Cars

By MasonK_4
  • First Steam Powered Car

    First Steam Powered Car

    In 1672, Ferdinand Verbiest created a toy, steam powered car for the Chinese Emperor. However, the car was not big enough for a driver, it is still considered to be the first steam powered car.
  • First Steam Powered Automobile Capable of Human Transportation

    First Steam Powered Automobile Capable of Human Transportation

    In 1768 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot designed the first steam powered automobile that was capable of transporting humans.
  • First Working Steam Carriage

    First Working Steam Carriage

    William Murdoch built the first working model of a steam carriage in Redruth.
  • First Internal Combustion Engine Designed

    First Internal Combustion Engine Designed

    In 1807, Francois Isaac de Rivaz designed the first internal combustion engine powered by hydrogen.
  • First Gasoline Powered Engine

    First Gasoline Powered Engine

    In 1867, Siegfried Marcus created the first gasoline powered combustion engine and placed it on a pushcart. The engine was a two cycle engine. Later Marcus made a four cycle gasoline powered engine in 1880.
  • First Gasoline Powered Engine Goes for Sell

    First Gasoline Powered Engine Goes for Sell

    Karl Bentz, a German inventor, created the first "production" automobile in 1886. This year is considered the "birth of the modern car."
  • Model T

    Model T

    Ford Motor company introduced the United States the first car in 1908 and called it the Model T
  • Electric Cars

    Electric Cars

    The first major production of electric cars began in 2009. The company Mitsubishi was the first major manufacturer of these cars.