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© 1. Fabien Sabates/Collection Auto Archives N°13 — Citroën DS / 2. Messerschmitt KR 175 — In 1952, Prof. Willy Messerschmitt needed a project to keep his RSM division busy, and a timely visit by his former employee Fritz Fend with a concept for a tandem two-seat vehicle resulted in a deal being struck. By the summer of 1952, a prototype was ready. Called Fend Kabinenroller FK-150, it included all the elements of the first production Messerschmitts except for the plexi dome made up of several pieces and the 150cc motor. / 3. Steve Dichter — Brooks Stevens and his “house car” / 4. AP Photo — The “Power Mower of the Future” is demonstrated in Port Washington, Wis., Oct 14, 1957. The lawnmower has a five-foot diameter plastic sphere in which the rider sits on an air foam cushioned seat. It has its own electric generating system for operating running lights, a radio telephone, air conditioning and even a cooling system to provide a chilled drink on a hot day. / 5. TT News Agency/SVT — The world’s smallest and cheapest car the Peel P.50, was on show for the first time today. The P.50 has been designed as a comuters car, giving the economy and convenience of a scooter or small motor-cycle. / 6. unknown — A vehicle of the Tour de France Caravan from the 1950s and 1960s / 7. SONUMA — Jean-Pierre Ponthieu, l’Automodule Rhomboïdes (1968) / 8. Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo — Tiny house concept, the original mobile home (1926) / 9. unknown — Steinwinter Truck Camion Concept GM Bison Chevrolet, USA (1978) / 10. unknown — Test Driving Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Car (1934) / 11. unknown — Oscar Mayer Food Truck (1936).
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The Volkswagen Beetle, one of the most iconic cars in automotive history, was originally designed by Ferdinand Porsche at the request of Adolf Hitler. In the 1930s, Hitler wanted a “people’s car” (Volkswagen in German) that would be affordable and practical for the average German family. Porsche designed the Beetle, known as the “KdF-Wagen” (Kraft durch Freude or “Strength Through Joy Car”), which later became the Volkswagen Beetle we know today. Despite its origins, the Beetle went on to become a symbol of freedom and counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s, especially in the United States, where it gained popularity as a symbol of individuality and rebellion.
The first ever speeding ticket was issued in 1902 when a motorist in Dayton, Ohio, was fined for driving at the breakneck speed of 19 kilometres per hour (12 miles per hour) in an 8-kilometre-per-hour zone (5 miles). This incident marked the beginning of traffic enforcement efforts and regulations aimed at ensuring road safety.
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