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RiversideS13
08-24-2008, 02:07 AM
hmm, i thought it was Ford, but i was wrong

answer at here
Who invented the automobile? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress) (http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html)

just thought it is interesting
Matej
08-24-2008, 02:53 AM
In middle school, I remember our history teacher asking that, and almost everyone said Ford. People were surprised to learn it was Karl Benz.
BOROSUN
08-24-2008, 03:32 AM
i knew...benz wagen was even on gt4.

that thing had 5hp and it couldn't even climb the smallest hill.

found a pic on gt4
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5588/mercedes19862nu4.jpg
OKR_240SX
08-24-2008, 05:05 PM
Ford was the first to mass produce the car (Model-T) I remember Top Gear did a special on something like this.
ESmorz
08-24-2008, 05:12 PM
People seriously don't know this?
kouki_s14
08-24-2008, 05:23 PM
Ford started the assembly line, he did not invent the car. Thought everyone knew that by now
Antihero983
08-24-2008, 06:59 PM
^actually oldsmobile invented the assmbly line, but Ford made it efficient, and thusly became known for it.
Mi Beardo es Loco
08-24-2008, 07:02 PM
Figured it was some hillbilly farmer.
SimpleS14
08-24-2008, 09:24 PM
People seriously don't know this?

Eh...some people don't follow automotive history. I learned this ages ago when I was a little kid though.
muddafakka
08-24-2008, 10:09 PM
I knew that from childhood as well. I got this one car book around the time I was in kindergarten.
ESmorz
08-24-2008, 10:14 PM
Eh...some people don't follow automotive history. I learned this ages ago when I was a little kid though.

This is a car forum... :ugh:

I think I learned it in like 2nd grade from the history channel.

Way to go public education...
WanganRunner
08-25-2008, 12:00 PM
People seriously don't know this?

+1

I'm sure this comes off sounding asshole-ish, but I'd have guessed that most people on a car-related board would know a fair bit about the history of the automobile. I have a ton of auto history books at home, including some oddities like a history of Detroit concept cars and even a history of Edsel!

I guess in all fairness though, I'm a fan of a lot of things wherein I don't really know a ton about the origins. I love watching the NFL, but I couldn't tell you a fucking thing about the origins of the game or the league.
axiomatik
08-25-2008, 12:28 PM
pssh, I was BORN with this knowledge.

That's right, it's written in my genes.