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The Begining
Karl Benz, the German mechanical engineer who designed and in 1885 built the world's first practical automobile, and Henry Ford, who improved the assembly line for automobile manufacturing and invented a car transmission mechanism, and others. -
combustion engine
Gottlieb Daimler uses his internal combustion engine to build a four-wheel vehicle, considered the first modern automobile. -
drive shaft
WWII Car Mechanic
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Air Bags
Airbags are a type of automobile safety restraint like seatbelts.
Air Conditioning in Cars
The first car with an actual refrigeration system was the 1940 model year Packard.
Bendix Drive or Starter Drive
In 1910, Vincent Bendix patented the Bendix drive for electric starters, an improvement to the hand cranked starters of the time.
Brakes
In 1901, British inventor Frederick William Lanchester p -
brakes
In 1901, British inventor Frederick William Lanchester patented disc brakes. -
supercharged sports car
Ferdinand Porsche invented the first supercharged Mercedes-Benz SS & SSK sports cars in Stuttgart, Germany in 1923. -
air conditioning
The first car with an actual refrigeration system was the 1940 model year Packard. -
fuel injection
The first electronic fuel injection system for cars was invented in 1966 in Britain.
