page_title: Timeline of motor vehicle brands
section_title: 1883
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of motor vehicle brands / Veteran era / 1883
context_page_description: This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands. For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main model that was produced.
  This also gives an idea of what motor vehicles were appearing on the streets in each country around each date. Moreover, by showing which models were contemporary, it gives a first indication of how individual designers were being influenced by each other, and a flavor of the entrepreneurial spirit and dynamics of the pioneering days of motor vehicle manufacture.
  Within each year, and country of origin, the lists are structured according to the type of vehicle first introduced. These include the following types: steam, electric, hybrid electric, internal-combustion, touring car, roadster, tonneau, phaeton, cyclecar, light car, voiturette, runabout, high wheeler, buggy, tricar, motor quadricycle, motor tricycle, motorcycle, coach, bus, fire-engine, truck, tractor, racing car, avant-train.
context_section_description: France. Steam: De Dion-Bouton (later internal-combustion, with a patent in 1889)
caption: 1885 Benz Tri-Car
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