British brand sports cars AC Cobra has patented the exhaust sound of its cars. And all because the technical director of this company is convinced that the sound exhaust system after design, this is the second characteristic that defines the individuality of a sports car, since the maximum speed and acceleration from standstill to 100 km / h are approximately the same for everyone. Do you know that initially the GAZ M-20 model was supposed to be called not “Victory”, but “Motherland”. However, this name was changed after Stalin's ironic question: "Well, how much will our Motherland be?" 
Did you know that the first license plates appeared not on cars, but on horse-drawn carriages? And only later, when cars drove through the streets, they also began to be numbered. The very first car signs were issued in Munich (Germany) in 1899. This was followed by Paris - in 1900, New York - in 1901 and London - in 1903. The first car sign in Russia was issued in 1904 in Riga, and not in Moscow and not in St. Petersburg. But the beginning of the letter symbol on license plates was laid in 1901 in Berlin, when a local businessman Rudolf Herzog, in order to surprise his second half, Johann Anchor, asked permission from the city authorities to put his wife's initials on the license plate before the numbers. 
By the way, the Soviet Zhiguli began to be sold abroad under the Lada brand due to the consonance of the first name in French, Italian and Spanish with the word "gigolo". 
british Insurance Company Churchill found out that straight-through muffler not only increases the power of the car by an average of 5%, but also worsens the driver's hearing by 2-3% per year of operation. 
The longest traffic jam with a length of about 200 km was recorded between Paris and Leon on the French motorway in 1980. Another, slightly shorter plug formed in 1993 near Hamburg. Its length was 180 km. 
After the flight into space, Yuri Gagarin was awarded a black "Volga" with numbers 12-04 SAG (flight date and initials). Moreover, the letters were legally produced from the index of the Moscow region where the Star City was located - SA. Subsequent cosmonauts retained the letters YUAG on nominal machines, and the date of the flight was also indicated by numbers. 
The export name of the car Lada Kalina for Finland is Lada 119, since in Finnish Kalina means crackling, rattling, rattling and knocking. 
In afterburner mode at the most high revs engine, about 7,000 rpm, traffic fumes car Aston Martin Vantage is heard for 6 kilometers. 
The Audi RS4 exhaust sound was tuned by a professional recording studio. According to all canons, exhaust gases sports cars conducted by the tachometer needle should sound like this: a deep bass at the bottom, a strong tenor in the middle and an eccentric soprano at the top. After recording, the sound engineer noticed that exhaust pipe- by no means the last detail in the car, because it is through this wind instrument that the car finds its voice. 
IN smart fortwo latest generation in Britain managed to fit as many as 13 people! Here are a couple of pictures of this BDSM experiment. 
Car GAZ M-20 is the first mass vehicle of the Soviet era. Few people know that her name could be "". After Stalin asked: “How much is your Motherland worth?” They came up with another name - “Victory”. 
The first car to break the speed of 100 km/h was an electric car. The vehicle appeared in 1899. The creator was the racing driver Camille Zhenatzi from Belgium. 
First car with seat belts came out in 1959. Volvo was engaged in its production. 
Number plates began to attach more to horse-drawn carriages. One of the first car plates appeared in Munich (Germany) in 1899. In Russia, they learned about the license plate in 1904 (Riga). It is known that alphabetic symbols on signs began to be used since 1901. This year, a Berliner received permission to use his wife's initials before the numbers on his license plate. 
After completion of space flight Yuri Gagarin gave a black "Volga". The number indicated 12-04 SAG (date of departure into space and initials). The letter set was legally taken from the index of the Moscow Region, according to which the star city of South Africa was located. 
Today, the largest car manufacturing plant in the world is Toyota brand. In second position is General Motors. Next up is Volkswagen. 
by the most big car on this moment time is a dump truck released car factory BelAZ. The model, whose weight is 810 tons, was named BelAZ-75710. Max speed 8-wheel dump truck is equal to 64 km/h. 
The most expensive antique car in the world is the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. The cost is 40 million dollars. There are only three such cars in the world. 
A 200 km traffic jam is considered the longest in the world. This event was recorded in 1980 between the cities of Leon and Paris (French motorway). Another, smaller, but long traffic jam was within Hamburg in 1993. Its length turned out to be 180 km.
Cars of the Zhiguli brand in France can be bought under the name Lada, since this word is consonant with “gigolo”. The Lada Kalina car for residents of Finland is provided under the name Lada 119. If you translate “kalina” in Finnish, you get “roar or knock." 
