As Supercars.net tells us, the very first self-propelled vehicle was in fact a steam car designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot in 1769. Yes, you read that right – seventeen-sixty-nine. Seven years ...

Who made the first cars? 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 ...

Influenced by an early steam car demonstration (thought to be a French De Dion) at the nearby Brockton Fair, he built his ...

Who made the first cars? 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 ...

Some steam cars can travel at 75-80 mph but 60 mph is usually the maximum speed, de la Porte said. He said his car is “happiest” at 35 mph. This is the first steam car tour de la Porte has ...

Something new in transportation, a steam car modelled after the old Stanley Steamer, made its debut here Wednesday night with a Yale man at the wheel. Gilbert Stevenson, Yale '36, of Polham ...