“Aha, I know the first car in the world,” you think, but you are wrong. You are thinking of the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, and while that was the first car to feature an internal combustion engine, it was not the first car ever made. The first car ever built was this hulking, steaming, smoking monster, and it’s from 1769.
The 1st. Auto – Cugnot’s 1769 fardier à vapeur
Published October 31, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: antique auto, auto, fardier à vapeur, history, Nicholas-Josef Cugnot, steam dray, steam engine, transportation