Le Fardier de Cugnot à Rétromobile

[@gravedigr12]

lol to all you people complaining this was revolutionary!! can you imagine what an innovating this was in 1769???? I guess not to many games and cell phone apps have rotted this worlds minds.

[@xedefer]

gravedigr12 in 1769, people would have been happy with just a horse! Nowadays, we have things like hoverboards and other fancy things like that. Just imagine seeing what we have today in 1769.

[@Ganliard]

Xedefer But we don't have hoverboards yet

[@nicholaskelly7519]

It shows what a True Genius Nicolas -Joseph Cugnot really was! The tragedy was thar whilst his "Fardier" was a technical Tour de Force due to the intriguing at the court of King Louis XV it became a Political Failure. Thankfully in 1799 when the Paris Arsenal was being cleaned out Lucien Bonaparte realised what the partial dismantled and derelict 'Fardier ' was in Historical terms and he ensured it's protection.

[@jeanlessard8800]

A masterpiece of french genius !!!

[@romulus9528]

Merci 🙂

[@leegenix]

Wow, I have seen this in school books. I always thought the boiler was a bulbous battering ram? Incredible to see it work. That up and down motion of the rods pushing the wheel gave me goose bumps and a woody.

[@crystalgayleaddict]

yes the legend is false, it really worked! The accident was only due to a mistake, the machine did start and run itself to hit a wall, not that it was so uneasy to drive ( finally so slow at 4km/h, hard to have crash it so slowly)

[@KeeperofTheMountain]

MERCI! I don't understand French but that Machine speaks a language all it's own and I understood it loud and clear.

[@CLAUDIBUS06]

Fascinant !.... Compliments à l'équipe pour cette belle réalisation "qui marche". J'ai aimé le fût à rocher, belle mécanique pour l'époque !... . Compliments personnels à notre ami Alain. Claudibus06

[@jamesdond1]

This is a copy of the orginal "first automobile." The original “fardier” is presently on display at the CNAM - Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris. It is in fairly good condition; some parts were replaced in the 19 th century. It is a museum piece and deserves the best of care. It is impossible to run the “fardier”, even after some fine tuning, the wheels are very fragile. This one is in the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum in Florida.... It is a beautiful work built to the exact scale.

[@moskvitch407]

This museum is 15minutes from me & has one of the most remarkable collections of cars unobtainable even in they're native lands. Several Tatras, Voisins, Aero ect. Lovely collection, great people. Tampa Bay Auto Museum, a must.

[@ChrisCal-ke4zx]

J'adore le bruit du système vapeur le bruit des partie mécanique et le bois qui craque sa lui donne un charme a cette belle machine d'époques ❤

[@KingOfAllAnimals]

Look up the history of this machine's inventor. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was the inventor of this machine. While this is a replica of what he himself built this proved his concept worked. This machine was invented just before the fall of King Louis XVI. Unfortunately this was a case of yet again a great inventor getting shafted about as hard as Tesla got it. His pension was removed from him after the french Revolution where he wound up broke and penniless and forced to live in exile in Belgium. Napoleon did acknowledge his contribution to France and welcomed him back in his last days. This actually does give France a Technical first and sadly for France is the shameful treatment of a man who gave them progress in a nation claiming to be progressive. We would not have the modern conveniences of transportation of this day from Railroad to Cars and EVEN SHIPPING AND AIRCRAFT without this proof of concept from so long ago. Damn it, France had a man almost the equal of Tesla's brilliance and look at how he went down... Let it not be said no good deed goes unpunished. We witness this every day anyways.

[@Lucius1958]

This was actually built during the reign of Louis XV: Louis XVI began his reign several years later.

[@KingOfAllAnimals]

Lucius1958 You may be right but from what i read it was under construction but things were not all that good during the current political climate. It was King Louie the XVI who lost his head though. So I guess we are both right.

[@dl87z28]

Was just standing in front of this thing the other day at the T/A Museum and its massive.

[@SH1974]

Now I know why the people in the 18'th century have panic fear about those "devilish driving machines"... Impressive machine, perfectly rebuilt, huge respect! Interresting drive train! Does it have a reverse gear? If it has, I'd drive it backwards - it can not be slower and You can see where You're driving... ;)

[@samanli-tw3id]

Imagine you're in 1769 and see this thing puffing and hissing down the street. Would you be scared to death?

