Home Part 1: The Early History History of the First Motor Car / Automobile 1: Definitions 1.1 The Motor Car 1.2 Brass Era (USA) 1.3 Veteran Cars (UK) 1.4 Vintage Cars 1.5 Edwardian Cars (UK) 1.6 Post Vintage Cars (UK) 1.7 Antique Cars (UK) 1.8 Post-War Cars 1.9 Modern Cars 1.10 Classic Cars 1.11 Horseless Carriages 1.12 The Internal Combustion Engine 1.13 The External Combustion Engine 1.14 Combustion 1.15 Carburettor 1.16 Battery 2: Types of Fuel 3: Steam Powered 3.1 Engine Type & Efficiency 3.2 The First Steam Powered Motorised Vehicles 3.3 Important Steam Powered Cars 3.4 Decline in Popularity of Steam Powered Cars 4: Electric Powered 4.1 The Motor & Battery 4.2 The First Electric Powered Cars 4.3 Peak in Popularity of Electric Powered Cars 4.4 Speed and Endurance of Electric Powered Cars 4.5 Advantages of Electric Powered Cars 4.6 Decline in Popularity of Electric Powered Cars 5: Gas Powered 6: Petrol Powered 6.1 Early Petrol Powered Motorised Vehicles 6.2 The First Purpose Built Car Powered by an Internal Combustion Engine 6.3 Early Important Petrol Powered Cars 6.4 The First Purpose Built Petrol Powered 4 Wheeled Cars 7: Car Manufacturers 7.1 Early Steam Powered Car Manufacturers 7.2 Early Electric Powered Car Manufacturers 7.3 Early Petrol Powered Car Manufacturers 8: Internal Combustion Engine 9: Car Tires 10: Other Parts of the Car 10.1 Spark Plug 10.2 Battery 10.3 Transmission 10.4 Carburettor 10.5 Electric Heater 10.6 Drive Shaft 10.7 Disc Brakes 10.8 Fender (Bumper) 10.9 Windscreen Wipers 10.10 Ignition 11: General Information 11.1 Motor Car Accidents 11.2 Britain's Red Flag Act 11.3 The World's First Known Amphibious Vehicle 11.4 Licence Plates   [ Back ]