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Rudolf Diesel (1858 - 1913) was a German engineer. In 1897 he invented a new internal combustion engine. The engine is known as a diesel and it began a transport revolution in cars, trucks, trains and ships. The main advantage of diesels is that they run on rather cheap fuel. Charles Rolls was born in 1881 in Great Britain.
He died in 1910. He was an aristocrat and a businessman. He was especially interested in cars. Once he met another enthusiast for cars, Henry Royce.
Henry Royce was a famous car engineer. They decided to design the most comfortable and reliable car. At the beginning of the 20 th century it seemed to be a fantasy.
But they worked hard and at last in 1907 they created the world - famous Rolls - Royce car, the 'Silver Ghost', remained unchanged for 20 years. Gottlieb Daimler and Charles Benz were two inventors.
They lived in Germany. They were both interested in car production. At the end of the 19 th century each of them designed a car. At the same time they organized two independent firms to produce them. All the cars produced by the firm of Daimler were called 'Mercedes'.
Mercedes was the name of the daughter of one of the stockholders of the firm. This man saved the firm of Daimler from the financial crisis at the beginning of the 20 th century.
But after World War 1 the firm of Daimler met with financial difficulties again. This time it had to join the firm of Benz. Since that time all the cars produced by the firm 'Daimler - Benz' have been called 'Mercedes - Benz' 4. Henry Ford In 1896 an American named Henry Ford exhibited a 4-cycle, 2-cylinder, 4-wheeled car in Detroit's Badley Avenue. After his first demonstration, he began to build 'racing cars' for publicity. Then in 1903, Ford Motor Company sold its first car: a 2-cylinder car. In 1908, Ford Motor Company unveiled its Model T, which included a folding windshield, a removable top, a horn and gas lamps.
The 22.5 horse power engine had a top speed of 35 miles per hour. 