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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 ...
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...
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]
This success led to the opening of the first automobile dealership by Mr. H. W. Koler [5] in Reading, Pennsylvania. To deliver the vehicles, in 1899, Winton built the first automobile hauler in America. [3] One of these 1899 Wintons was purchased by Larz Anderson and his new wife, Isabel Weld Perkins. [b] Publicity generated sales.
In 1939, Nash added a thermostat to its system, making it the first thermostatic automobile climate control system. [4] The Weather Eye "was the first truly good heating and ventilating system." [9] Additionally, defoggers (defrosters) were incorporated with the introduction of the 3900 series cars that year. [6]
In 1954, the Nash Ambassador was the first American automobile to have a front-end, fully integrated heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Nash-Kelvinator corporation used its experience in refrigeration to introduce the automobile industry's first compact and affordable, single-unit heating and air conditioning ...
The Haynes Automobile Company also known by its badge as “Americas First Car” was an early American automobile manufacturing company that produced automobiles in Kokomo, Indiana, from 1905 to 1924. The company was formerly known as the Haynes-Apperson company, and produced automobiles under that name from 1894 to 1905.
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).