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The First Car
The first vehicle to move under its own power for which there is a record was designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot and constructed by M. Brezin in 1769. -
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End of Creation of Automobiles
The Rolls Royce Silver Ghost of 1906 was a six cylinder car that stayed in production until 1925. It represented the best engineering and technology available at the time and these cars still run smoothly and silently today. This period marked the end of the beginning of the automobile. -
First Steam Powered Engine
Steam power was widely used in the 1880's and 1890's on the farms of America -
First Horseless Carriage
This is typical of American design in the mid 1890's. It was truly a horseless carriage. -
First Gasoline Powered Car
The car built by Charles and Frank Duryea, brothers, was the first gasoline powered car in America. -
First Car Tire
Michelin introduces the first car tire. -
Racing Begins
By 1915 racing had become a passion all over the United States. A typical local race track was at the Cowley County Fairgrounds in Winfield, Kansas. -
First Seatbelt
The first seatbelt for a motorcar as standard equipment -
First Airbag
The Airbag first fitted to production car
