Evening star., 1936-11-15
MileStones in Transportation History
First Recorded Steam Engine Was Made in 13O BE- by Hero
of Alexandria, Chronicle Shows.

by Frank w. Confleld, Michigan
lumberman.
Aluminium alloy introduced by
Haynes. Electric taxicabs placed
In service In New York City.
1899. olds Motor Works organized
and began building in Detroit.
first factory for automobile pro-
duction. This year, too, Pitts
burgh Motor Vehicle Co., later
Autocar, and ST. Louis Motor
Carriage Co., later Darris, were
formed. Automobile Club Of
America founded. A Cleveland
New York record of Al hours,
"a minutes established by Alex
ander Winton.
First Auto Ad.
1900. First automobile advertisement
placed in the Saturday Evening
Post. First automobile show
held in Madison Square Garden,
New York City. National Auto
mobile Manufacturers Associa-
ton formed. First American
cars mounted power plant in
front-Columbia Rambler and
Winton. Packard, Oldsmobile,
National, Peerless, Stearns, Knox
and Baker Electric organized.
1901. Connecticut enacted the first
automobile traffic law. Roy D.
Chaplin (Secretary of Commerce,
1882 drove Oldsmobile curved
dash runabout from Detroit to
New York City-first light car
to make the trip. First appear
ance of f1ve-passenger body de-
signs in United States. David
D. Buick establish Buick Auto
Vim & Power Co., Detroit. No
tice served on Columbia by
Electric Vehicle Co. that suit
under Seldom patent would be
filed.
1902. Cadillac Automobile Co. organ
ized Chrome nickel and tung-
stem steels introduced. David
D. Buick adapted his marine
motor to a "horseless buggy"
Steering wheel supplanting tiller
steer. Peerless first to adopt
shaft drive with live rear axle.
Birth of White Steamer, Elmore
two-cycle and, Locomobile gas
car.
1908. Buick Motor Co. organized, cap
ital, $75,00O. One-cylinder Cad
lilac 1895 sold the
first year. Ford Motor Co. Or
ganized. Auburn produced its
first car, SO did Apperson and
Marmon. American Automobile
Association organized in Chi
cago. Windshields, front ra-
diators, tilted steering columns
and canopy tops appeared. AS
sociation of Licensed Manufac-
turers formed to manufacture
under Seldom patent-ALAM.
Oldsmobile production, of cur
we'd dash runabouts reached
1000. Automobile production in
United States reached S6 $50 900,
nearly half of it being Olds
Packard moved from Warren,
Ohio, to Detroit.
1904. Cadillac Motor Car Co. organ
lied by merger of Cadillac Auto
mobile Co. and Leland & Faul-
coner. w. K. Vanderbilt, jr.,
drives mile on Florida Beach
IN s.39 seconds. Innovations:
straight-eight engine, shock-ab-
sorbers, pressure engine lubrica-
tion, automatic carburetors.
$50 Cars Made.
1905. Buick production rose to 750
cars First Glidden endurance
contest won by Pierce-Arrow.
American Motor Car Manufac-
turers Association organized.
Knight invented sleeve-valve en-
gine. Innovations included mag
neto ignition locks, roadster and
touring bodies. First Vanderbilt
Cup race run on Long Island;
won by Heath, Panhard.
1906. Buick produced its first four
cylinder engine and first sliding
gear transmission. REQ also in
troduced a four. Introduction |
of front bumpers, vibrating |
horns, asbestos brake Innings, |
high tension magnetos. drop
steel frame and air brakes.
1877. Filth avenue coach service in
augurated, New York City, and |
meter taxicabs also appeared |
there. Oakland Motor Car Co., |
Inc, Pontiac, Mich. Thomas
Detroit introduced. Multiple
disc clutch introduced De- |
mountable rims appeared; also
magnetic drag-speedometers.
1908. July 20, Fisher Body Co. organ
lied. September 16, General |
Motors Co. of New Jersey Or
ganized by w. c. Durant and |
incorporated. Capital increased |
to $12,500,0 900 on September 90. |
General Motors bought Buick |
and Oldsmobile. Ford Model T |
announced. Appearance of mo-
tor-driven horns, sleeve-valve |
engines, silent timing gear
chains, left-hand steering, unit |
power plants and baked enamel |
finish. Cadillac won the Dewar
Trophy, London, for the greatest |
contribution to motoring for the |
year-interchangeability of parts.
AVVOs a. 4NAObO4O aN4dAACu Van
land, January 8, and Cadillac,
July 27; also control of AC |
spark plug. Seldom patent sus-
tanned by Judge Hough, United
States District Court. Indianap-
oils Speedway opened. Here en-
tered electric headlights, electric
generator, four-door bodies, oil
gauges on instrument board, etc.
Oldfield Cuts Time.
1910. Barney Oldfield cut automobile
speed record for the mile to
40.53 seconds from a standing
start at Daytona, Fla. Buick
brought out its first six-cylinder
car Cadillac installed battery
ignition. Left-hand steering in
troduced on Owen car. United
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