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Amazing Car Facts From Around The World
Lets us begin by telling you an interesting car fact. The first modern car came into existence in 1886, courtesy of Carl Benz. That was a long time back which means cars have an interesting history, filled with several amazing facts. And we bet you do not know all of them.
In this post we have put together some interesting, amazing, quirky and astonishing facts related to cars and automobiles in general. Click through the slides and see how many of them you did or did not know.
More interesting automobile related facts
The 'Flatmobile' is the lowest car in the world. It measures only 19 inches high and was built by Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire.
Count De Dion's automobile may not be a car by modern definition, but it is the oldest surviving automobile in existence. It was built in France in 1884 and was sold at an auction in 2011 for $4.6 million.
In France it is mandatory for every car driver to carry a breathalyser with him or her.
At any point in time an average of 1 billion cars are in use (working condition) in the world. That's approximately 1/7th of the global population.
The
first
death
caused
due
to
a
motor
car
accident
was
in
the
year
1896.
44
year
old
Mrs
Bridget
Driscoll
from
Croydon,
Surrey
was
hit
by
a
car
being
driven
by
Mrs
Bridget
Driscoll,
while
she
was
crossing
the
road.
However,
the
first
person
to
die
in
car
due
to
a
road
accident
was
Henry
Hale
Bliss
on
14
September
1899
in
New
York
city.
(Image
used
for
representation
purpose
only)
Meanwhile, the first ever recorded ‘car' accident took place in 1769. It was a large steam driven automobile developed by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot.
(Image used for representation purpose only)
Drive up the imaginary highway to the moon at 60 mph and it will take you a full 6 months to reach it.
When moving at over 200 km/h an F1 race car generates so much downforce that it defies gravity. The car will actually be able to travel on the roof of a tunnel.
The world's first coin operated parking meter was put in place in Oklahoma City in 1935.
The shortest time taken to change the engine of a car is 42 seconds, by a team of 5 Royal Marines, of a Ford Escort.
Hitler is a well known car fanatic. But did you know the Fuhrer once asked for a car loan from a Mercedes-Benz dealership while in prison?
In the U.K you will be fined 30 pounds or nearly Rs 3,000 if you sound the horn while the car is stationary.
Albania, is a small European nation with a population of 2,821,977. 80 percent of all cars in the country are Mercedes-Benz.
Most Formula 1 and some high performance cars use a type of heat resisting exhaust pipe coating which was first developed for use in nuclear reactors.
Brooklands, near Weybridge, Surrey, UK is the world's first purpose built motor racing circuit. The circuit measures 4.43 km.
Hong Kong has traditionally been one of the richest cities in the world and hence does not come as a surprise that it has the most Rolls Royce cars per capita.
Every part of a Rolls Royce can be customised as per the customer's wishes. But did you know, in 2008 a man commissioned a special Rolls Royce which sported a diamond encrusted Spirit of Ecstasy emblem, alone worth $2,00,000.
Steve Jobs's Mercedes SL55 AMG had a blank license plate. He could afford to do so because Californian state law allowed a new car to go without a registration number for up to six months. All Jobs had to do was replace his SL55 AMG with a new one before the six months was over.
It is common for British traffic police to carry teddy bears with them. They do so to console kids involved in road accidents.
Toyota, world's largest car manufacturer produces 13,000 cars every day.
The first ever electric traffic light signals were installed in 1927, in Wolverhampton, England.
Most of the popular Volkswagen cars have been named after winds. For instance, Passat - German for Trade Winds, Golf - Gulf Stream, Polo - Polar Winds, Jetta - Jet Stream.
Study has found that 90 percent of drivers sing while driving.
It is mandatory for drivers aged over 75 years in Japan to mark the rear of their cars with the 'Koreisha' symbol (elderly car mark) to alert others.
BMWs
in
South
Africa
can
be
equipped
with
flame
throwers
to
keep
carjackers
at
bay.
And
that's
the
end
of
our
list.