"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On 14 May, 07:40, "nightjar" cpb@insert my surname here.me.uk
wrote:

Does Nicolas Cugnot's steam-powered three-wheeler of 1770 count?
Admittedly it was really intended as a haulage vehicle, not for
passenger
use,

It is, nevertheless, officially the first car in the world, recognised as
such by the FIA.

Really? The FIA are normally a bit sniffy about recognising tricycles
as "cars", hence the 1964 land speed record splitting between
Campbell's four-wheeler Bluebird holding the FIA record whilst
Breedlove's tricycle was faster, but only held the FIM record as a
tricycle motorcycle.

Technically, it was an artillery tractor, but I suppose they are willing to
be a bit more flexible about definitions that far back.

Colin Bignell