Now Cars - Gottlieb Daimler

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> Recently Geoff posted a joke about an American and a Brit
> discussing variations in Car terminology. At the end the 
> American said (something to the effect), well we invented the
> automobile, to which the Brit replied, well we invented the
> language.
> 
> It is a common misconception that Henry Ford invented the
> automobile. What Ford did was invent the assembly line process
> by which car could be made at an affordable price. 
> 
> But it is universally understood by those of us in-the-know,
> that Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler invented and sold the first
> automobile.  

> Hey...I'm just saying.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

Geoff:
You just got in before me because I've been intending to take 
this one up during today.

First, I didn't post the joke you mention. It was Potioncat in 
message 36273.

Back to the subject. My sources suggest that the honours for 
the first car go to Karl Benz in 1885 followed very closely by 
Gottlieb Daimler in possibly the following year.

It seems that the first US cars were produced by the Duryea 
brothers in 1893.

Course, we ought to take on board the first mechanically 
propelled vehicle in which case the prize goes to Nicolas 
Cugnot who built a steam powered machine in 1769.

Anyone for a walk?
:-)