[@THErepareman16]

oh no its satan on hisss!.... um .. sorry but um satan... what the hell is that THING!

[@TheMoni700]

i would drop my croissant.

[@WhattAreYouSaying]

Probably. Never seen anything like it, it's big and makes noises.

[@brassandbricks7701]

I'd be completely fascinated... but also cautious haha

[@TemplarX2]

It's clearly possessed by the devil. How can this thing move without horses?

[@victordph7658]

Weighty, slow and creepy... but without this invention wouldn't have existed later the comfortable cars of these days.

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

Imgaine riding this to school trying to park it somewhere :D

[@22fret]

First FWD car ever...

[@techmaniac43]

22fret agree

[@srfrg9707]

22fret French prefer fwd cars.

[@deck614]

RWD works also (listen to the driver)

[@whorayful]

So obviously the phrase 'I am just going down the corner shop and get a packet of crisps, back in ten minutes' came much later?. :-) What a fearsome machine, in it's time it would have stopped traffic,errr,,,,, people. The sight of it today is still awesome, well done to the builders.

[@rctoliveira6595]

Es un auto hermoso, no tengo que llevarlo al autolavado ni lustrarlo con cera y me parece perfecto para salir con las chicas en los fines de semana😎

[@Aznprada]

3:30 props to the razor kick flip attempt next to the original car! How french haha

[@SONOFAZOMBIE2025]

Probably has more torque than most ricers.

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

@Naughty internet person Yeah, trains back then were steam powered too

[@FOX11GUY]

Yup, its got a Hemi

[@brammeijboom1873]

and a build in microwave

[@richardt8604]

State of the art machine of its day !the first thing they learnt from it , don't put fire and steam boiler in front !

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

They really did it, the absolute madmen

[@TheSpazModic]

The boilers in modern cars are no longer made of copper...that's why they perform so much better.

[@londonalicante]

Hahaha. No. The cannon is the point of this vehicle! It is replica of cugnot's "gun carriage." It is claimed to be the first steam powered vehicle, and as usual, the new technology was for the military. You might think a horse and cart would be a more practical way of moving cannon, but horses got scared in battle and could be unpredictable.

[@TheMoni700]

Amazing machine. Made from wood.

[@mauroduran9849]

me a gustado todo sigan poniendo vídeos para informarnos capacitarnos y mejorar mas cada día

[@nikhilkash92]

Wow! tears came down my eyes!

[@sebastienchabin7966]

Élue voiture de l'année 1770 ^^

[@v.didier9244]

Le principe d'un véhicule automobile (donc qui peut se déplacer seul, par ses propres moyens) à vapeur avait déjà été décrit par le belge Ferdinand Verbiest en 1668. Bien entendu il s'agissait plus "d'une attraction" que d'un véhicule utile (voire utilitaire) comme l'est le Fardier.

[@MrLatafiole]

la premiere automobile du monde(française)qui a permis de crée le train sur la méme base(guidage sur des rails)

[@samanli-tw3id]

Le premiere camion du monde

[@LeelooBastet]

De la tendresse pour ce petit bijou

[@montey1017]

lol if I was back in 1769, and I saw that behemoth coming down the street, I'd be scared shitless!

[@Megadriver]

This is amazing, but I do have one question... how did the driver see where he was going from all the steam?

[@DavesShed]

When you are that big and heavy, its up to everyone else to see where you are going.

[@TheRosemontag]

I know this thing was revolutionary, but I just can't stop laughing.

[@MangoHombre]

Is the cannon underneith for tailgators?

[@samuelbhend2521]

today it would, yes:) Cannon transportation was the original and only purpose of this vehicle when it was build in 1769. The idea was to save resources in manpower and horses in warfare. To transport those heavy cannons you would need many horses and some more for the Lafette of the cannon, plus people and hay and water for the horses. With this Truck the horses would be free for the cavallerie and the men could serve as soldiers. (Edit: sorry i haven't seen your question is 8 years old, i just found the video today)

[@campionpesate4647]

2:26 absolute crazyness starts here! :O

[@leneanderthalien]

It's a regiment flag , probably artilery (the Fardier was think as a artilery transport)

[@znoop72]

Dam. It looks like a monster! Love it!

