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► CAR HISTORY > ARTICLESThe big history of small Car
First serial "Bug" debuted on the Berlin motor show in 1939. It has been equipped by the litre engine with four horizontally located cylinders which power made only 23,5 horsepowers. It worked with 4-step mechanical transmission, the drive gear was rear. In such kind "Zhukov" it has been exhausted very little: from the date of the official beginning of manufacture on July, 11th, 1941 and till August, 7th 1944 when manufacture could not be continued because of aviation blows of the Soviet armies. In total 630 sedans Beetle and 13 cabriolets have been made. For military needs manufacture of slightly modified cars - the changed running gear plus 4-dvernyj a convertible body and 18-inch wheels has been adjusted. This variant carried name Type 62 Kubelwagen. By the way, kubelwagen it is possible to translate literary from German as «a bucket with nuts». Whether from here has gone to the people it is a set phrase? After war in the crushed Germany the destiny of the small amusing car was solved by the British who have started revival of the industry in territory entrusted to their cares where dilapidated factory KdF-Wagen has entered also. On it there was a considerable quantity of half assembled cars and their details. Factory have restored, and in August, 1945 Britain has ordered 20 thousand "Zhukov". Half from them has been assembled in a year. In October, 1946 members of the British government have approved the organisation of a dealer network in the zones occupied by them. Originally it were 10 largest distributors and 28 dealer centres. And already a year later, in 1947, Beetle "has departed" for export - 56 sedans have been sent to the Netherlands. Then power of the car has increased to 25 "horses". In 1950 the hundred-thousandth car has been exhausted. Then have started to exhaust microbus Transporter designed on the basis of this car. The further history of this car is represented as constant increase in volume of a gasoline tank, an engine power and comfortableness of interior. In 1954 engine "Bug" already became 1,2-litre, and its power made 36 "horses". In 1959 seats of the car became softer, the interior - is more elegant, the suspender and a running gear have changed. About 1961 power Beetle it was already equal to 40 horsepowers. The fuel tank has been reconstructed, the luggage compartment capacity has increased. |
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In
the end of XIX century automotive industry development moved slowly
and slowly: with modern it made related unless an internal
combustion engine.
Rudolf
Dizel - the few know, who this person. However popularity of his
invention which cannot be overestimated, grows every day. The diesel
engine use both motorists, and railwaymen, and seamen. 
It
is difficult to find an automobile forum in which dispute on the
right and left wheel did not inflame. Division into the right and
left parties of movement has begun even before occurrence of the
first car. 
England
remained behind France and Germany on manufacture of cars. The first
"Daimler", created by Englishmen, has appeared in 1897. It
represented only a model copy "Panhard et Levassor", equipped with
engines "Daimler" which were originally imported from Germany.
While
in Germany Benz worried crisis, and the Daimler, despite of
everything, aspired to perfection of the models, France has accepted
relay race of the technical initiative. The firm "Panhard et
Levassor" which first specialised on release of tape saws and
processing machine tools was the strongest.