The History of Cars By 27741 May 14, 1886 The first motor car was invented http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-1322446-1-1323352-1-0-0-1322455-0-0-135-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html Period: May 18, 1886 to May 18, 1950 Cars Jun 4, 1895 The first pneumatic car tire http://www.carhistory4u.com/the-early-history/car-tires Jan 17, 1899 Electric car broke the 1 mile a minute (97km/h) Jul 19, 1903 Ford Motor Company Opens Nov 16, 1908 Fords 1908 "tin lizzie" Jun 4, 1910 First four wheel brakes fited to a motorcar May 30, 1912 The first electric traffic light was invented https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1OPRB_enUS624US624&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=The+first+electric+traffic+light+was+invented Mar 15, 1914 Rolls Royce was founded Jun 4, 1916 First windscreen wipers fitted to a motorcar Apr 28, 1926 New Land speed record 272km/h Parry Thomas sets a new land speed record of 272km/h in Pendine Wales UK