What did the first car look like?

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. read more

Nothing like what most people would think of a car looking like, or something you'd want to sit in if it went faster that it would have. Somewhere between an oversized baby stroller and an elaborate horse drawn waggon. read more

The first cars were built in the 1880s.At first, engines were built into carriages normally pulled by horses. These 'horseless carriages' had simple controls. read more