Re: [Exim] Is exim in trouble? [OT]

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003, Wakko Warner wrote:

> > > IIRC, it was Henry Ford who made the first car (Interestingly, I have 2
> > > Fords).
> > >
> >
> > Sorry but your wrong :(
> >
> > 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented what is often recognized as the prototype
> > of the modern gas engine - with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline
> > injected through a carburetor (patented in 1887). Daimler first built a
> > two-wheeled vehicle the "Reitwagen" (Riding Carriage) with this engine and a
> > year later built the world's first four-wheeled motor vehicle.
> >
> > Henry started manufacturing 24 year after the first French car factory
> > opened.
>
> Would I have been right if I had added "in america"?

I think Ford is notable for being the first to mass-produce cars.

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