OLDEST MODEL:-

	TWO-FOOT LONG STEAM-POWERED MODEL
	CONSTRUCTED BY FERDINAND VERBIEST (DIED 1687)- A PRIEST
	NATIONALITY: BELGIAN

EARLIEST FULL-SCALE AUTOMOBILE:-

	MILITARY STEAM TRACTOR
	COMPLETED AT THE PARIS ARSENAL
	OCTOBER 1769
	BY NICOLAS-JOSEPH CUGNOT (1725-1804)
	NATIONALITY: FRENCH
	REACHED A SPEED OF 3.6 KM/H

EARLIEST PASSENGER CARRYING AUTOMOBILE:-

	STEAM POWERED ROAD VEHICLE
	CARRIED 8 PASSENGERS
	BUILT BY RICHARD TREVITHICK (1771-1833)
	NATIONALITY: BRITISH
	PLACE: CAMBORNE, CORNWALL, ENGLAND
	YEAR: 1801

PRODUCTION:-

	1989
	47 697 698 CARS WERE MANUFACTURED

LARGEST MANUFACTURER:-

	GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
	DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA
	756 300 EMPLOYEES
	PRODUCED 948 000 VEHICLES IN 1992
	$126 BILLION INCOME IN 1989

LARGEST CAR FOR PRIVATE USE:-

	BOGATTI 'ROYALE' 41
	KNOWN AS 'GOLDEN BOGATTI'
	EIGHT-CYLINDER ENGINE; 12.7 LITRES CAPACITY
	6.7 METRES LONG
	ONLY 6 ASSEMBLED AT MOLSHEIM, FRANCE
	BY : ETTORE BUGATTI
	NATIONALITY: ITALIAN
	YEAR: 1927

LARGEST ENGINE:-

	CAPACITY= 13.5 LITRES
	US PIERCE-ARROW 6-66 RACEABOUT (1912-1918)

MOST EXPENSIVE CAR:-

	XJ220 JAGUAR
	BRITISH= 402418 POUNDS

CHEAPEST CAR OF ALL TIME:-

	RED BUG BUCKBOARD
	1922
	BUILT BY BRIGGS & STRATTON
	MILAWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA
	120-150 US$

FASTEST:-

	ROLLS ROYCE AVON 302 JET POWERED THRUST 2
	DESIGNED BY JOHN ACKROYD
	DRIVEN BY RICHARD NOBLE
	SPEED= 1019.467 KM/H 633.468 MILES PER HOUR
	PLACE: BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA, USA
	YEAR: 1983

WORST DRIVER:-

	75-YEAR OLD MALE DRIVER
	RECEIVED 10 TRAFFIC TICKETS
	DROVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD 4 TIMES
	COMMITTED 4 HIT-AND-RUN OFFENCE
	CAUSED 6 ACCIDENTS
	ALL WITHIN 20 MINUTES!!!!!!!
	MCKINNEY, TEXAS, USA
	15 OCTOBER 1966

LARGEST CAR PARK:-

	WEST EDMONDON MALL
	EDMONDON, ALBERTA, CANADA
	20 000 VEHICLES

HEAVIEST LOAD:-

	JOHN BROWN ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS
	MOVED THE CONOCO KOTTER FIELD PRODUCTION DECK
	3805 TONNES
	PLACE: CONTINENTAL NETHERLANDS OIL CO., LEIDSENHAGE, NETHERLANDS
	YEAR:- 1984
	TIME: TOOK 3 DAYS TO ACHIEVE

NON- STOP DURATION:-

	SCALEXTRIC JAGUAR KJ8
	RAN NON-STOP 866hr 44min 54sec
	2850.39 KM 1771.2 MILES
	YEAR: 1989
	ORGANIZED BY: BRYAN G. APPS

PLANES

EARLIEST FLIGHT:-

	PLACE: KILL DEVIL HILL, KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
	TIME: 10:35 AM
	DATE: 17 DEC 1903
	FLYER 1
	AIRSPEED: 48KM/H 30MPH
	ALTITUDE: 2.5-3.5M 8-12 ft
	DISTANCE: 36.5M 120 ft
	DURATION: 12 SECONDS
	DRIVEN BY: ORVILLE WRIGHT
	WATCHED BY: WILBUR WRIGHT, 4 MEN AND A BOY

LARGEST WING SPAN:-

	HUGHES H.4 HERCULES FLYING BOAT
	WING SPAN = 97.51M X 66.64M 319ft X 218 ft

EARLIEST SUPERSONIC (FASTER THAN SOUND) FLIGHT:-

	1947
	CHARLES ELWOOD YEAGER
	EDWARDS, AIR FORCE BASE, MUROC, CALIFORNIA, USA
	BELL XS-1 ROCKET PLANE

LIGHTEST PLANE:-

	GYPSY SKYCYCLE
	111 KG 245lb
	BUILT IN 1985

FASTEST AIRLINER:-

	SUPERSONIC BAC/AEROSPATIALE CONCORDE
	FLOWN 1969
	2333 KM/H 1450MPH
	MORE THAN TWICE THE SPEED OF SOUND

FASTEST PLANE:-

	3529.56KM/H 2193MPH
	MORE THAN 3 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND
	LOCKHEAD SR-71A BLACKBIRD
	FLOWN BY: CAPTAIN ELDON W. JORSEZ AND MAJOR GEORGE T. MORGAN
	NEAR BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, USA

LARGEST AIRPORT:-

	KING KHALID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
	OUTSIDE RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
	COST 2.1 BILLION POUNDS
	AREA = 225 KM SQUARED

LONGEST AIR TICKET:-

	12 M 13FT
	COST $4500
	ISSUED TO MR. BRUNO LEUNEN
	BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
	1984
	USED FOR AN 85623 KM 53203 MILE TRIP ON 80 AIRLINES WITH 109 STOPOVERS

