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On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz applied for a patent for his "vehicle powered by a gas engine".
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By 1900, at least 100 different brands of horseless carriages were being marketed in the Unites States.
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In 1908, Ford Motor Company created the Model T, the first car aggressively marketed to the average family.
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Bailey was a carriage builder who perfected steam wood bending machinery for carriage wheels around 1870.
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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.
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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.