Facts About Cars

The car is one of the most recognizeable inventions of the modern era. Without cars there would be no suburbs, car trips, endless drop-offs and pick-ups most parents are all to familiar with. Here are some fun facts about cars and their colorful past.

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  The first cars did not have steering wheels. Drivers steered with a lever.


• The New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists in 1898.
  The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902.
  


• In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were Model T Fords, a record that has never been beaten.
  


• The first gas gauge appeared in cars in 1922.
  


• In 1923, 173 new inventions by women for cars had been reported. Among these inventions were a carburetor and an electric engine starter.
  


• The first car radio was invented in 1929.
  


• Buick introduced the first electric turn signals in 1938.
  


• The Peanuts characters were first animated in 1957 for a Ford Fairlaine automobile commercial.
  


• Most American car horns beep in the key of F.
  


• The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world today.

Top fuel dragsters accelerate at up to 5g from standing start. The nitromethane injection produces 6000 BHP.
The fastest time for removing a car engine, and replacing it is 42 seconds for a Ford Escort, on 21 November 1985.
An airbag moves up to 4500 mph within a second when triggered. A force of 200g is generated. They are designed to explode at an impact speed of 19 mph. The bag inflates within 40 milliseconds of a crash.
The Ferrari Formula 1 team is unique in the fact that it produces both chassis and engines for its cars.
Ferrari makes a maximum of 14 cars every day.
There were only 107 models of the Ford GT40 made of which only 7 were road cars.
The Worlds longest traffic hold-up was 110 miles long, between Paris and Lyon on the French Autoroute in 1980. A more recent contender for the title was a 100 mile long traffic Jam, near Hamburg in Germany in 1993.
The first known automobile was built in 1668, it was a two foot long steam powered model constructed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Belgian Jesuit preist.
Luxembourg has the most crowded roads in Europe with 570 cars per 1,000 people.
The first car race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71.5 miles per hour.
In 1924 a Ford automobile cost $265.
The first auto insurance policy is purchased in Westfield, MA, in 1897.

Most Expensive Cars in the World
This isn't actually the top ten list of the most expensive cars. That would basically be a bunch of Ferraris, Bentleys, Rolls-Royces and only a few other makes. So instead here are the highest-dollar cars of each of ten carmakers (no manufacturer got two slots).
2003 Ferrari Enzo Coupe - $643,330

