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In 1949, Nash became the first American car with seat belts as a factory option. [21] They were installed in 40,000 cars, yet buyers did not want them and had dealers remove them. [ 22 ] There was "heated debate despite increasing scientific research" about their value and the option was "met with insurmountable sales resistance" with Nash ...
Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable. ... Shamrock the First (1904) 1905. Adams ... (North America) (1990-1996) Ford Explorer ...
For the first time Karl Benz publicly drove the car on July 3, 1886, in Mannheim at a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). [ 10 ] Benz later made more models of the Motorwagen: model number 2 had 1.1 kW (1.5 hp) engine, and model number 3 had 1.5 kW (2 hp) engine, allowing the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
Today, this is known as "the first Marcus car" but would be better described as a cart. His second car, built and run in 1875 according to some sources, was the first gasoline-driven car and is housed at the Vienna Technical Museum. [30] [31] However, the latest research shows that it was not built until 1888/89. [32]
The 1904 Winton was a five-passenger tonneau-equipped tourer which sold for US$2,500. By contrast, the Enger 40 was US$2,000, [4]: 104 the FAL US$1,750, [4]: 104 an Oakland 40 US$1,600, [4]: 84 the Cole 30 [4]: 104 and Colt Runabout US$1,500, [4]: 63 while the (1913) Lozier Light Six Metropolitan started at US$3,250, [4]: 111 American's lowest-priced model was US$4,250, [4]: 91 and Lozier's ...
Ford said the Mustang GTD Spirit of America edition also features a package-specific seat option in the all-glass cockpit. The seats are leather-trimmed with Dinamica inserts. Dinamica is a ...
The Camry has been the best selling car – that is, one that’s not a truck or SUV – in America for the past 22 years. Along with the Prius, it’s probably the model most associated with the ...
Haynes’ slogan and badge thus proclaimed “America’s First Car” Then he had cunningly used the date of his ideas and designs - mid 1893 - to be the start date of his Haynes Apperson car rather than its actual maiden run date of July 4, 1894 - and by doing so conveniently predated the other challenge to the claim of “first car” as the ...