Gentlemen;

One hundred twenty four (124) years ago
today; a major event (in automotive history)
took place.

Since then, transportation changed forever.

Anyone know who, what & where??

Grover Cleveland cut a perfect light and ran dead on his dial-in???

Dear Frenchtown;

Sorry wrong answer....

How is that bus project??

John H. Meredith taught the Durant Brothers how to drive!

Beater

Ah,Gentlemen,to mimic JHM, the great Karl Benz received the very first patent for an automobile,his Motorwagen.

Dear Drew;

Ah yes; the "internal combustion engine"
became a reality as well and on one of his
"test runs" he crashed it.

Later on (1911) our Henry Ford showed the
whole world how to build cars, when he began
the "assembly line", here in America.

"You win a cookie"; Don Rickles.

Wow, Only 124 years! It seems like yesterday. Really thanks for the perspective John. A lot of wrenches have bee turned since that day. Tom

Dear Tom;

That's correct, Sir.
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By 1954 the world's first ZPE (zero
pollution engine) was in use and by
1966, (USA) it had surpassed all of
the EPA (proposed) SMOG levels,
way into the 1970s.

This (of course) was quickly killed
by the 'feds', in favor of what were
forced into today.

"Happy trails to you"; Dale Evans.
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BTW: The NASA "moon missions" have
been called off in favor of studying
"climate change" by the Obama Admin.

"Are we learning yet??"; Edward Furlong.

Buick beat Ford to the punch with the assembly line, folks...

But Ford had used that method to assemble watches IIRC. While the T-Model was a reality in 1909, the mass production methods that enabled Ford to produce it so cheaply went into action in August 1913.

And Columbus didn't discover the "New World". He just documented his trip and his log change the history of the world. Torvald didn't have much impact.

Its down on the priority list:
1. drag racing
2. final assembly of '46 pickup
3. 30s era champ car
4. The Last Logghe altered
5. Whizzer-style Felt motorbike
6. Grumman / Olsen R&D bus

Tell us more about that Champ car!

Better still, maybe go to this neat little place.

Dear Ray;

I think; the 1911 'Model T' was produced
here, using the "assembly line" method
first, Sir.

I don't know the early histoy of Buick?
What is your source??
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A friend did a college thesis on; how Ford
showed the 'whole word' how to build cars,
before the Titanic sank, which was April 14,
1912.

Dear French;

Great; Sounds like your having fun.

Keep it up.

Here it is:
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=39202

Buick beat Ford to the punch with the assembly line

And all benefited from an earlier pioneer: Samuel Colt revolutionized firearm production in Hartford by instituting interchangeable parts. Previously, "popular" pistols were made by hand-fitting selected parts for best tolerance.

zero pollution engine

Depends on the definition of pollution.
The NRC considers heat load as pollution (nuclear cooling water released into environment in pristine and harmless condition, but at higher temperature than existing).
Electric cars with batteries simply post-pone the recovery and safeguarding of the toxic lead content to a future date.
Electricity produced elsewhere pollutes elsewhere (although generally less, even counting transmission loss).
Even hydrogen fuel cells change their environment by subtracting oxygen and releasing water vapor.

In short, a "non-polluting vehicle" is one produced in the state represented by the Senator proposing the legislation which subsidizes it.

Motor Trend if I recall correctly...

It was about 1962 or 1963, a black cover with a bunch of pics of different cars on it. It was the 'new model' or Show issue of the year and had a short history for each make included within the magazine. They were very informative.

Ah,yes, but Ransome Eli Olds is historically credited with creating the basic concept of an automobile assembly line process in America mass producing over 400 of the 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile. He is also credited with starting the automotive industry in nearby Detroit with the very first Olds plant in Lansing.