Evening star., 1936-11-15

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1862. Beau de Rochas suggested the
four-cycle motor.
1865. Important patents granted to
Mackenzie in England covering
intermediate clutch or "discon-
nected device" etc.
Brother in Paris demonstrated a
compression type motor.
Great Britain. after long series
Of restrictive laws, placed on the
statute books law requiring a
self-propelled vehicle to be pre-
ceded by man carrying a red
flag.
1866. Otto and Langen brought out
their improved gas engine using
the four-cycle sequence; patented
in United States the next year.
1867. Thompson placed pneumatic tires
on steam carriages.
1868. Charles Ravel of Paris produced
steam tricycle. with direct drive.
1871. DR.. j. M. Carhart built at Ra-
cine, Wis, steam buggy.
1872. George B. Brayton, an English
man living in Boston, applied
for patent on two-cylinder
engine, earliest to use fuel oil
instead of gas" (Enc. Brit.)
Fuel Experiments.
1873. George B. Selden of Rochester,
N. Y, began experiments on
fuels for internal combustion en-
gines.
In Paris, Amadee Bollee built
the famous steam omnibus,
L'Obesiante, which % years
later entered the Paris-Bor-
deaux race and covered the
route.
1875. The State Of Wisconsin offered
a bounty of $4,000 to the in
ventors of a successful steam
carriage
1879. Pioneer patent of American au-
tomobile industry APPLIED for by
George B. Selden.
1880. Lawson of England invented an
engine driven by the explosion
of gasoline.
1882. In France and England, elec-
trio cycles were brought out.
1888. Delamare-Deboutev in France
and Edward Butler in England
came forward with motor tri-
cycles. Buffers was driven by
the explosion of benZoline va
pors; the Frenchmans by ex-
plosions of Illuminating gas. De
Dion, Bouton, and Trepardoux
began the manufacture of steam
cars, one of which won the Paris
Marselles race of 1897. BY 1889
one of their steam drags had
hauled heavy loads at "a m. p.h.
1884. John and Thomas Clegg built
the first self-propelled vehicle in
Michigan a four wheeled
steamer. In operation 1885.
The first oil motor car took the
road, by Delamare-Debout"ille
and Malandin. Paris. TIL Sar
carried carburetor by Malan-
din.
1885. Gottlieb Daimler Germany in
vented his famous petrol-vapor
engine on the Otto cycle, the
first motor to he manufactured
in quantity.
Fernand Forest (France) built
a four-cylinder motor and in
stalled improved carburetion.
Carl Benz brought out a three
wheeled motor car, using vapor
Of benzine.
1886. Daimler applied his engine to a
bicycle and developed novel feat
ures. notably the bubbling car
buretor.
Benz developed a car with i'm
proved devices for variable
speeds, reaching Is mph
1887. Daimler brought out his first
car.
Ransom e. Old's first steamer
appeared, steam being generated
by burning gasoline.
Radcliffe Wards electric cab ap-
peared, followed shortly by his
electric omnibus.
1883. Leon Serpollet placed his
flash on instantaneous genera
ton boiler in tricycle., then in
carriage. This boiler gave
steam cars new lease on life.
1890. Olds Gasoline Engine Works or
ganized at Lansing, Mich, for
$4,000.
1891. Clincher rim patented by Thom-
as B. Jeffery.
First Auto Import.
1893. First importation of an automo-
bile in the United States-a
Benz shown at the Worlds Fair,
Chicago.
1894. First gasoline automobile driven
in Detroit by Charles B. King,
later with Olds.
Olds began work on his first |
gasoline car at Lansing, Mich,
and Elwood Haynes at Kokomo,
Ind
Panhard g. Levassor, Paris, with |
French rights on the Daimler |
motor, led the industry in de-
sign, placing the motor under |
the hood and otherwise creating |
a car along modern lines.
First road-race, Paris to Rouen,
78 miles. All of the starters
finished. Won by De Dion with
an average speed of IL m.ph.
1895. Olds brought out its first car
powered with an internal COM
bustion motor.
Henry Ford begins construction
Of quadricycle, driven by a
two-cylinder gasoline engine.
First American automobile road |
race, organized by the Times
Herald. Chicago, won by Duryea. |
Paris-Bordeaux race, 1872 miles,
won by Peugeot on a technical
ity. Panhard finished first.
Selden Patent granted.
1897. Olds Motor Vehicle Co. organ
ized.
Application made to British |
patent Office for electric self |
starter by E. j. Clubbe and AL |
fred w. Southey.