Car

CARS

By jtolbert2016

  • First Motor Car

    First Motor Car
    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.

  • 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.

  • First four wheel brake system inplemented.

    First four wheel brake system inplemented.
    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.

  • First moving assembly line invented.

    First moving assembly line invented.
    Ford Motor Company invents and implements that first moving assembly line designed for cars. The production of automobiles is radically transformed, leading to the production of more cars than ever before..

  • New land speed record set.

    New land speed record set.
    Parry Thomas sets the new land speed record in Pendine Wales, UK with a speed of 272km/h.

  • First car radio installed.

    First car radio installed.
    Galvin Manufacturing Corporated, under the direction of Paul V. Galvin and Joseph E. Glavin invest and install the first car radio.

  • Lamborghini was founded.

    Lamborghini was founded.
    The popular automobile company Lamborghini was founded by Ferrico Lamb. High-end sports cars began hitting the market.

  • First airbag installed.

    First airbag installed.
    The first air bag was fitted to GM cars Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac = signaling the industry's new found commitment to customer safety.

  • Land speed record broken.

    Land speed record broken.
    Richard Noble drives a Thrust 2 to 1019 km/h in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The car was propelled by a Rolls Royce jet engine.

  • Land speed record broken once more.

    Land speed record broken once more.
    The Thrust SSC (Super Sonic Car) broke the land speed record by traveling at 1228 km/h.

  • The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 becomes the fastest commercial production car.

    The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 becomes the fastest commercial production car.
    The car has the potential to travel at speeds of up to 431 km/h.