran\u00e7ois Isaac de Rivaz designed the first hydrogen-fueled internal combustion car.\r\n\r\n
\"Fran\u00e7ois
http:\/\/www.automostory.com\/images\/first-hydrogen-car.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n \r\n

First successful car radio<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe Galvin brothers invented the first successful car radio which cost $130. This cost a third of the price of a small car ($540)\r\n\r\n
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http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/media\/51\/car-radios-placement-576-px-bordered-photo-367401-s-original.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

First FM Car Radio<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nBlaupunkt introduced the first FM radio for cars\r\n\r\n\"FM<\/a>\r\n

First CD in board unit<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\u201cBecker\u2019s Mexico Compact Disc\u201d installed the first CD player for Benz cars\r\n\r\n\"CD<\/a>\r\n

First car to touch 100 kmh<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nLa Jamais Contente by Jenatzy.\u00a0This car was made from a type of metal called Partinium.\r\n\"reached<\/a><\/em>\r\n

First car to touch the speed of sound (land speed)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nA car, well not exactly a car, is driven (ThrustSSC) by Andy Green on 1st<\/sup> January 1997 zoomed past as fast as\u00a01,149.303 km\/h.\r\n\r\n\"speed<\/a>\r\n

First car to incorporate nuclear technology (design)<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nFord Nucleon was designed in 1958. However, this design did not proceed to\u00a0manufacturing.\r\n\r\n\"ford<\/a>\r\n

First published price of Ford first car<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nModel T Ford was initially priced at $825.00. It managed to control 48% of the world\u00a0market share.\r\n\r\n
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Source: https:\/\/corporate.ford.com\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

First Car Accident<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn 1891, Ohio, James Lambert, driver, and passenger James Swoveland, both sustained minor injuries after the car swerve avoiding a tree thump.\r\n\r\n
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Image source: https:\/\/ohiohistorycentral.org\/w\/World's_First_Automobile_Accident?rec=2596<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLooking for new car? Or want to sell your old car? Visit Carro.sg <\/a>now!\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSources:\r\n<\/em>Eckermann, Erik (2001). World History of the Automobile. SAE Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780768008005.\r\n<\/em>DRP's patent No. 37435 (PDF, 561 kB, German)\r\n<\/em>http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/\r\n<\/em>www.guinnessworldrecords.com\r\n<\/em>http:\/\/www.prestigeelectriccar.com<\/em>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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