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1886 – In Michigan, Henry Ford builds his first automobile.
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The automobile made a dramatic change in the way people travel. There is no simple answer to the question of who invented the automobile and when. It has been a work in progress, developing over the past several hundred years. To better understand the history of the automobile, it could be helpful to look at a time line and see how all the pieces fit together. This time line describes the invention of the automobile and its development with a focus on American automobiles the twentieth century
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Michelin introduces the fire pneumatic car tire, which is a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air.
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Henry Ford opens the Ford Motor Company and sells 1,700 cars in the first year.
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Henry Ford introduces the first Model-T car, otherwise known as the Tin Lizzie. The car is generally considered the first affordable automobile.
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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.
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Police officer Lester Wire invents the first electric traffic light. The first actual light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.
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Ford Motor Company invents and implements that first moving assembly line designed for cars. The production of automobiles is radically transformed, leading to the production of more cars than ever before
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Parry Thomas sets the new land speed record in Pendine Wales, UK with a speed of 272km/h.
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Galvin Manufacturing Corporated, under the direction of Paul V. Galvin and Joseph E. Glavin invest and install the first car radio.
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The Delaware company uses a thermal interrupter to create the flashing turn signal.
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Mercedes-Benz introduces the 260-D, the first diesel passenger car. By 1939, there was a fifteen month waiting list for the car.
