cars evolution

By Ryan123568

  • First ever automobile car

    First ever automobile car
    Benz Patent Motor Car. Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile.

  • Porsche Shows First Hybrid Car at Paris World’s Fair

    Porsche Shows First Hybrid Car at Paris World’s Fair
    Nearly a century before the Toyota Prius, Ferdinand Porsche debuts Austria’s Lohner-Porsche, a radical hybrid car that generates electricity from two small gasoline engines to power its front wheels.

  • Willys-Overland Delivers First-Ever Jeep

    Willys-Overland Delivers First-Ever Jeep
    With war looming, the U.S. Army seeks bids from 135 automakers to design a “light reconnaissance vehicle” that could handle tough military duty. Only three companies respond: Ford, Bantam and Ohio’s Willys-Overland.

  • Volvo Offers Drivers Their First Chance to Buckle Up

    Volvo Offers Drivers Their First Chance to Buckle Up
    An ex-aviation engineer who worked on flight ejection seats—develops a V-shaped, three-point front seat belt for Volvo. The automaker’s first customer is the Swedish buyer of a PV544 sedan. Yet the groundbreaking safety device takes years to gain widespread use, and the U.S. doesn’t mandate seat belts until 1968.