The Automobile's Genesis A Catalyst for Societal Transformation

It was constructed of steel tubing with woodwork panels. The steel-spoked wheels and solid rubber tires were Benz's own design. Steering was by way of a toothed ... When Was the First Car Made? ... Designs for a self-propelled vehicle were first drawn up in the 15th century by famous inventors like Leonard da ... Designed in Springfield Massachusetts, it would later be sold as the first American-made gas powered car in 1896. (Duryea Motor Carriage, 1893, Image from ... On September 21, 1893, the Duryea brothers took what is widely regarded as the first American manufactured, gasoline powered car on the road for the first time. The first automobile to be mass produced in the United States was the 1901, Curved Dash Oldsmobile, built by the American car manufacturer Ransome Eli Olds ( ... It is believed that Edgar Duryea and his brother Frank were the first to invent a gas-powered car with a two-stroke motor in the United States in 1893. The first stationary gasoline engine developed by Carl Benz was a one-cylinder two-stroke unit which ran for the first time on New Year's Eve 1879. Inventor Karl Benz created the first gas-powered car in 1885, receiving a patent in 1886 for his three-wheeler with a rear-mounted engine. Leonardo da Vinci was creating designs and models for early automobiles back in the 15th century, and there were many after him that attempted ... The first was, arguably, made by Carl Benz founder of Mercedes Benz in 1885/86. It is said to have first taken to a public road in July 1886 ...