28/05/2023
Good Afternoon,
I bring to you some interesting trivia about vintage cars that will leave you in awe:
1. The very first car ever built was a vintage car and it was made in 1885, and it only had three wheels.
2. The oldest car still running dates back to 1884, which was built by French Engineer, De Dion Bouton.
3. The oldest car in the world ever sold at an auction is the 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trapardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout, and it was sold at a whopping price of $4.62 million.
4. The world's first automobile race was organized in 1894, and it was a race from Paris to Rouen in France.
5. Iconic American gangster, Al Capone, owned a vintage car by the name of 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan, which had over 3,000 pounds of armor and bulletproof glass.
6. The most expensive car ever sold is a vintage car, the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, which sold for a staggering $70 million.
7. The first car radio was invented by an 18-year-old boy named William Lear in 1929, and it weighed about 30 pounds.
8. The oldest Ford car still running is a 1903 Model A, and it is estimated to be worth over $700,000.
9. The fastest vintage car in the world was the Mercedes-Benz W125, which held the world land speed record of 432.7 km/h (268.9 mph) in 1938.
10. Vintage car lovers can visit the world's largest vintage car museum, the Cité de l'Automobile, located in Mulhouse, France, which houses over 500 vintage cars, including the Bugatti Royale.