BUSIEST AIRLINE:-

	USA
	MORE THAN 450 MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR

MOST EXPERIENCED PASSENGER:-

	EDWIN A. SHACKLETON
	BRISTOL, AVON, ENGLAND
	FLEW 462 TIMES
	NATIONALITY: BRITISH

YOUNGEST PILOT:-

	15 YEARS 5 MONTHS
	SGT THOMAS DOBNEY
	NATIONALITY: BRITISH
	1941

MOST FLYING HOURS:-

	JOHN EDWARD LONG (PILOT)
	NATIONALITY: AMERICAN
	58 205 HOURS

SHIPS

EARLIEST SHIPS:-

	ABORIGINAL DOUBLE-CANOES
	BELIEVED TO BE USED AS EARLY AS 55 000 BC
	TRAVELLED FROM NEW GUINEA TO TORRES STRAIT

EARLIEST SURVIVING SHIP:-

	PESSE, NETHERLANDS
	USED ABOUT 6315 BC

LARGEST BATTLESHIP:-

	YAMATO
	JAPANESE
	COMPLETED IN 1941
	SUNK IN 1945
	MASS = 73977 TONNES
	LENGTH = 263 METRES

FASTEST WARSHIP:-

	SES 100B
	US NAVY HOVERCRAFT
	170KM/H

LARGEST SUBMARINE:-

	RUSSIAN TYPHOON CLASS SUBMARINES
	MASS = 26 500 TONNES
	170 M LONG
	ARMED WITH 20 OVERHEAD MISSILES

MOST MASSIVE COLLISION:-

	1977
	OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
	TANKER VENOIL STRUCK HER SISTER SHIP VENPET

LARGEST PORT:-

	PORT OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, USA
	NAVIGABLE WAVEFRONT OF 1215 KM 755 MILES
	AREA = 238 KM SQUARED 92 MILES SQUARED
	TOTAL CAPACITY OF 391 SHIPS

YOUNGEST TO SAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN:-

	17 yr 176 days
	DAVID SANDEMAN
	NATIONALITY: BRITISH
	43 DAYS, 1976

OLDEST TO SAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN:-

	76 yr 165 days
	STEFAN SZWARNOWSKI
	NATIONALITY: BRITISH
	72 DAYS, 1989

MOTORCYCLES

EARLIEST:-

	WOODEN FRAMED MOTORIZED BYCICLE
	BUILT AT BAD CANNSTATT, GERMANY
	1885
	BY GOTTLIEB DAIMLER (CO-FOUNDER OF MERCEDES BENZ)
	DRIVEN BY WILHEL MAYBACH

FASTEST RACING MOTORCYCLES:-

	HONDA, SUZUKI AND YAMAH RACING MOTORCYCLES
	ALL REACH 300 KM/H 186MPH UNDER RACE CONDITIONS

HIGHEST SPEED:-

	DONALD A. VESCO
	NATIONALITY: AMERICAN
	LIGHTNING BOLT STREAMLINER
	512.733 KM/H 318.598MPH

LARGEST PYRAMID:-

	ROYAL SIGNALS WHITE HELMETS
	A PYRAMID OF 54 MEN ON 8 MOTORCYCLES
	IT WAS ONLY HELD BY MUSCLE AND DETERMINATION ONLY
	1992

BACKWARDS RIDING:-

	SIGNALMAN DEWI JONES
	ROYAL SIGNALS WHITE HELMETS
	DISTANCE = 33KM 20MILES
	TIMES = 90 MINUTES
	NATIONALITY: AMERICAN

ROADS

OLDEST:-

	SWEET TRACK
	SOMERSET LEVELS NEAR SHAPWICK, ENGLAND
	BUILT IN 3800 BC

LONGEST MOTORABLE ROAD:-

	PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
	FROM ALASKA (USA) TO SANTIAGO (CHILE)
	24140KM 15000 MILES

HIGHEST:-

	13KM LONG
	6080 M HIGH
	GANGDISE, TIBET

LONGEST TRAFFIC JAM:-

	STRETCHED 176 KM 109.3 MILES!!!
	FROM LYON TOWARDS PARIS (FRANCE)
	16 FEB 1980
	1.5 MILLION CARS
	EAST-WEST GERMAN BORDER
	1990

RAILWAYS

EARLIEST TRAIN:-

	WAGONS RUNNING ON WOODEN RAILS
	FIRST USED IN 1550
	LEBERTHAL, ALSACE, FRANCE

FIRST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE:-

	BUILT BY RICHARD TREVITHICK
	COALBROOKDALE, SHROPS, ENGLAND
	1803

FASTEST:-

	9851 KM/H
	ON AN UNMANNED ROCKET SLED OVER A 15.2KM 9.5 MILE LONG RAIL TRACK
	WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, USA
	1982

FASTEST NATIONAL RAIL SYSTEM:-

	515 KM/H 320MPH
	FRENCH SNCF HIGH SPEED TRAIN TGV (TRAIN A GRAND VITESSE)
	BETWEEN COURTALAIN AND TOURS
	1990

LONGEST TRACK:-

	9438 KM 5864MILES
	TRANSIBERIAN LINE
	MOSCOW (RUSSIA) TO NAKHODIKA (RUSSIA) ON THE SEA OF JAPAN
	97 STOPS ON THE JOURNEY
	IT TAKES 8 DAYS 4 HOURS 25 MINUTES

LARGEST STATION:-

	GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
	NEW YORK CITY, USA
	BUILT FROM 1903-1913
	19 HECTARES 48 ACRES
	ON AVERAGE : 550 TRAINS PER DAY
	ON AVERAGE : 200 000 PEOPLE PER DAY