Who made the first car and when?

Question

For school I have to put in top events between 1500-2007 and I want to put in the first car. I can't seem to get a straight answer about what and when that was though. Should I narrow it down to a certain type of car or what? And if so what type?

"Depends on what you mean by "car.""

I don 't know what I mean what kind changed the world the most?

Answer 1

The Wikipedia page quotes from a 1967 book by Ralph Stein, saying that "The German Karl Benz is generally credited with the invention of the modern automobile", and that he was issued with a patent for it in 1886.

There had been various earlier self-propelled vehicles with unconventional engines, but they led nowhere. It was Benz's car that led to the whole modern automobile industry.

Answer 2

Depends on what you mean by "car."
There were stem-driven carriages that poked along at 3 mph with a driving range of 100 yards or so in the very early 19th century.
Among the very first internal combustion vehicles was a car by Karl Benz in 1886. Gottleib Daimler puta motor on a horse carriage somewhat earlier. Together, these guys formed Mercedes-Benz (Mercedes being Karl's daughter).

Answer 3

Ferdinand Verbiest, a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China, may have built the first steam powered car around 1672. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot successfully demonstrated such a vehicle on a real scale as early as 1769 in France.

Answer 4

First effective mass produced car that actualy "worked well" was Henry Ford's model T. But before that there were numerous cars, just do some research.

Answer 5

This information is a secret even here on the Web. And, since my crystal ball is down well, you are SOL.

Answer 6

just put ford and don't call it the 1st car, call it the first ford.