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First Steam Car
The first experimental steam powered vehicles were built in the 17th and 18th century, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam, around 1800, that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. By the 1850s it was viable to produce them on a commercial basis: steam road vehicles were used for many applications. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_car] -
First Car In America
Built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which was first demonstrated in Massachusetts, Frank and Charles Duryea founded the company and built a Ladies Phaeton one-cylinder gasoline engine, 4-wheel, open air car. [http://www.automostory.com/first-american-car.htm] -
First Car With Keys
According to this Popular Science March 1964 article on automotive firsts, "Chrysler introduced ignition-key starting" in 1912 [http://ask.metafilter.com/162908/Origin-of-Car-Keys] -
First Enclosed Cars
While Henry Ford is credited with inventing the affordable car, it was Essex that made the enclosed car affordable. In 1928, the big news was the use of four-wheel mechanical brakes. Essex boasted "piano hinge doors" which were exceptionally strong. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile] -
First Car With a Radio
In the 1930's, the firs car with a radio was made
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1940's Car
A Packard car in the 1940's was one of the first to be a color other than black. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_automobiles] -
1950/1960 car
These cars were the newest trend in the 50s/60s. [http://www.retrowaste.com/1960s/cars-in-the-1960s/] -
1970 car
Technology had a big change during this era... a total remodel of the car. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_automobiles] -
1980/1990 Car
This was the station wagon era. [http://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-all-cars-made-in-1990/reference] -
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2010-Now
These cars are produced at a much cheaper rate, and sold for more money [https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/rankings/used/2010-affordable-small-cars] -
Future
These future cars are said to fly and zoom across roads, I guess we'll have to wait and see. [http://www.motortrend.com/future-cars/]
