Cars

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  • First motor invented

    First motor invented
    German inventor Karl Benz creates the first motor car, called the Benz Patent-Motorwagon.

  • First pneumatic car tire invented.

    First pneumatic car tire invented.
    Michelin introduces the fire pneumatic car tire, which is a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air.

  • Ford Motor Company Established

    Ford Motor Company Established
    Henry Ford opens the Ford Motor Company and sells 1,700 cars in the first year.

  • Ford introduces the Tin Lizzie

    Ford introduces the Tin Lizzie
    Henry Ford introduces the first Model-T car, otherwise known as the Tin Lizzie. The car is generally considered the first affordable automobile

  • First four wheel brake system implemented.

    First four wheel brake system implemented.
    The Scottish made Argyll is the first automobile fitted for four wheel brakes. The front brakes are operated by a foot pedal, while the back brakes are controlled by a hand lever.

  • First electric traffic light invented.

    First electric traffic light invented.
    Police officer Lester Wire invents the first electric traffic light. The first actual light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.