Database Article: http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm
-The first true steam engine and internal combustion engine were made before the car itself.
-Steam cars were made before cars with internal combustion engines
-Steam-powered cars were extremely unreliable
-The first cars were only owned by wealthy individuals
-Around 1881, the Daimler Motor Company was making internal combustion engines (gas powered engines) for many different transportation methods
-Ford's first automobile would not be put up for sale until 1903
-In 1899, European designed cars were much more advanced that the American prototypes (and most can still say the same today)
3 Questions regarding future research:
-How safe was it to be in sn accident in older vehicles?
-What was the legal age to begin driving?
-Were there any driving lessons to figure out the complex controls of the car?
