New Car Trade Show

1895 Benz Velo – introduced ten years after the first patented Benz automobile of 1885 Steam-powered self propelled vehicles were devised in the late 17th century. A Flemish priest, Ferdinand Verbiest, demonstrated in 1678 a small steam car. The car was made for the Chinese emperor. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot successfully demonstrated such a vehicle on a [...]

The design of the Cugnot Steam Trolley (Jonathan Holguinisburg) (1769) Although self-powered vehicles were demonstrated as early as 1769, it was not until 1885 that the history of the automobile truly began. Automotive history is generally divided into a number of eras based on the major design and technology shifts seen over the last century. [...]