[@SuperHOUSEYOU]

Simplesmente fascinante. Fantástico .

[@michaelnosirrom3337]

10 лет назад видел эту машину в энциклопедии )

[@Bogframe]

Oddly enough, on its maiden voyage, the original was involved in the very first automobile accident!

[@uncinarynin]

We can't ask him today but ... what rode Cugnot to put the boiler in the overhang and not inside the wheelbase? Of ONE steered wheel? I wonder why that thing didn't tip over ...

[@TheReeper1999]

this is the first car ever

[@snakeonmoon]

Как ни странно, но по авторской задумке он действительно должен был ехать вот так. Психология такая у людей была: 1) любая повозка должна тянуться (если не лошадью, то пусть паровой хреновиной) 2) единственный способ управлять повозкой -- это управлять источником тяги: лошадью, волом, собачей упряжкой и пр. Рулевые механизмы, передачи и даже разделение двигателя и движетеля еще только предстаяло изобрести.

[@sociorivera7212]

Excelente video los pioneros cn visión a inventar algo k sólo existía en el pensamiento

[@Simrandeep_Singh_Chamak]

J'ai une maquette officielle de Fardier de Cugnot. J'adore!!

[@birlochas]

VERY INTERESTING, I´LL LOOK FORWARD TO PAY A VISIT TO THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM.

[@215alessio]

scary machine, it is sayd " it rammed into a wall with the full speed of 5 km/h . and they never used it since then. But the concept was proven: "a machine who propellid itself on it's own power". the experiment succeeded but horse and charriots prooved by far better than this.

[@fordtruxdad]

What's with the cannon barell strung up under the rear end? For ballast, maybe?

[@Mathin3D]

Nous allons a la plage avec un Cugnot!!!

[@chuckbear1961]

Very cool , you know it has something in common with mosr autos today- front wheel drive

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

World's first FWD vehicle...😊

[@raoulthakoer2158]

haha the smoke kills the driver

[@1258-Eckhart]

so we're back to the Volkswagen diesel scam I guess.

[@chrisden57]

Well, according to the age of this genius invention (1769), your remark is a little stupid ! What you have built with your brain ? An Ikea furniture ?

[@youbidoubidou]

It's the steam that envelops the driver not the smoke from the boiler. They install 2 chimneys @ 0:57

[@musiquesvoyagesinformatiqu2952]

formidable !

[@nickcarpenter118]

and just 7 year after that car was made the U.S.A was born

[@Lucius1958]

And the first self propelled road vehicle in the USA appeared nearly 40 years later: Oliver Evans' "Orukter Amphibolos" in Philadelphia.

[@DavidSmith-xs3or]

Just hope it doesn't explode. Unregulated steam boiler...scary ride.

[@runefridh7754]

Maby there would be a year, when the vehicle was built and used, in the description of this clip?

[@robinsss]

+Rune Fridh 1766

[@ngocthanhtruong7852]

o vn ma co xe nay se rat nhieu nguoi thich di thu

[@pietzeekoe]

Is the cannon just a counterweight?

[@TheMoni700]

Can I order one of these on Amazon? Just for the daily neighborhood drives to scare everybody.

[@packardexelence]

I'll split the cost with ya!!!!!, we will freek-out our neighbors on alternate weeks!!!!!! HEYYY, how does a gyrocopter to launch off the back of it sound???????

[@bartdereu]

It would help if the driver saw where he was going :D

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Imagine the old greek master engineer Heron of Alexandria had build this during the antique! Steam powered cars and ships during the antique! Very well this could have happened in an alternative time line...Modern technology today would be so much further...

[@metvelle]

how can you see where your going driving it with the huge thing in front and all the smoke..

[@srfrg9707]

Best car of 1770.

[@n4120p]

so the crankshaft concept came later !! I wonder if the escape mechanism can be reversed to go in reverse

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

The odd shape of the escape wheels seems to suggest that it can

[@youbidoubidou]

@ 2:07 "forward & reverse..."

[@samuelbhend2521]

yes, it does. The short metal piece engaging the "cogwheels" could be somehow mechanically tipped over from the seat to pull upwards on the cog teeth instead of pushing down, so it goes backwards. But there were no brakes on that thing....

[@MRoesterreicher1]

is this a replica?

