Thursday, May 04, 2006

Smallest Street-Legal Car


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

Peel P50
* length: 134 cm
* width: 99 cm
* height: 134 cm
* built by Peel Engineering Co., from Manchester, UK

Most Valuable Car


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

Bugatti Type 41 Royale
* length: six meters
* wheelbase: 4.3 meters
* engine: 12.7 liter, eight cylinders

Longest Manufactured Production Car


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

Morgan 4/4
* built by Morgan Motor Car Company
* hails from Malvern, Worcester, England
* waiting for delivery still is some six to eight years

Longest Car


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

A Limousine
* length: 30.5 meters
* holds 26 wheels
* designed by Jay Ohrberg of California, USA
* used mainly for films and exhibitions
* includes a swimming pool with diving board
* has a king-sized waterbed
* could be a rigid vehicle or could also be bent in the middle

Largest Production Car


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

Bugatti Royale Type 41
* also known as the Golden Bugatti
* first assembled at Molsheim, France
* designed by Ettore Buggati, an Italian
* created in 1927
* measures over 6.7 meters in length

Fastest Electric Car

[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

White Lightning Electric Streamliner
* 395.821 km/h
* driven by Patrick Rummerfield of USA
* done on October 22, 1999

Biggest Monster Truck


[from the Guinness Book of World Records]

Bigfoot 5
* height: 4.7 meters
* tires: 3 meters high
* weight: 17,236 kg
* created by Bob Chandler of St. Louis, USA
* built in 1986