These are the fastest cars based on acceleration (in seconds) from 0 to 60 MPH. The fast and furious :-)
2.6 - 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans 2.7 - 2000 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Concept 2.7 - 2000 Dodge Hennessey Viper Venom 800TT 2.7 - 1999 Leblanc Caroline 2.7 - 1993 Dauer 962 Le Mans 2.8 - 1996 Renault Espace F1 2.9 - 1991 Audi Avus Quattro 2.9 - 1997 Callaway C7 Corvette 2.9 - 1997 Dodge Viper GTS-R 3.0 - 2003 Bugatti 16/4 Veyron 3.1 - 2006 Mosler 3.1 - 1995 Ford GT-90 3.1 - 1993 Jaguar XJR-15 3.1 - 1998 Koenigsegg CC 3.1 - 1991 Lotec C1000 3.1 - 1991 McLaren F1 3.1 - 1995 Yamaha OX99-11 3.2 - 2002 Koenigsegg CC 8S 3.2 - 1992 Bugatti EB110 SS 3.2 - 1996 Quadraduce 3.3 - 1997 McLaren F1 3.3 - 2001 Saleen S7 3.3 - 1987 Vector Avtech WX3 3.4 - 1992 Bugatti EB110 GT 3.4 - 1985 Koenig Competition Evolution 3.4 - 1994 Schuppan 962CR 3.4 - 1987 Westfield SEI 3.4 - 1997 Dodge Viper Venom 600 GTS 3.5 - 2002 Pagani Zonda C12-S 7.3 3.5 - 2002 FERRARI ENZO 3.6 - 2002 Lamborghini Murciélago 3.6 - 2003 Ferrari Enzo 3.6 - 2001 Lamborghini Diablo 3.6 - 1997 Porsche 911 GT1 3.6 - 1987 Porsche 959 3.6 - 1997 RUF Porsche CTR-2 3.7 - 1991 BMW Nazca C2 3.7 - 1996 Ferrari F 50 3.7 - 1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 Jota 3.7 - 1996 Porsche 911 GT2 3.8 - 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 3.8 - 2000 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.8 - 1997 Campagna T-Rex 3.8 - 1992 Jaguar XJ220 3.8 - 1996 Lamborghini Diablo SV 3.8 - 1998 Lotus GT1 3.8 - 1994 Ultima Spyder 3.9 - 2006 Dodge Viper 3.9 - 2001 B. Engineering Edonis 3.9 - 2003 Viper SRT/10 3.9 - 1987 Ferrari F 40 4.0 - 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 4.0 - 2000 Dodge Viper ACR Coupe 4.0 - 2001 Porsche Carrera GT 4.0 - 2003 Porsche 911 GT2 4.0 - 1993 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 4.1 - 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta 4.1 - 1990 BMW Nazca M12 4.1 - 1993 Lamborghini Diablo VT 4.1 - 1996 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster 4.2 - 2000 BMW Z8 4.2 - 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena 4.2 - 2002 Ferrari 575 M Maranello 4.2 - 1994 TVR Cerbera 4.2 - 1985 Vector W8 Twin Turbo 4.3 - 2003 Porsche 911 GT3 4.3 - 1996 Bugatti EB112 4.4 - 2002 Aston Martin Vanquish 4.4 - 2002 Lotus Esprit V8 4.4 - 1988 Cizeta Moroder V16T 4.4 - 1997 Dodge Viper GTS 4.4 - 1997 Gillet Vertigo 4.4 - 1996 Mega Monté Carlo 4.4 - 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo 4.4 - 1996 Spectre R42 4.4 - 1990 TVR Griffith 4.4 - 1996 Vector Aeromotive M12 4.5 - 2003 z06 Corvette 4.6 - 1996 Dodge Viper RT/10 4.6 - 1994 Ferrari F 512 M 4.6 - 1996 Ferrari F 355 GTS 4.6 - 1996 Ferrari F 355 Spider 4.6 - 1982 Lamborghini Countach 4.7 - 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL600 4.7 - 1992 Aston Martin Vantage 4.7 - 1996 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 4.7 - 1997 Ferrari F 550 Maranello 4.7 - 1985 Isdera Commendatore 4.7 - 1996 Lotus Esprit S4S 4.7 - 1997 Rinspeed Mono Ego 4.8 - 1997 Chevrolet Corvette C5 4.8 - 1996 Lotus Esprit V8 4.8 - 1997 Panoz Roadster 4.9 - 2002 Acura NSX 4.9 - 1994 Chaterham Seven HPC 4.9 - 1989 De Tomaso Guara 4.9 - 1996 Ferrari F 355 Berlinetta 4.9 - 1996 Ford Mustang Saleen S351 4.9 - 1997 Italdesign Scighera
Saleen S7 - $395,000
Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible - $363,990
Bentley Azure Convertible Mulliner - $376,485
Lamborghini Murciélago - $273,000
Aston Martin Vanquish - $228,000
Porsche GT2 - $180,665
BMW Z8 - $130,645
Mercedes-Benz CL 600 - $119,595
Jaguar XKR 100 Coupe and Convertible - $99,330

These are Exotic, tuned up cars. See below the tuners and the cars they modify into amazing tuned rides - marvelous modifications of these sports cars for super performance:
AMG Performance - 4 Cars
Trident Sports Car - Exotic sports car with 70 MPG - NEW
Saleen Raptor Super Car - Fast, powerful, stunning sports car - NEW
Lotus Concept Sports Car - Sleek curves, powerful exotic car - NEW
Bugatti Streamliner Concept Sports Car - With a nice retro flair ...
Mazda Concept Sports Car - Breathtaking new design ...
Hamann Ferrari - Tuned up high performance Ferrari sports car.
Toyota Concept Sports Car - Redefining the sports car experience ...
Mustang Concept Car - Preview some aspects of the next-generation Mustang.
Peugeot Concept Car - Very stylish concept car ...
Chevrolet Concept Car - Exotic diesel concept car with a very forward looking design.
Buick Riviera Concept Car - Concept sports car by General Motors.
BMW M6 Convertible - Super luxury sports car.
Caparo T1 Concept Sports Car - An amazing concept super sports car.
Porsche Gemballa Mirage GT - The ultimate exotic Porsche.
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