The first events related to cars in Iran

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In this article, act group analyzes the first events cars in Iran . Events like the first imported car, the first fatal accident, the first modern gas station, the first national car, etc.

The first imported car in Iran

One of the first events cars in Iran was the import of two Renault Voiturette model 1900 (the first official mass production of Renault) during Mozaffaruddin Shah’s trip to France, which she prepared and sent to Iran for 15,000 francs.

Renault Voiturettes model 1900 the first imported car

The first fatal accident by car in Iran (1305)

There is no accurate information about the first real accident in Iran. However, the first fatal car accident in Iran apparently occurred in 1305 when the great musician Dersheke Darwish Khan crashed a Ford car, which resulted in Darwish Khan’s death.

The first fatal accident by car in Iran in 1305
Darvish Khan was the first accident victim in Iran in 1305

The first gas station in a modern form in Iran (1306)

The first gas station in Iran as we know it today was established in Abadan, although mobile pumps were previously seen in Tabriz and Suleiman Mosque.

The first gas station in a modern form in Iran in 1306

Issuance of the first Driving licence in Iran (1307)

The first official certificate of Iran was issued in 1299 for Dareshke. However, the earliest surviving vehicle license appears to be that of Saifullah Khan in 1307.

Issuance of the first Driving licence in Iran in 1307

Iran's first assembly car (1338)

Jeep Joint Stock Company, which was founded by Jafar Akhwan in 1345, has been assembling Jeep since 1338 in the factory located on the special road in Karaj. Today, this company is called Pars Khodro.

Jeep was the first car assembled in Iran in 1338

The first passenger car made in Iran (1340)

In May 1340, the first passenger car production factory in Iran named Saika, owned by the Kashanchi brothers, started working, which offered the Fiat 1100 at a price of 12 thousand tomans.

Fiat 1100 the first passenger car made in Iran

The first national car in Iran (1346)

Paykan went to the market in May 1346 by Iran National Company. Paykan was somehow the first car that went to the market with the slogan of a national car, although it was more assembled in Iran than designed in the country.

paykan, the first national car in 1346
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