Wednesday, July 8, 2015

US Automotive Firsts, 1893-1920

U.S. Automotive Firsts, 1893-1920

1893 – Duryea – 1st Car Built in the US



1898 – Winton – 1st Car Sold in US
1901 – Autocar – 1st Shaft-driven US Car
1901 – Olds – 1st Volume Produced Car
1903 – Winton – 1st Car to Cross US
1903 Rambler – 1st Standard Windshield
1905 – Ignition Locks
1905 – Packard – Magneto Ignition
1906 – Front Bumpers Appear
1907 – 1st Service Station in US
Standard Oil Company's Service Station in Seattle, 1907. Courtesy UW Special Collections


1907 – First Demountable Rims
1908 – Rambler – 1st Spare Tire
1911 – Cadillac – 1st Self Starter

Charles Kettering with the first electric self-starter, installed on a Cadillac for the first time Feb. 17. 1911
1913 – Ford – 1st Moving Assembly Line
1914 – 1st Spiral-Bevel Rear Axles
1914 – Maxwell – 1st Adjustable Seat
1916 – 1st Hand-Operated Windshield Wipers
1916 – 1st Standard Stop Lights on Some Cars
1917 – 1st Battery Under Hood

1919 – Detroit – 1st 3 color traffic lights

1 comment:

  1. It is very nice to know to upgrade my knowledge about American automobile life.I didn't know that Duryea had built first car in the US.There are many companies who have produced components of car.

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