The Arnold was an Englishautomobile manufactured by Arnold's of East Peckham, Kent, in 1896. The agricultural engineering firm built twelve cars patterned after the Benz; one survives. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Benz can refer to: Mercedes-Benz Karl Benz This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The winner of the first ever London to Brighton race drove an "Arnold" motor car.
This allowed the automobile to become the most important means of transportation.
The automobile provided vastly increased transportation capabilities for the average member of Western societies in the early to mid-century, spreading even further later on.
The widespread use of petroleum in industry -- both as a chemical precursor to plastics and as a fuel for the automobile and airplane -- led to the vital geopolitical importance of petroleum resources.