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The History of the Automobile

  • first self propelled vehicle

    first self propelled vehicle
    The very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot.
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  • Karl Benz's three wheeled car

    Karl Benz's three wheeled car
    Karl Benz builds a three-wheel automobile powered by a gasoline engine. the world’s first motorbike uses one of his internal combustion engines to build the world’s first motorbike.
  • Henry ford's first car

    Henry ford's first car
    Henry Ford builds his first automobile in Michigan.
  • Gottlieb Daimler's first car

    Gottlieb Daimler's first car
    Gottlieb Daimler uses his internal combustion engine to build a four-wheel vehicle, considered the first modern automobile.
  • The Austin 7

    The Austin 7
    Austin 7 — the Austin Seven was one of the most widely copied vehicles ever, serving as a template for cars around the world, from BMW to Nissan.
  • Lancia Lambda

    Lancia Lambda
    Lancia Lambda — very advanced car for the time, first car to feature a load-bearing monocoque-type body and independent front suspension
  • Bugatti type 35 wins 1000 races

    Bugatti type 35 wins 1000 races
    Bugatti Type 35 — the Type 35 was one of the most successful racing cars of all time, with over 1,000 victories in five years
  • rolls Royce Phantom III

    rolls Royce Phantom III
    Rolls-Royce Phantom III — V12 engined pinnacle of pre-war engineering, with technological advances not seen in most other manufacturers until the 1960s. Superior performance and quality.
  • Porsche 911

    Porsche 911
    Porsche 911 – wanted non-cheap but mass sport car, famoused its company; car was awarded the fifth place on international Car of the XX Century competition; car has a successors with similar design.
  • Bmw 3 Series

    Bmw 3 Series
    BMW 3 Series — the 3 Series has been on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list 17 times, making it the longest running entry in the list.
  • Hybrid cars

    Hybrid cars
    Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt — an all-electric car and a plug-in hybrid correspondingly, were launched in the U.S. and Japanese markets in December 2010, becoming the first mass production vehicles of their kind.