Car Part Maker – Nicolaus August Otto

Nicolaus invented the gas motor engine in 1876, and this turned out to be one of the most important landmarks in engine design. He built the first practical four-stroke internal combustion engine called the “Otto Cycle Engine.” He was an engineer and an inventor, so it was not surprising that he used the engine to build a motorcycle.

Car Part Maker – Gottlieb Daimler

In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler received the first patent on what is generally recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine. This engine was small, lightweight, fast, and also used a gasoline-injected carburetor. The size, speed, and efficiency of the engine allowed for a revolution in car part design.

Gottlieb is given credit by historians for designing the world’s very first four-wheeled automobile in 1886. This first four-wheeled car started what is today considered to be one of the top ten industries in the world: used car parts and aftermarket parts.

Car Part Maker – Karl Benz

In 1885, German mechanical engineer Karl Benz designed and built the world’s first practical automobile to be powered by an international combustion engine. He also received the first patent in 1886 for a gas-fueled car. It was a three-wheeler; Benz built his first four wheeled car in 1891. By 1900, his company had become the world’s largest manufacturer of automobiles.

Car Part Maker – John Lambert

John Lambert was a very successful developer and businessman in the town of Ohio City.

Car Part Maker – Duryea Brothers

Charles and Frank Duryea were America’s first commercial car manufacturers. The brothers were originally bicycle makers who became interested in gasoline engines and automobiles. In 1893 they built their first automobile and successfully tested it on the public streets of Springfield, Massachusetts. Charles founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1896, the first company to manufacturer and sell gasoline powered vehicles. In less than a year the company had sold 13 cars of the model Duryea, an expensive limousine, which remained in production into the 1920s.

Car Part Maker – Henry Ford

Henry Ford’s greatest gift was his ability to improve mass assembly techniques as his (Model-T) automobile was being built. He was so confident about his assembly line technique that he proclaimed, “I will build a car for the great multitude.” In the nineteen years of production of the Model-T, fifteen and half million were sold for a low of $280 and a high of $950. By 1914 his Highland Park, Michigan plant was turning out a chassis every 93 minutes, compared with other manufactures at 728 minutes.

Auto historians herald Henry’s Model-T as the beginning of the Motor Age. In the nineteen years the Model-T was produced in the United States, the car evolved from a luxury item for the well-to-do to essential transportation for the ordinary man.

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