What is car culture? I believe that ten thousand car fans have ten thousand understandings about this issue, but no one will oppose the statement of "no old cars, no culture". In fact, in any country with a foundation of automobile consumption, whenever a classic old car with a sense of age drives across the street, everyone's return rate of it will definitely not be weaker than that of a super sports car.
For Chinese people, for various reasons, it is difficult for us to come into contact with classic cars in our daily lives and to feel its unique culture. But today we can feel the charm of classic cars through other channels. If you think you are a real car fan, then the Shanghai Automobile Museum located in Shanghai Anting is a place to go. Today, let Taotao take you to visit this car museum full of useful information.
first floor, from Mercedes-Benz 1 to Ford Model T-car
The internal structure of the Shanghai Automobile Museum is spiraling up, divided into three floors, and it contains many classic models from home and abroad, with a number of nearly 100 units. So here we will pick up the useful information from the museum and talk about it. More exciting things will be left to the audience for the future.
When it comes to the useful information of this museum, we have to mention this Mercedes-Benz tricycle located on the first floor of the museum - Mercedes-Benz One. It is the veritable "the world's first car".
Regarding the birth time of the world's first car, there are often two statements in books and online. In fact, these two statements make sense. Carl Benz launched the Mercedes-Benz 1, which uses a four-stroke internal combustion engine as early as 1885, and then applied for a patent in January 1886. In fact, many cars using internal combustion engines were born at the same time. Mercedes-Benz 1 was the first to apply for a patent, so Mercedes-Benz 1 is recognized as the earliest car in history. By understanding this history, we can better understand that cars have never been an invention that flashes of inspiration for anyone, but a product of an era.
, Oldsmobile CURVED DASH, which was born in the early 20th century, still maintains the shape of a carriage in its appearance and adopts a wooden structure. Such a simple approach to wiseness is the convenience of production. Oldsmobile CURVED DASH has become the first type of car produced on a large scale in the United States.
Compared with today's automobile industry, in these early cars, we can clearly feel the feeling of the early toddlers in the automobile industry. The Cadillac M-type car lights, which were launched in 1907, all use gas lights. Through its gorgeous appearance, we can also imagine that in an era, it was exclusive to high-ranking officials and nobles. In the history of automobile development, the valuable significance of the Cadillac M-type car lies in the use of standardized and interchangeable parts, laying the foundation for the later large-scale production of automobile assembly lines.
The Ford Model T-car, born in 1908, reduces costs through large-scale production, thus allowing cars to enter a large number of American families. Compared with the contemporary Cadillac Model M cars, the T-car's style of simplicity is vividly revealed. Whether it is the mechanical mechanism or the interior, it reveals a sense of consistency. Henry Ford once had a famous saying, "You can order white, red, blue, yellow, black, and you can order any color of cars, but the cars I produce are only black." That's right, in order to compress production costs, all Ford Model T-cars were black at the beginning.
Ford Model T, the LED screen behind this is playing looped on the Chaplin classic shots from "Modern Times". This will be a debate about whether industrialization brings happiness or disaster to people.
In addition to bringing you a huge picture of the beginning of the automobile industry, it also focuses on the relationship between the world's energy background and automobile development. In the Western world, every oil crisis has deeply affected the development of the automobile industry. Especially after two oil crises in 1960 and 1979, energy-saving models have become the main theme of the times. To this day, the automobile industry and energy are still deeply dependent, and the development of new energy vehicles is also helpless against the current energy situation.
Citroen 2CV sedan is nicknamed "Ugly Duckling". It was originally designed and produced in rural France and used to "do rough work", but because of its fuel-saving and cheap characteristics, it became a "national car". It continued to produce it in 1990 (experienced two oil crises)! Citroen 2CV is known as the world's three famous micro cars, as well as the Beetle and MINI.
on the second floor, the dazzling treasure hall
The treasure hall on the second floor is a major drama in this visit. Since many classic cars of the same era are displayed together, it is easy to bring people a kind of impact of the times. The first impact is the stunning design of cars in the early 20th century.
Classic car model born in the early 20th century
Think about it, how starry-studded the human world in the early 20th century, the Wright brothers conquered the sky, Einstein's "Relativity" was released, and Titanic embarked on a tragic journey... And in cars, internal combustion engines and electric motors are roaring to drive cars. The chassis part, chain transmission and gear transmission are all leading the way. In Europe and the United States, cars have become a fashion for the rich class or ordinary people.
The "zebra" sedan was born in France in 1911. It uses a 5-horsepower engine and a two-speed transmission. Like many enthusiastic engineers who are engaged in automotive research and development, the developers and brands were quickly submerged in the long river of history, which reminds people of today's various new car-making forces.
