The Dawn of Transportation Exploring the First Vehicle's Legacy

Elon Musk, co-founder of Paypal, was an early investor in Tesla and board member, before taking over as CEO. In 2008, Tesla released its first electric car, the ... Items Actual photograph of the first automobile; Invented by Carl Benz Mannheim, Germany; First appearance on the streets of Mannheim, Oct. 25th, 1883. Karl Benz's Patent Motorwagen is regarded as the first practical self-propelled vehicle. It was powered by a petroleum-fueled four-stroke ... The original cost of the vehicle in 1885 was $1,000. The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29, 1886. That company closed down in 1923 so the next year Walter created a new company bearing his own name – and here he is with his very first car, ... The Patent Motor Car of 1887, an advanced version of the first motor car of 1886. At the wheel Carl Benz, with his commercial clerk Josef Brecht ... Historians are still in conflict over the Benz Patent Motorwagen being the first automobile since it's the third and most successful of self- ... Henry Ford starts making the Ford Model T, nicknamed Tin Lizzie. This model, the first truly mass-produced car, becomes accessible to the general population and ... Ferrari 125 S: This was the very first car to wear the Ferrari badge. 125 SSport Prototype · Ferrari 159 S: Developed from the 125 S whose engine was increased ... ... ever sold. ... The Lotus Elise, which is now out of production, was used as the platform for the first Tesla production vehicle, the original ...