Ten of the oldest cars in the world

Top 10 oldest cars in the world.

Have you ever wondered which cars are the oldest in the world? Many on this question immediately answer, that it may be the Ford Model T. this is logical, because everyone knows that it was the first production car. If you are a connoisseur of automotive history, you may not know that the internal combustion engine appeared much earlier than was released the Ford Model T. we must Not forget that before the advent of the internal combustion engine has produced a vehicle with steam traction. Therefore, before the first production car, Henry Ford car history boasts other stunning machines.

And so, the world’s first cars, as you know, was driven by steam engines. As a result, until 1885, when Karl Benz introduced his first car working on gasoline in the world were produced in small numbers the car running for a couple.

But in the end petrol and diesel engines win, because unlike steam power units internal combustion engines were easier to manufacture.

In addition, internal combustion engines were reliable to use in contrast to the problem of steam engines. Also petrol and diesel engines were more economical.

In the end, the advantages of internal combustion engines allowed to occupy the market dominant position.

However, today the world is changing and in the near future things can change and the internal combustion engine will drive the market advanced powertrains running on alternative energy sources.

As it turned out, before the first car Henry Ford Autoworld boasts thousands of cars. We analyzed a large number of old cars has selected for you the ten most old cars in the world.

1) Cugnot Fardier

Maximum speed: 5 km/h

At the request of the French military, French inventor Nicolas Cugnot designed and built the world’s first self-propelled carriage, which is now recognized as the first car in the world.

The first prototype was presented in 1769. The car was designed to tow artillery to the front. The machine speed was 5 km/h. So the soldiers of the French army could keep up with the car.

The car could pull the load up to five tons. The reserve was 1 hour and 15 minutes.

In the world there is only one instance of the steam engine (pictured above), which stands in the Museums of arts and crafts in Paris, France.

2) Hancock Omnibus

Hancock Omnibus was built by the English inventor Walter Hancocka. This machine can be considered as the first commercial vehicle in the world.

In the end, if Nicholas Cugnot made a military triumph in the development of transport, that Walter Hancock was the first in the world to create a transport for mass transportation of passengers. So, his car successfully shuttled between London Paddington and from 1832 to 1834. During this time, 9 cars transported about 4,000 passengers.

3) Grenvile Steam Carriage

In 1875 by Robert Neville Grenville of the UK began to design his steam cart. This was the era when most cars were built by hand and were very expensive to operate.

As a result, its mobile truck has been more like a locomotive than a car. But compared to competitors its mobile vehicle could carry 7 passengers. However, one of the passengers had to maintain the pressure in a steam engine throwing fuel.

Incredibly, this car has been restored recently and for the first time in many years, drove a few miles.

4) La Marquise

In 2011, the car is La Marquise set auction record. This car was sold for 4.6 million dollars.

The car first appeared in 1884. In 1887, the car won the first ever rally.

5) 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen

The Benz Patent Motorwagen is generally recognized by many experts and historians the world’s first gasoline vehicle. By the way, many do not know, but the Benz Patent-Motorwagen in fact was not built in 1886, and in 1885. Just before 1886 the first petrol car was patented.

The car Karl Benz was powered by a 954 CC single-cylinder engine of 2/3 HP Though subsequent measurements revealed that the machine capacity was 0.9 HP In later models Carl Benz equipped the car with a carburetor.

But that’s not all. Already in 1887, the inventor has equipped its first car with the brake pads.

6) Hammelvognen

This car was built in 1887. Hammelvognen was the first machine built in Denmark. The vehicle was equipped with a two-cylinder engine capacity of 3 HP In that time Hammelvognen was innovative and high-tech. For example, Hammelvognen equipped with brakes and reverse, and could accelerate to 10 km/h. Currently, the original copy is kept in the Technical Museum in Dachmarke.

7) 1889 Daimler-Maybach Stahlradwagen

Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach was an early pioneer in the creation of cars running on internal combustion engines. Daimler was more interested in the power plant, while the Maybach was considered the design of the car entirely. As a result, in 1889, the friends brought to market a luxury Daimler-Stahlradwagen Maybach is equipped with a single cylinder motor, which was located under the driver.

It is interesting that this is a different vision of the car industry can be seen today in every luxury car Maybach, which are produced by the company Mercedes-Benz. Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach were life long friends and continued to work together until the death of Daimler.

8) Quasicycle De Dion-Bouton

The success of tricycle De Dion-Bouton which we spoke above, were allowed to continue the development of new models. As a result, in 1891 De Dion-Bouton went from tricycles to ATV’s. Some models of ATVs was pretty advanced. For example, some models have the engine cover, known as the hood.

Including many models were equipped with rudimentary passenger cabins, running boards and fenders. Unfortunately, none of these early masterpieces of automotive industry did not survive to our time. The model pictured above in the photograph, was built in 1900. The maximum speed of quasicycle was 50 km/h. This later version of quasicycle can be seen today in the Museum of Loumana, in the Hague, the Netherlands.

9) Duryea Car

Brothers Charles and Frank Doria Doria considered the first manufacturers of commercial vehicles with gasoline engines in the United States. For the first time the brothers introduced their first car in 1893, when their masterpiece drove through the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.

The machine was equipped with a single cylinder four stroke petrol internal combustion engine, which had water-cooled. At the moment the model Duryea, 1891 issue displayed in the Smithsonian Institute.

10) 1894 Balzer

In 1894, an inventor from new York Stephen Balzer Balzer built. The car was equipped with three-cylinder rotary engine. The motor was installed around a stationary crankshaft. The machine also is currently in the Smithsonian Institute.

Please note that making rating we have not even touched on the thousands of amazing cars built in the early 20th century. So we will continue to report the old cars in the world.