Design Triumph The Story Behind the First Car's Engineering Marvel

This model, based on sketches drawn by Leonardo, is considered by some to be the world's first self-propelled wagon. Giuseppe Cacace/Getty ... What was the first motor car to run on the British Highway? Karl Benz's Patent Motorwagen is regarded as the first practical self-propelled vehicle. It was powered by a petroleum-fueled four-stroke ... A love of bicycling had inspired his desire to create this vehicle, and his first design drew on the tricycle. Benz's three-wheeled automobile, ... The Benz Patent-Motorwagen built in 1886, is widely regarded as the world's first automobile; that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by an internal ... 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. One of the first significant developments in car design came in the 1920s and 1930s with the introduction of streamlining. The Continental is revered in the automotive design world for its unadorned surfaces and the boldness of its horizontal lines. So-called ... The first concept of the car can be traced to Leonardo Da Vinci, the well-renowned painter, and inventor who was way ahead of his time. However, ... Henry Ford built his first automobile with friends while working as an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit.