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It is believed that an ancient Greek, the Hero of Alexandria was the first person to discover the power of steam. in 130 BC he created a model engine that used jets of steam to turn a shaft.
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In 1770 Joseph Cugnot, a french engineer built a steam wagon for the military's artillery.
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One of the pioneers of steam was a guy named William Murdock. In 1786 he built a model steam carriage.
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Stephensons Rocket was a steam engine locomotive, but the engine on it was a totally different design to other steam engines making it the fastest steam powered vehicle of its time.
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Britain's roads had steam coaches on them in the 1830s, and this is where the first accident happened. A steam carriage ecploded in Paisley, Scotland, in July 1834.
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In the 1830s Harlem and New Orleans introduced public horse drawn trams.
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Dewitt Clinton was America's third steam train.
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Stephenson built North star in 1837 for the great Western Railway.
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Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, made the first real bicycle
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The first motorcycle was invented in 1884, called the Reitwagen. It was built by Gottlieb Daimler, unfortunately it was very slow and someone walking could easily keep up with it.
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The first motor car was built by Karl Benz and was the first of its kind built in England.
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Three years after their first car th Type-70 Rolls-Royce won the Gold Medal for reliability at the RAC Scottish Trial over 3,218 km and entered mass production.
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In 1910 the petrol powered B-type omnibus started carrying passengers in London
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The Citroen 2CV nicknamed 'The Snail' was probably the most popular small car of its time and was loved by many people.
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One of the worlds most famous cars is the Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond in the 1964 film Goldfinger
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Super car racing became a thing in around 2005 when the real speed came. There were Nascars, F1 cars, Porsche, Audi, and Mclaren.