Transportation History

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  • The First Motor Was Invented

    The First Motor Was Invented
    Inventor, Karl Benz, creates the first motor car. He called it the Benz Pantent-Motorwagon.

  • First Pneumatic Car Tire Invented

    First Pneumatic Car Tire Invented
    Michelin made the fire pneumatic car tire, which is a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with air.

  • The Ford Motor Was Official

    The Ford Motor Was Official
    Henry Ford opens the company and sells 1,700 cars in the first year of business.

  • Ford Introduces the Tin Lizzie

    Ford Introduces the Tin Lizzie
    Henry Ford introduces the first Model-T car, otherwise known as the Tin Lizzie. It's considered the first affordable automobile.

  • First Four Wheel Brake System Implemented

    First Four Wheel Brake System Implemented
    The Scotish 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 lever.

  • First Electric Traffic Light Invented

    First Electric Traffic Light Invented
    Lester Wire invents the first electric traffic light. The first actual light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.

  • First Moving Assembly Line Invented

    First Moving Assembly Line Invented
    The Ford Company invents and implements that first moving assembly line designed for cars. The production of automobiles is radically transformed, leading to the productionof automobiles is radically transformed, leading to the production of more cars than ever before.

  • New Land Speed Record Set

    New Land Speed Record Set
    Someone set the new land speed record in Pendine Wales, UK with a speed of 272km/h.

  • First Car Radio Installed

    First Car Radio Installed
    Galvin Manufacturing Corporated, under the direction of Paul V. Galvin and Joesph E. Glavin invest and install the first car radio.

  • Flashing Turn Signals Invented

    Flashing Turn Signals Invented
    The Delaware company uses a thermal interrupter to create the flashing turn signal.

  • First Seatbelt Installed

    First Seatbelt Installed
    The first seatbelt is put in, in the Saab GT750 in Sweden.

  • Lamborghini was Founded

    Lamborghini was Founded
    The automobile company Lamborghini was founded by Ferrico Lamb. Highend sports cars began hitting the market.

  • First Airbag Installed

    First Airbag Installed
    The first airbag was fitted to GM cars equaling signaling the industry's new found commitment to customer safety.

  • Land Speed Record Broken

    Land Speed Record Broken
    One driver drives a Thrust 2 to 1019 km/h in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.

  • Land Speed Record Brkoen More Than Once

    Land Speed Record Brkoen More Than Once
    The Thrust SSC broke the land speed record by traveling at 1228 km/h.

  • The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Becomes the Fastest Commercial Production Car

    The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Becomes the Fastest Commercial Production Car
    The car has the potential to travel at speeds of up to 431 km/h.