Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 2915 - Spring-powered car by Leonardo da Vinci  (Read 335 times)

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From the early days of locomotion.

For one point, please respond and identify this vehicle.

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Re: Wendax 2915
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2019, 05:35:44 AM »
Leonardo da Vinci, this is apparently the first car in the world, self-propelled by means of  springs, normally used for big clocks for churches, because no other "engine" was available at that time. Some say it is a fake, they found drawings, but it is not sure whether these are real - this "car" is exposed in a museum in Italy

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Re: Wendax 2915
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2019, 06:24:59 AM »
Yes, although the pictured vehicle - one of several replicas - can be seen at Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, France, where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life.