cars-1500s-2000s By joshuaqualls14 Jan 17, 1779 invention of the first steam powered road veichle Period: Jan 17, 1779 to Jan 1, 2014 cars Jan 18, 1882 invention of the diesel engine Jan 18, 1886 carl benz invents automobile Jan 18, 1901 invention of the first hybird engine Oct 3, 1908 ford model T goes into production Jan 14, 1938 invention of the VW beetle Jan 17, 1951 first car with fuel injection hits the market Jan 12, 1956 prototype for catalytic converter is invented Oct 21, 1970 first time a car hits 1000km/h Jan 26, 1985 debut of articulate filter in road cars Jan 3, 1997 toyota unveils the prius Jan 15, 2007 honda creates first production ready hydrogen car Sep 26, 2014 electric formula car racing will launch
