Tracing the Roots of Automotive Design The Story of the First Car

1904 Curved Dash Oldsmobile: First Mass Produced Car • 1904 ... First Ever Audrain's Newport Concours and Motor Week - Jay Leno's Garage. The Continental is revered in the automotive design world for its unadorned surfaces and the boldness of its horizontal lines. So-called ... Ferdinand would name it the 'P1' – to signify that it was the first ever Porsche-designed car. Ferdinand Porsche in the late-19th Century, arms ... Ever since Karl Benz created the first three-wheeled motor car in 1886 (largely considered the first true automobile), car designs have ... They were primarily interested in creating reliable, easy-to-operate automobiles, at a price the public could afford. These automobiles, known as horseless ... Henry Ford built his first experimental car in 1896. Known as the Ford Quadricycle, the vehicle would remain a one-off. By 1899 Ford had set up ... Have you ever wondered what the first Cadillac ever made was? Learn all ... This innovative leap forward in vehicle design helped Cadillac become the first ... In 1885, it is widely agreed, Karl Benz, aided by his wife Bertha, built the first car. After Karl's death, Bertha confidently announced, ' ... Inspired by the first clocks and the study of perpetual motion, he conceptualised a vehicle, driven by two independent wheels, with a ... The Benz Patent-Motorwagen had several features that would become staples in automotive design, including a rear-mounted engine, a chassis, and ...