[@jgmagoo1]

@MRoesterreicher1 Yes, but quite accurate to the original.

[@AdamGomez87]

wonder how fuel efficient those are =P

[@De19thKingJulion]

First powered vehicle or "Motor Car" was front wheel drive!

[@jaydonfuller5256]

What psi does it run on seems like 30 psi

[@DavidGarcia-fp5ox]

Estos son los nuevos vehículos que sustituran al diésel y gasolina aquí en Madrid son los únicos que carmena dejará circular por el centro jajaja

[@dodge440bigblock]

what do you do if there is a hill on the road

[@shazizz]

Reminds me of a car I had once called the mosquito killer. :)

[@colindhowell]

My opinion on this vehicle: it was *way* ahead of its time, which is exactly why it was doomed to fail. The layout is unstable, of course--not a good feature for an artillery tractor intended for use on the battlefield. But you could excuse that as the result of inexperience and ignorance. If that were the only problem, it could have been solved. The real deal-killer was the engine itself. It was just too new. When the original version of this machine was built in 1770, the Industrial Revolution was still in its early phase. Even *stationary* steam engines had a long way to go; James Watt was only starting on his critical improvements to the technology. The accuracy of manufacturing machine parts left a lot to be desired. Metallurgy was very backward as well, so no one could yet build a safe high-pressure boiler. But such a boiler is a vital part of an efficient steam-powered vehicle. That's why it wasn't until over four decades later, in the 1810s, that one could find early steam locomotives lugging long trains of coal or ore wagons on British mine railroads, and even those didn't become fast and efficient enough for more general operations until around 1830. It wasn't until the 1850s, nearly a century after Cugnot's original idea, that it was fully realized as the steam traction engine. But once it was, such engines were widely used for decades for pulling heavy loads over the ground, until tractors with internal combustion engines finally replaced them.

[@TheSpazModic]

Back in the pre-crankshaft days...

[@MrJohn1966elliott]

I remembered, I read history book. It had no brake, it was accident, it crashed into wall.

[@fleetfoot27]

THE "FIRST POWERED" AUTOMOBILE.........WERE CREDIT IS DUE IN HISTORY.......

[@robinsss]

+fleetfoot27 thank you

[@mmmmehring5686]

fleetfoot27 archimedische s. Wasserkraftwerk

[@brentfisher902]

When there's a random encounter by government sanctioned assassins in Sherwood forest...don't let your dying words be "If only I had my blackpowder cannon!" It's better to have it, and not need it, instead of need it, and not have it. To stop a bad man with a gun you need a good man with a gun.

[@YT-hh4gc]

does steam makes power ?

[@xdemon669]

Wow, se ve increible.

[@WolvesInferno]

Fantastic video.

[@nikemac84]

Is this the first car to win Le Mans???????

[@TheSpazModic]

Very cool!

[@RadioManBinks]

I'm not familiar with that flag, to whom did it belong?

[@patryktwardowski3115]

Yes, with 2 laps at the finish.

[@bastiendelagneau7401]

la plus bizzares de toutes les voitures qui n ait jamais existées ! en vérité c est la premiere voiture automatisée qui ait existée

[@lisjarks6621]

Imagine if steering would have been better and the military got interested. We would have cars/trucks like 150 years earlier...

[@mspenrice]

That's probably at least partly why the original ended up crashing into a wall. Quite amazingly it seems they never conceived of just running it the other way instead.

[@DocCouz]

Bizarre... un ami travaille sur le même projet avec les Arts et Métiers (dont il est ancien élève et originaire de la ville d'origine de Cugnot)...

[@DavitMartin]

no servo steering??

[@lioncurlew]

It was originally designed to haul Cannon, hence the gun barrel underneath.

[@shamalperera4875]

Exalant 👍👍

[@MrGotsquashed]

Compact car of the 1700's?

[@jwn0225]

くはっ！　 まっ…… 前が見えねぇ！！！

[@tourneusedebois]

waouh! THE BEAST !

[@RA1994AQ16]

Automobile is not only gasoline cars. But the steam cars, and electric cars.

[@bubub56]

yea but just think how much easier this would work for hauling things like fire wood hay and water

[@carmadme]

@montey1017 presisly what happned with the first tank the germans hid and the allies diddnt like the look either

[@estebanquito545]

zero emisions 100% clean