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This week in 1896: the horseless carriage

Posted March 12, 2008 8:58 AM

From The Engineer:

As the the car industry's annual Geneva concept-fest enters its second week, here's a very different automotive prototype from The Engineer's archives. Developed in an age when cars weren't cars at all but 'horseless carriages', this 'experimental' carriage was constructed jointly by an engineer 'Mr G B Petter,' and a pair of forward-looking carriage builders, 'Messrs Hill and Boll.' It was the first car powered by an internal combustion engine to be made in the UK.

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03/12/2008 11:41 AM

Curiously enough, the first horseless carriages go back even further (circa 1830's), but were powered by electricity!

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03/12/2008 11:47 PM

Steam carriages go back even further than electric ones. Check my motto below. Update old tech with new discoveries and you get a ceramic [stone] knife that works better than steel for some purposes. The same applies to steam power.

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