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The First Electric Car
Scottish inventor Robert Anderson invents the first crude electric carriage powered by non-rechargeable primary cells. American Thomas Davenport is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle -- a small locomotive. French physicist Gaston Planté invents the rechargeable lead-acid storage battery. -
the first car sold
The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Cars became widely available in the early 20th century. One of the first cars accessible to the masses was the 1908 Model T, an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. -
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The Evolution of Automobile
The start year of automobiles to present day -
The First Race Car
The zippy roadster won America's first automobile race with an average speed of 5 mph. On a cold, windy Thanksgiving Day 125 years ago, six cars set out from Chicago -
The First Car Dealership Opened
The early cars were sold by automakers to customers directly, or through a variety of channels that included mail order, department stores, and traveling representatives. The first dealership in the United States was established in 1898 by William E. Metzger. -
The Ford Motor Company is Incorporated
The Ford Automobile is the first affordable car for the average working man. This blew the company up, so much that they became the most popular car dealership. -
The First Pick-Up Truck
The first well-known pickup truck can be traced back as far as the factory-produced Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body introduced by Henry Ford. -
The first Van Created
The first was General Motors, in 1960 with its Corvair Greenbrier, but it was never anywhere near as successful as the Type 2 and became nothing more than a footnote in minivan history. The first US automaker to really capture the minivan market was Chrysler with its Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager models.