American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection / Series 1: Historical Photographs, 1850s-1950s / 1.4: Automobiles, 1896-1955 Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives ...

The motor car, automobile, or horseless carriage, has been with us since 1886. The very first vehicle that was powered by a gas engine is widely agreed to be Carl Benz's Benz Patent Motor Wagon. It ...