Automobiles & Motorcycles

A pictorial timeline outlining the history and development of automobiles..

Wheel widening is a common practice, but it is that has serious safety concerns—buying custom wheels from a manufacturer is a safer option..

In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler invented a gas engine that allowed for a great revolution in car design..

The history of the automobile spans centuries of discoveries, more than 100,000 patents and many inventors..

A Frenchman made the first automobile, but its evolution was a worldwide effort that dates back to the 1600s..

America's first gasoline powered commercial car manufacturers were two brothers - Charles and Frank Duryea..

German engineer Karl Benz invented the world's first practical internal-combustion engine automobile..

It was in a Trabant that thousands of East Germans drove over the border when the Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989. Here is the history of the Trabant..

Duesenberg cars were enjoyed by the rich and famous in the early 1900s, but their popularity plummeted afterwards. Learn about the car's history..

Credit for the name actually goes to a 14th century Italian painter and engineer..