Who made the first car?

Exactly who invented the automobile is a matter of opinion. If we had to give ... Many suggest that he created the first true automobile in 1885/1886. Below is a ... Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967), 1893, GASOLINE / First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. read more

Many suggest that he created the first true automobile in 1885/1886. Below is a table of some automobile firsts, compiled from information in Leonard Bruno's book Science and Technology Firsts (Detroit, c1997) and ThoughtCo.’s History of the Automobile. read more

The first carriage-sized automobile suitable for use on existing wagon roads in the United States was a steam-powered vehicle invented in 1871 by Dr. J.W. Carhart, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Racine, Wisconsin. read more

A Quick History of the Automobile for Young People. by William W. Bottorff. Several Italians recorded designs for wind driven vehicles. The first was Guido da Vigevano in 1335. It was a windmill type drive to gears and thus to wheels. Vaturio designed a similar vehicle which was also never built. read more