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Karl Benz built the first modern car in 1886.

Before 1676 they were toys for emperors.
Then came along steam powered vehicles .
439 years ago vehicles powered them
selves [there were no motors, people power
them].
A simple gunpowder engine was the first
engine.
The Ford Model T was built in 1908. Trains
came before the first Ford car. In London
underground had a steam train in 1863.

Modern cars were made in

1886 by Karl Benz. The
Duryea brothers made 13 cars
by hand in 1896. Henry Ford
sold the most cars in 1910
using mass production so cars
were affordable.

Materials:aluminum,steel,and fiber.
Parts:
roof,mirrors,doors,bumpers,headlights,
and hoods.

Today cars are made in factories.

Producers must first plan, then
design a car. They build prototypes,
test them, and then assemble them.
See more at 5min.com
Play around at the Toyota Childrens
Website
Build your own at Ford.com

At first horses were spooked by the loud

sounds cars made. There were many
accidents caused by spooked horses.
Cars emit a green house gas which is bad
for nature.
Car thieves steal your car and take it to a
chop shop. If your car keeps getting stolen
or if you keep getting in a crash your
insurance bill goes up.
AC can break down. Lets say youre driving
somewhere and it`s hot and your AC is not
working-then what are you going to do?

Manufacturers must do recalls when

parts of the car are not working.
Toyota had trouble with its engines
and brakes locking up and recalled
many cars.
The price of gas keeps rising. People
cannot afford it.

The invention of cars lead to the bumper

sticker, stop lights and the car wash.
In 1895 the first car race was held between
the Duryea Brothers and Karl Benz.
Some other inventions came along too, like
the GPS, paved roads, special tires for
rough terrain, traffic cones, speed limits,
speed guns, head lights, road sensors,
rumble zones, traffic cameras and the
license plate.

Today the Toyota Camry is being

protested against because of the
price limit. The reason the price is
going up is because of the economy.
When Henry Ford was just starting to
make cars he received death letters
from people saying their horses got
scared when a car zoomed by.

After a while towns started to come

together because vehicles could
carry more people and luggage.
Some people were so inspired by
the idea of the car that they helped
Henry Ford make the first successful
manufacturing conveyer belt.

At first women could not drive

because men thought women were
to weak.
When the first car came out there
was no age limit so as long as you
could control the stirring wheel and
see out the window you could drive.

INTERNET

Who Invented the Worlds very

First Car? Who invented the
worlds very first car.
http://io9.com . Web. 26
October, 2011.
Clombers: parts of cars.
http://clombers.com . Web. 26
October, 2011.
Light weight materials for cars
and trucks. Vehicle
Technologies Program:
Lightweight materials for Cars
and Trucks. http://www1.eere
energy.gov . Web. 26 October,
2011.

Cars.com Interactive Car.

http://www.cars.com . Web. 26
October, 2011.
Ford Vehicle Showroom.
www.showroom.ford.com . Web. 1
November, 2011.

OTHER

Moore, Anderly.
Inventions. New York: DK
Publishing, Inc., 1994.