Hard to Believe Stories From Early Automotive History | Stupiracy
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The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast | 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio | Gamut Podcast Network
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🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The first automobile didn’t come from Henry Ford.
There were only two cars in Ohio — and they still managed to crash into each other.
Cadillac once tried putting a toilet inside the car.
And Henry Ford? He pulled over to eat weeds on the side of the road.
In this episode of Stupiracy — presented by Carstar — we dig into the strange, awkward, and often ridiculous early days of the automotive industry. Before Bluetooth. Before seatbelts. Before anyone really knew what they were doing.
From Carl Benz’s original motor wagon to America’s bizarre “Horsey Horseless,” from the first recorded car crash to Henry Ford’s obsession with roadside greens and preserving Thomas Edison’s final breath in a vial, this episode explores the messy trial-and-error era that built the modern automobile. Along the way, we revisit failed inventions like in-car toilets, fifth-wheel parallel parking experiments, and dashboard record players — proof that innovation doesn’t always go smoothly.
Turns out, before cars made sense… they got very weird.
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