10 interesting facts about cars
Posted by admin at 22 October 2013, at 20 : 44 PM
Some of you might have heard a lot of facts about cars. However, there are some facts about cars that most of you might have never heard of before. These facts are also quite interesting, and you might want to hear them.
Below you can see just random 10 interesting facts about cars. These facts about cars are not like “the top ones” but just random ones, and at the same time interesting too.
1st – There were at least 6 driver’s licenses registered with the name Jesus Christ in California.
2nd – Windshield wipers were invented by a woman.
3rd – Ferrari makes about 14 cars every day.
4th – The very first car radio was invented by Paul Gavin in 1929.
5th – It would take more than 150 years for a car to drive to the sun.
6th – Cars with the red color exterior are prohibited in Shanghai, China.
7th – 1,000,000 USD ($) fine for speeding was given to a guy in Switzerland. That is the biggest speeding fine ever. That guy was doing around 180 mph (290 km/h) before he got busted. The penalties out there are based on the speed and the salary of the driver that’s why the amount was so big.
8th – Every American spends approximately two weeks of his life being stopped at red lights.
9th – The very first automobile race held in the U.S happened in Chicago in 1895. Frank Dureyea was the winner with average speed of 71.5 mph.
10th – 1967 Shelby Mustang GT-500 is recognized as one of the most famous cars in the world. The car was also used in the movie Gone in 60 seconds.
