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Cars

  • Karl Benz invented the first car ever.

    Karl Benz invented the first car ever.
    On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz applied for a patent for his "vehicle powered by a gas engine".
  • Carriages came about in the early 1900s.

    Carriages came about in the early 1900s.
    By 1900, at least 100 different brands of horseless carriages were being marketed in the Unites States.
  • Between 1904 and 1908, 241 different firms began producing cars aimed at the American consumer.

    Between 1904 and 1908, 241 different firms began producing cars aimed at the American consumer.
    In 1908, Ford Motor Company created the Model T, the first car aggressively marketed to the average family.
  • Samuel Robinson Bailey built the Bailey Electric in Amesbury, MA.

    Samuel Robinson Bailey built the Bailey Electric in Amesbury, MA.
    Bailey was a carriage builder who perfected steam wood bending machinery for carriage wheels around 1870.
  • H.H Babcock produced an assembled car called the Babcock in Watertown, New York from 1909 to 1913.

    H.H Babcock produced an assembled car called the Babcock in Watertown, New York from 1909 to 1913.
    The automobile is sometimes confused with the Babcock Electric, they were both built in New York, but this was a gas engine car not related to the Babcock Electric.
  • The Chrysler Corporation was started in 1925.

    The Chrysler Corporation was started in 1925.
    The roaring 20s were a time of great growth for the auto industry. Many other small car companies began during this decade Wilson, Kate M.