Car

By kennedikayla

  • First motor invented

    German inventor Karl Benz creates the first motor car, called the Benz Patent-Motorwagon.

  • First pneumatic car tire invented.

    Michelin introduces the fire pneumatic car tire, which is a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air.

  • 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.

    Henry Ford introduces the first Model-T car, otherwise known as the Tin Lizzie. The car is generally considered the first affordable automobile.

  • First four wheel brake system implemented.

    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.

    Police officer Lester Wire invents the first electric traffic light. The first actual light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.