History Of Cars.

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  • Hans Hautsch builds the first "car".

    Hans Hautsch builds the first "car".

    Hans Hautsch constructed a clockwork-driven carriage in Nuremberg, one of the earliest self-propelled vehicle demonstrations.
  • The first working steam propulsion in a carriage form is made.

    The first working steam propulsion in a carriage form is made.

    Ferdinand Verbiest built a small-scale steam-powered vehicle for the Kangxi Emperor, representing the first working steam propulsion in a carriage form.
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    The first full-scale steam road vehicle is made.

    Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrated his experimental steam artillery tractor (fardier à vapeur) in France; despite its impracticality, it marks the first full-scale steam road vehicle.
  • William Murdoch creates a working steam carriage model.

    William Murdoch creates a working steam carriage model.

    William Murdoch constructed a working steam carriage model at Redruth, Cornwall, furthering British steam-vehicle experimentation.
  • The "Puffing Devil" is made.

    The "Puffing Devil" is made.

    Richard Trevithick operated his full-size steam road locomotive “Puffing Devil” in Camborne, the first steam-powered vehicle capable of carrying passengers on public roads.
  • François Isaac de Rivaz designs an early internal-combustion engine for carriage propulsion.

    François Isaac de Rivaz designs an early internal-combustion engine for carriage propulsion.

    François Isaac de Rivaz designed an early internal-combustion engine for carriage propulsion around 1807, laying conceptual groundwork for later gasoline vehicles.