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History of the internal combustion engine — Prototype Clips

Rare prototype footage of History of the internal combustion engine, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.

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About Prototype Footage

Prototype footage offers a glimpse of cars before they reach production — spy shots of camouflaged test mules on the Nurburgring, official manufacturer teasers, and behind-the-scenes clips from design studios and wind tunnels. These videos capture the development process that takes a car from sketch to showroom, and they're particularly fascinating when compared against the final production version. Some prototypes represent paths not taken — cancelled projects, rejected designs, and experimental technologies that were ahead of their time.

About History of the internal combustion engine

Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines. Following the first commercial steam engine (a type of external combustion engine) by Thomas Savery in 1698, various efforts were made during the 18th century to develop equivalent internal combustion engines. In 1791, the English inventor John Barber patented a gas turbine. In 1794, Thomas Mead patente...

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    First Internal Combustion Engine. Antique Motors!

    June, Maybach, History of the internal combustion engine, Car, Vehicle

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