World First cars.

For every car company there was the first car that came out of the production line, the one that started it all. Some of them are forgotten, others celebrated, but each one shaped the company that produced it. The following are a few collected, an idea by "The Car Lounge and ClownCar".

Ford Model A

Year: 1903

Before the Model T and highly efficient assembly line production methods turned the Ford Motor Company into 
a major player, there was this: the Model A. The company was started with just $28,000 of initial investment. 

Chevrolet Series C Classic Six

Year: 1911

This car pre-dates Chevrolet's purchase of a controlling interest in General Motors. In fact, the Chevy Classic Six 
was produced even before Chevy was formally incorporated. In 1912, the car's base price was $2,150.

Buick Model B

Year: 1904. 

No American automaker has been around longer than Buick. It was founded in 1899, and became a 
corporation on May 19, 1903 under the Buick Motor Company name. Its founder, David Dunbar Buick, 
was born is Scotland but set up shop in Detroit. The Model B was the first model offered for sale to the public.

Chrysler 70

Year: 1924

Walter Chrysler turned around the Maxwell Motor Company are re-organized it under his name. Before the 70, 
there was the Chrysler Six, but that was built under the Maxwell marque.

Jaguar Mark V and XK120

Year: 1948/9

Originally called the Swallow Sidecar Company, the name was changed to Jaguar Cars Limited after 
World War Two. The Mark V and the XK120 were the first new cars built under this name. 

Lotus Mark VI

Year: 1952

It says a lot about a company that its first production car was a racing machine. Customers were responsible 
for installing an engine and gearbox. 

Land Rover Series I

Year: 1948

Inspired by the Jeep, the original Land Rover was designed as a farm utility vehicle, somewhere between a
 tractor and a truck.

Ferrari 125 S

Year: 1947

Enzo Ferrari only approved production of the company's first road car to fund the racing team. Only two were built,
 both with amazing 1.5-litre V12 engines.

Lamborghini Tractor

Year: Post-war

This legendary Italian supercar maker started out by producing tractors before getting into high-performance 
sports cars and GTs.

Pagani Zonda C12

Year: 1999

Despite being such a young company, Pagani has already established itself as a competitor to the likes of 
Ferrari and Lamborghini.

Porsche 356

Year: 1948

Because of the scarcity of parts and materials in post-war Germany, Porsche used many VW Beetle parts to
 build the 356. However, the car quickly evolved.

BMW 3/20

Year: 1932

Despite having been around since 1916, this was the first vehicle designed and built in-house by the company. 

Mercedes-Benz SSK

Year:  1928

It would take pages and pages to explain the origins of Mercedes-Benz. Many companies and personalities were involved. The Mercedes-Benz brand didn't appear until 1926, and the SSK was one of the first new cars it produced.

Audi Type A 10/22

Year: 1910

Like Mercedes-Benz, the history of Audi is quite complicated. The company was founded in the early 1900s 
by August Horch, although he was soon forced out.

Volkswagen KdF-Wagen

Year: 1936

Originally founded by a Nazi labour organization, the company's purpose was to build more affordable 

cars for working-class people. Although, the war effectively stopped production before it could really begin. 

Last year VW Group sold over eight-million vehicles. 

Honda T360

Year: 1963

At this time Honda was already a major manufacturer of scooters and motorcycles. The T360 was a small 
pickup with a top speed of just 100 km/h. 

Nissan / Datsun Phaeton

Year: 1934

Nissan comes from a long and complicated history of companies and conglomerates, but the auto business 

was separated off in 1934.

Hyundai Cortina

Year: 1967

Before the all-original Pony came along and really put the company on the map, Hyundai manufactured and 
sold the Ford Cortina.

Toyota AA

Year: 1934

Primarily and heavy industrial company, this was Toyota's first family car. At the time, the AA was priced 
at 3,350 Japanese yen. 

Bugatti Type 13

Year: 1910

The recent Veyron supercar was a return to form for Bugatti after all but disappearing in the '60s. Now the 
company is owned by VW. This tiny machine is the one that started it all.

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