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Automobile History - The History of Cars and Engines __ "A multi-part feature on the history of automobiles starting with the first steam, electrical, and gasoline-engine cars. Learn the controversy behind discovering who was really first in car history and understand the importance of the internal combustion engine." - illustrated - From About.com - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcar.htm
A Brief History of The First 100 Years of the Automobile Industry in the United States __ Just what the title says it is. Numerous click-to-read articles in this online book. - From theautochannel.com - http://www.theautochannel.com/mania/industry.orig/history/
Canadian Automotive Museum __ Learn the Canadian story of the automotive industry, its origin, its development and its plans for the future. - illustrated - From City of Oshawa, Ontario - http://www.oshawa.ca/tourism/can_mus.asp
Early Cars: Fact Sheet for Children __ "Beginning in the 1770s, many people
tried to make cars that would run on steam. Some early steam cars worked well,
and some did not. Some were fire pumpers that moved by themselves, and others
were small locomotives with road wheels." and from there the story goes on. -
illustrated - From Smithsonian Institution -
http://www.si.edu/RESOURCE/FAQ/nmah/earlycars.htm
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: History of the Automobile __ You will find a
bibliography for those who want to take their research offline. - From
Smithsonian Institution -
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/autohist.htm
History of the Automobile __ "Steam-powered self propelled vehicles were
devised in the late 18th century. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot successfully
demonstrated such a vehicle as early as 1769. Cugnot's invention initially saw
little application in his native France, and the center of innovation passed to
Great Britain, where Richard Trevithick was running a steam-carriage in 1801."
You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. -
illustrated - From wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_automobile
Links to Early Automobile History __ "These links to information about the early
Michigan automobile industry history and Michigan's roads provide further
resources for your study. We hope you find them useful and informative." - From
State Government of Michigan -
http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29938_30240-53443--,00.html
The Museum of Automobile History & The Largest Museum of its Kind in the World __ the museum is in the process of moving to a new location but there is still information on the website. You may want to keep checking back as the move to North Carolina progresses. - illustrated - From themuseumofautomobilehistory.com - http://www.themuseumofautomobilehistory.com/
The Showroom of Automotive History Featured Automobiles __ "Click on an icon
to learn more about that automobile!" - illustrated - from Henry Ford Museum -
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/featured.html
Society of Automotive Historians __ "The Society of Automotive Historians,
founded in 1969, now has over 900 members in 45 of the United States and more
than 20 countries. Members come from all walks of life and include authors who
write books and articles about automotive history as well as people who simply
enjoy reading and researching it." You too can become a member. Articles,
galleries and more. - illustrated - From autohistory.org -
http://www.autohistory.org/
A Survey of Automotive Heraldry __ You will find a history of automotive corporate logos, with emphasis on the more heraldic images. - illustrated - From Ellis Hillinger - http://www.users.qwest.net/~hrellis/AutoHeraldry.htm
What Was The First Car? Quick History of the Automobile for Young People __ "Several Itialians recorded designs for wind driven vehicles. The first was Guido da Vigevano in 1335. It was a windmill type drive to gears and thus to wheels." And from there, the story continues. A good history with images. - illustrated - From Austin Business Computers, Inc. - http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm
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