Exhaust sound control Audi models RS4 was assigned to the staff of a professional record company. The exhaust gas of sports cars is conducted by the tachometer needle. It looks like this: a deep bass at the bottom, a powerful tenor in the middle, and an eccentric soprano at the top. The model from Audi can be considered not the only contender for the best sound effects! British sports cars AC Cobra distinguished themselves by registered exhaust sound patents. 
Henry Ford's first car, the "ATV", spent a lot of time in the garage. The reason was not that it vehicle could not drive or start. The dimensions of the car were larger than the doorway of the shed where it was assembled. In the end, it was possible to get out onto the roads, although Ford had to destroy the wall beforehand. 
An interesting study was conducted at the University of California (USA). by the most safe colors The cars turned out to be blue, blue and yellow. Blue and cyan are clearly visible during the day, and yellow - in dark time days. Well, gray was recognized as the worst and most dangerous color.
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First steam engine was created in the late 1760s, and in January 1886, the German inventor Karl Benz demonstrated "aggregate" with four-stroke engine between rear wheels. Benz received the first patent, which began the history of the car. Interesting facts about the miracle of technology, without which modern society cannot do without, will surely please not only motorists!
The history of the car - interesting facts about the main means of transportation
Thus was born the "Beetle
Ferdinand Porsche was instructed by Adolf Hitler himself to begin production of " people's car(translated from the German "Volkswagen"). This car was the Volkswagen Beetle.
Open auction record
The most expensive car in history - an interesting fact - sold at public auction was a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R, racing car"Formula 1". At the Bonhams auction held in July 2013, the car was bought for $30 million. The record was previously held by a 1957 Ferrari that sold in California for $16.4 million.
Ford could be a watchmaker
In 1916, 55% of all cars in the world were Fords.
The founder of the company, Henry Ford, in his youth, repaired the watches of his friends and family, using tools made by himself.
Named after the winds
Volkswagen named several of its models after the winds: Passat, Golf, Polo (polar winds), Jetta (jet blast).
The name of James Bond's favorite car, the Aston Martin, comes from the name of one of the creators of the car, Lionel Martin, and the Aston Hill race.
Oprah's dear gift
In Norway, there are very strict rules governing car advertising, due to great influence"greens" who believe that cars harm environment.
Another interesting fact from the history of cars: in 1941 there were more than 3,000,000 cars made in the USA, and during the Second World War, America produced only 139 cars.
Oprah Winfrey is known for her generosity, she often gave gifts to viewers. For example, in 2004, the presenter presented cars to her guests, but each person who received the gift had to pay about $6,000 in taxes. Some did just that, others traded their Pontiacs for less fancy cars.
Bridget Driscoll opened a sad account
A Greek taxi driver set a mileage record for a Mercedes (2.9 million km). He handed over the car to the museum and received a new one as a gift.
An interesting (albeit sad) fact from the history of cars: on August 17, 1896, 45-year-old housewife Bridget Driscoll became the first pedestrian in England (and around the world) to be hit by a car. A Croydon resident died of a head injury within minutes of the accident. Given the snail's speed of the cars then (4 miles per hour), it was still necessary to manage to get under the car!
Envy the American poor
In the USSR, American films arrived very late, and some masterpieces were completely banned. But the drama "The Grapes of Wrath" was lucky - the demonstration of this movie was allowed, because it was about the poor oppressed by the capitalists. Viewers were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car. After complaints, the film was banned.
When the car of the legendary "Mr. Rogers" (American preacher and presenter Fred Rogers) was stolen, the thief returned the car to the owner as soon as he realized who it belonged to.
To hide from polar bears
Residents in the northern Canadian city of Churchill leave their cars unlocked so that pedestrians who encounter a polar bear on the street can have a chance of escape.
So far "in service"
According to the history of cars - the final fact of our selection - 75% of the cars ever made by the English company Rolls-Royce are still "running" on the roads of the world. Here is the quality!
Today, the car, as the classic predicted, has become not a luxury, but a means of transportation. On the one hand, cars have changed the way of life of people, and on the other hand, they have caused a number of negative processes. In our review, 15 interesting and funny facts, one way or another related to cars.
1. Drunk sleep in the car
In many US states, a person who falls asleep drunk in a parked car is criminally liable.
2. The car as a rescue from the bear
Residents of the Canadian city of Churchill never close the doors of their cars so that passers-by can, if necessary, hide from the bear.
