THE FIRST CAR

The first car was invented in 1885.

German engineer Karl Benz began building

a three-wheeled vehicle with wire wheels,

like a bicycle, and engine between the rear wheels.

Mercedes-Benz is the oldest car manufacturer that bears his name.

By 1890 Ransom E. Olds had built his second steam powered car. One was sold to a buyer in India, but the ship it was on was lost at sea.

At this time only the rich could afford them.

In 1903, in Winfield, Kansas Mr. H. T. Trice is seen standing in from of the first car in town. Acutally it was more like a truck and was used to haul customers out to see land. The railroads brought potential customers to town and Mr. Trice picked them up at the depot and took them out to his new developments.

Today there are more than one billion cars on road.