1930-1939 | Duesenberg Model SJ | 140 mph (225 km/h) Image via Wikipedia. It could have become a staple, cherished to this day, if not for the circumstances of the time. It was dominant and had all you could want in a high-end car. This made the car amazingly fast for its time. Although smaller than other engines of the time, it generated 265 hp. Unfortunately for the company, the car was introduced just a few years before the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression and was sold only until 1937. Created in 1928, the car was meant to compete with the most powerful and elegant cars of the time, and it did an amazing job at that.
The Duesenberg Model J is a luxury automobile made by Duesenberg. 1920-1929 | Duesenberg Model J | 119 mph (191 km/h) Image via Auto Evolution. Still, this car remains an epitome of the luxury and technological prowess of its time. Unfortunately, soon after that, the company began collapsing. The car’s production figures suffered during the First World War as the 4,500 workers of Austro-Daimler contributed in large numbers to wartime production. In 1911 Austro-Daimler began producing the Prinz Heinrich (in English: Prince Henry) model this car featured an overhead cam 5,714-cc four-cylinder engine. 1910-1919 | Austro-Daimler Prince Henry | 85 mph (136 km/h) Image via Wikipedia. Needless to say, this car cemented the dominance of Mercedes in the field of automobiles, a legacy the company carries to this day. Because of this, the Simplex quickly became popular with royalty, nobility, and the other creme de la creme of the day. It represented quite a step forward at the time, being quite unlike any other vehicle in its day. It used a magneto-electric spark ignition system, with a single spray-nozzle carburetor.
This car featured powerful engines, with power ranging from 40 (at 1300 rpm) to 60 horsepower. Steam engines often have fewer than 25 moving parts, so this powerful engine for its time was quite simple in essence, though its complexity was impressive. They developed this magnificent car with a steam engine, the best option considering the available technology at the time. They operated a dry-plate photographic business in Massachusetts until they entered the car industry in 1896 with a splash. Stanley were twins born in Kingsland, Maine, on June 1, 1849. It’s a real piece of art and history, but let’s move on to some real cars! 1890-1899 | Stanley Runabout | 35 mph (56 km/h) Image via Flickr user Glenlster. There’s no definite maximum speed for carriages, but since specially-bred horses can reach some 40 mph free, it seems safe to say that 30 mph should be the top speed with the weight of the carriage and the passengers. This is the Benz Motorwagen, one of the sleekest carriages ever made. I know, I know, this is not a car, it’s a horse-drawn carriage - but we needed a reference point.
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