A Brief History of The Petrol Car

Contents1. The First Petrol Car2. Henry Ford3. CRASH4. Car safety5. The car has come a long way6. References 7. Any questions?

The first petrol car

The first petrol car was made by Karl Benz.

He patented it in January 1886

He began selling it in June 1886

Henry Ford Henry Ford made the first mass produced car, the Model T.

Ford started selling the Model T in October 1908

It was the first car the public could buy

The cost of a Model T was US$360. The average salary in America at that time was $750 a year

By 1916 Ford had made 15 007 034 Model Ts.

CRASH !!!

So safety became important

With lots of cars there were lots of crashes

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Car safety

Cars today are safer because they have :-

Seat belts Safety glass

Side impact bars Air bags

So the car has came a long way from 1886 until today.

1886 Benz 16 km/h

1908 Model T72 km/h

2012 Mercedes Benz sports car 337 km/h

References

Karl Benz Wikipedia

Henry Ford Wikipedia

Car speeds Topspeed.com

Video Youtube

Air bags, side impact bars, safety glass and seat belt pictures Google image search

Mercedes Benz sports car picture Wikipedia