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◊ 2008-01-24 12:49 |
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◊ 2008-01-24 13:03 |
Now we have our oldest vehicle! .gif ":)") The picture shows the surviving fardier à vapeur built by Cugnot, often named 'Cugnor Fardier'. It was meant to be an artillery tractor. If I am not mistaken the machine that survived was the second one built in 1771. |
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◊ 2008-01-24 20:58 |
wow, I did not know that there were so old "vehicles"  the next one in the list is exactly 100 years younger: /vehicle.php?id=113832 -- Last edit: 2008-01-24 21:00:14 |
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◊ 2008-01-25 00:02 |
Yes, it was the second one. The first (of 1769) had an accident: it was rather difficult steering with the heavy steam engine and watertank fixed to the front (diractional) wheel .gif ";)") so Cugnot hit a wall at the first corner... The surviving is exhibited in Paris (Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers). I remember to have read an interesting story: somewhen in the twenties (probably 1921, when this vehicle was 150 years old) the French wanted to show the world the high level of technology and quality in France. As a proof they brought the Cugnot to the south of France to make it climb the famous Mount Ventoux. It did run serveral hundred meters, but then the boiler exploded. All photographers had to hand in there pictures, the story should be kept secret... |
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◊ 2008-02-09 14:21 |
il existe une automobile qui a encore cent ans de plus : inventée par un belge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Verbiest -- Last edit: 2008-02-09 14:22:57 |
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◊ 2010-05-21 01:28 |
Wow, to think that this was made during the American Revolution and even years before the war itself! According to Wikipedia, a steam powered vehicle was built by the Chinese about a century before Cugnot did! Also, many steam carriages were built in England starting in the early 1830s until 1865, when a law was passed that required someone to walk in front of a carriage and warn people by waving a red flag (this was later repealed in 1896). Needless to say, these early vehicles were quite dangerous, since they required high temperatures to produce steam. One of the first "cars" built in the Unites States was the Roper Steam Carriage in 1865, which was the same year the Civil War ended! Yep, I am a history nut. |
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