3. Special place for the ignition key
In all Porsche cars the ignition key is always on the left. This was done because the cars of this brand were originally racing, and this allowed drivers to save a few seconds at the start.
4. The most reliable engines
Since the Indy racing series cars switched to Honda engines, not a single case of engine failure was recorded.
5. Fatal number
If you press the remote control button remote control car more than 256 times in a row (while the car must be out of range of the device), the remote control may lose synchronization with the car and stop working.
6. The most durable cars
Almost 3/4 of the cars that were produced Rolls Royce throughout the history of the company, are still actively used.
7. Cars and war
In 1941, almost 3 million cars rolled off the assembly line in the United States. But with the beginning of World War II, almost everything automotive production switched to release military equipment. As a result, only 139 vehicles were produced during the four years of the war.
8. Highest car mileage
Taxi driver from Greece recorded the highest mileage on Mercedes car- The car has traveled almost 5 million kilometers. He gave his car to the museum and got a new one.
9. The slowest crash
Bridget Driscoll of the UK was the first victim car accident. She was hit by a car that was moving at a speed of 6.5 km/h.
10. Headlights on
In many European countries car headlights should not be turned off even during the day.
11. Natural car air conditioning
In order to instantly cool your hot in the sun hot car, you need to lower the window on one side and open / close the door opposite several times.
12. Green car advertising
6 Norway has very strict regulations regarding the advertising of "environmentally friendly" cars. The country's official position is that "green" cars do nothing good for the environment. They just do less damage to the environment than other cars.13. Flamethrowers for a car
Motorists will be interested to learn about.A small set of interesting facts about cars: some famous, some will reveal ordinary things from an unfamiliar side.
1. Swedish SAAB company in 1937 began to produce military aircraft. But the Second World War passed and the management decided to change the direction of activity, to switch to the production of peaceful products. The new product was cars, the development of which was entrusted to 16 engineers. Soon they created the first prototype of UrSaab and auto covers for it. Main Feature developers became a complete lack of experience in creating cars and the presence of military rights only for two engineers.
2. In 1930, a record run of 11,000 kilometers was made along the route New York - Los Angeles and back by the Americans Charles Creighton and James Hargis. The record was not in the range or speed of the run, but in the fact that the entire journey was done in reverse.
3. On vintage photographs you can often see oval wheels on moving cars. This is not a design feature of the machines, but an optical effect associated with the speed of cameras due to the ratio of wheel speeds and shutters with moving shutters. And the speed of the first cars was! True, then such an effect was considered positive, it conveyed movement, swiftness, speed better. The same effect was borrowed by artists for cartoons and comics.
4. The history of the logo of many car brands is a real masterpiece. So Mercedes is named after Mercedes, the daughter of the founder, and since 1909 the three-ray star symbolizes the success of the Daimler company in three areas - in the air, on land and on water. After all, the company has rich experience in the production of motors for all types of machines - ships, aircraft, cars.
5. Lada Kalina is a very popular brand now. But here it is delivered to Finland simply under the name Lada 119. After all, in Finnish Kalina means roar, crackling, knocking and rattling. A very eloquent title.
6. Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish physicist, inventor of radar, could not even imagine that his offspring would turn against him. His indignation knew no bounds when, thanks to the radar, he was stopped by the police for speeding.
7. After the first flight, Yuri Gagarin was awarded the Volga, which had special number- 12-04 SAG (date of flight and initials of the first cosmonaut). The following cosmonauts also received registered cars and numbers. But it was decided to keep the SAG as the Star City index, but the numbers were also made up of the date of the flight.
8. The progenitor of BMW was Rapp Motorenwerke. These companies have been manufacturing aircraft engines. The first production facilities were in Bavaria, which is why the circle segments on the logo were painted in the colors of this land. Later, for BMW, marketers justified the logo as a white propeller in a blue sky. And 10 years later, the company began producing its first car.
9. A drunk driver in most countries is a terrible evil, this fact is punished by law very strictly. But in Uruguay, drunkenness is considered a mitigating circumstance in an accident.
10. In Porsche cars, the ignition key is usually located to the left of the steering wheel. This arrangement is not intended specifically for left-handers. It's just that the rules of the first Le Mans car race provided for drivers to start outside the car. They had to climb into the cab, start the car and go. Here is the left location of the ignition key and gave the racers an advantage at the start.
