Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Car History and images

The first working steam-powered vehicle was probably designed by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm-long scale-model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built.In 1752, Leonty Shamshurenkov, a Russian peasant, constructed a human-pedalled four-wheeled "

Thursday, June 24, 2010

BMW Cars History and structure

Founded in Boston in 1969,the organization began as an owner-support network, the club exists as a separate entity from BMW AG and its North American subsidiary, although there is a close working relationship, such as discounts on vehicles and parts provided to club members by the company.BMW CarsBMW CarsCurrently headquartered in Greenville, SC, the BMW CCA is a not-for-profit corporation,