Car Timeline

By Madix J
  • Important Dates

    Important Dates

    1885-1886 is an important date because Karl Benz built the first car which was a three-wheeled vehicle with rear-mounted, single-cylinder gasoline engine called Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
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    Important Date

    In 1900 the Detroit Automobile Factory was assembled. Ransom E. Olds produced his namesake car, called the Oldsmobile. Production and sales were less than stellar, and the company went bankrupt. Still, this milestone marks the first automotive factory.
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    Important Date

    1908: Ford’s Model T hits the scene. On October 1, 1908, Henry Ford debuted the first production Model T Ford at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Ford made 15 million Model T’s making it the longest production run in its time.