Some historians once regarded 1913 as the "best year", and such beauty can actually be seen from the cars at that time. Compared with today's automotive designs, which are often "family-oriented" and "hidden baby faces", the automotive design at that time can be described as a flower blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending. The various novel styles in the appearance are overwhelming.
Although the beauty of 1913 was quickly broken by the cruel battle, cars were born based on industry, and the advancement of industrial technology brought by war pushed cars to a new height. After World War I, cars continued to move towards stronger performance and more outstanding aesthetics. Standing in front of luxury cars of that era, to borrow the words from crosstalk, it is "In that year, luxury was really luxurious, and rich was really rich!"
Rolls-Royce "Silver Charm" was born in 1907. It is deeply loved by the nobles because of its stable driving and low noise. It is precisely because of this car that established Rolls-Royce's legendary position in the field of luxury cars.
Renault 40CV is a large sedan with both speed and comfort. Its huge size makes people feel like facing a locomotive. It uses a 9L inline 8-cylinder engine with a maximum speed of more than 170km/h (this was a hundred years ago). It was elected as the car of the President of France in 1920.
Hoxi was only produced luxury cars with more than 8 cylinders at the beginning of its birth. Today, one of the Audi four rings refers to Huoxi. Standing in front of this 1936 Hokhi, I always feel that a German general from World War II was about to appear inside.
20th century was a century full of turbulence but rapid progress. After two world wars, Europe reappeared its former glory on the ruins.
In Germany, today's Volkswagen brand was born, and Porsche 356 became the first car named after Porsche... The car body design of this era has been formed into futuristic concepts and a modern appearance, creating countless beautiful works.
, Mercedes , Mercedes 300SL, is another heavy exhibit in the museum besides Mercedes-Benz No. 1. The reason why it is so famous is because it is really beautiful, and the gull wing door has become a classic that has never been seen before. When visiting, the author kept trying to find an angle to take a selfie with it, but he was not satisfied with it after taking countless photos. In the end, the camera ran out of power...
1959 Ferrari 250GT Coupé is an important milestone in the history of Ferrari mass-produced cars. This is the first time Ferrari has tried to design mass-produced models for ordinary drivers.
At this time, in the United States on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the well-connected highway network and convenient infrastructure have given birth to the unique American car culture. Car theaters, car restaurants, and motels are all over the United States. Whether it is muscle cars, station wagons or sedans, Americans have great requirements for them, because cars are like home to Americans. Wherever the road extends, home is located.
1948's Chrysler uses wood for the first time in the body structure, creating a sense of luxury and home.
Talk about the Chinese Red Flag Car in the museum
During the visit, there were no less than three classic Red Flag cars in the museum, including two CA72 and one CA770. The CA72 in the picture below belongs to the earliest batch of Hongqi's prototype cars.
Hongqi CA72 is the first high-end sedan to be put into use in China. The front grille of this batch of CA72 adopts the shape of traditional Chinese folding fans, and the taillights refer to traditional palace lanterns. The most obvious feature is the five red flags on the front fender, representing industry, agriculture, commerce, education and military respectively. The later red flags were changed to three red flags, representing the "General Route, Great Leap Forward, and People's Commune". After visiting the red flag cars of various eras in the museum, and thinking about the Hongqi L5 used in the State Guest Special Car today, I have to say that the red flag cars of all dynasties have been deeply imprinted by the times.
Hongqi CA770 was born in 1965. FAW made some minor adjustments based on CA72 to make it more in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese people and laid the shape of the classic Hongqi car. The car uses a 5.65L V8 engine, a two-speed automatic transmission, and a maximum speed of 165km/h. The third floor of
, interactive experience area, interactive experience area,
, the third floor of the museum is the interactive experience area. The main function here is to popularize automotive knowledge, toy tracks for young people, and there are all kinds of racing experience games. Moreover, the wide variety of car mechanical mechanisms can be operated by the audience by themselves. I believe that any friend who is interested in cars will have a deeper understanding of the structural principles of the car after visiting this session.
In addition to some automotive mechanical component experience props, super sports cars that young people like to watch also appear on this floor. These cars represent the pinnacle of the automobile industry in the 20th century.
was written at the end
There was once a saying "The 19th century belongs to Europe, the 20th century belongs to the United States, and the 21st century will be China." After visiting the Shanghai Automobile Museum, we can certainly feel the meaning of this sentence more. The rise of a country and nation is often accompanied by the rise of the automobile industry and the birth of classic cars that influence the world. When classic models of a time gather together, we can intuitively feel the glory and dreams of that era. Today, China has become the world's largest automobile production and sales country. In this era of China, are our own classic cars waiting around the corner?
Tips: Shanghai Automobile Museum is located in the Auto Expo Park in Jiading Anting, Shanghai. It is about an hour away from Shanghai downtown and airport. The museum ticket price is 60 yuan, and the opening hours are from 9:30 to 16:30 every day and are closed every Monday.
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