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A steam runabout, a light American automobile.

Runabout

A steam runabout, a light American automobile.

A typical gasoline touring car.

Touring Car

A typical gasoline touring car.

Electric cab.

Electric cab

Electric cab.

In the season of 1915 the 8-cylinder car proved an absorbing topic for automobile engineers and experts, as well as for the layman, and many 8-cylinder cars were speedily rushed upon the market. Adams, 1919

8-Cylinder car

In the season of 1915 the 8-cylinder car proved an absorbing topic for automobile engineers and experts,…

Section view of De Dion French automobile.

De Dion

Section view of De Dion French automobile.

A diagram that shows the details and housing of a Dixie Interrupter.

Dixie Interrupter

A diagram that shows the details and housing of a Dixie Interrupter.

Early type of automobile reflector.

Reflector

Early type of automobile reflector.

An automobile used for transportation that is run completely off electricity.

Electric Automobile

An automobile used for transportation that is run completely off electricity.

An automobile used for transportation that is run completely off electricity.

Electric Automobile

An automobile used for transportation that is run completely off electricity.

One of the first working motor cars invented in the early 1900's using a gasoline-engine.

Side Elevation of Motor Car

One of the first working motor cars invented in the early 1900's using a gasoline-engine.

One of the first working motor cars invented in the early 1900's using a gasoline-engine.

Automobile

One of the first working motor cars invented in the early 1900's using a gasoline-engine.

This is a recreational automobile sign.

Automobile, Black and White

This is a recreational automobile sign.

This is a recreational automobile sign.

Automobile, Color

This is a recreational automobile sign.

This is a recreational automobile sign.

Automobile, Outline

This is a recreational automobile sign.

This is a recreational automobile sign.

Automobile, Silhouette

This is a recreational automobile sign.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Color

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Outline

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

Ferry, Silhouette

This sign is used to indicate that a ferry is located nearby.

A family travels in an automobile.

Automobile

A family travels in an automobile.

A page border made out of a road with cars zooming around.

Car Border

A page border made out of a road with cars zooming around.

A couple using their auto bed camp. It is a tent attached to the back the automobile that folds up when traveling.

Auto Bed Camp

A couple using their auto bed camp. It is a tent attached to the back the automobile that folds up when…

"Crankcase showing bearings. The heart of the automobile is the engine. It is built around the crankcase, which is its foundation or base." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 01: Crankcase

"Crankcase showing bearings. The heart of the automobile is the engine. It is built around the crankcase,…

"Crankcase with crank-shaft and fly-wheel added. The crankshaft serves the same purpose in an automobile as the pedals do on a bicycle. The fly-wheel on the end helps it to keep turning at an even speed." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 02: Crank-Shaft and Fly-Wheel

"Crankcase with crank-shaft and fly-wheel added. The crankshaft serves the same purpose in an automobile…

"Cylinders showing piston in place and connected to crankshaft. Gasoline vapor is exploded in the cylinders. This pushes the piston down, and as the piston is connected to the crankshaft it starts the crankshaft turning. The piston and the rod that connect it to the crankshaft are just like the feet and limbs of any one riding a bicycle." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 03: Cylinders Showing Piston and Crankshaft

"Cylinders showing piston in place and connected to crankshaft. Gasoline vapor is exploded in the cylinders.…

"The gears or 'cogwheels' are for running the fan, the pump and other parts." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 04: Cogwheels

"The gears or 'cogwheels' are for running the fan, the pump and other parts." -Bodmer, 1917

"Cylinder added to crankcase. The cylinders are next bolted down to the crankcase, the pistons and crankshaft having been connected. A cover is placed over the gears to keep them clean." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 05: Cylinder Added to Crankcase

"Cylinder added to crankcase. The cylinders are next bolted down to the crankcase, the pistons and crankshaft…

"An oil pan or reservoir is attached to the bottom of the crankcase to hold oil for the engine." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 06: Reservoir Added

"An oil pan or reservoir is attached to the bottom of the crankcase to hold oil for the engine." -Bodmer,…

"The carburetor furnishes the gasoline vapor for the cylinders. It is connected to the engine by a crooked pipe called the intake manifold. After the gasoline has been exploded a valve opens and allows the burned gases to escape through another pipe, called the exhaust manifold." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 07: Carburetor

"The carburetor furnishes the gasoline vapor for the cylinders. It is connected to the engine by a crooked…

"Oil pump and filler added to motor. Oil is poured in the spout which is at the left of the carburetor. It runs down into the reservoir and is pumped up through the engine a little at a time." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 08: Oil Pump and Filler

"Oil pump and filler added to motor. Oil is poured in the spout which is at the left of the carburetor.…

"The electric generator makes electricity to be used for starting the engine and lighting the car." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 09: Electric Generator

"The electric generator makes electricity to be used for starting the engine and lighting the car."…

"The magneto gives an electric spark, which explodes the gasoline in the cylinders. The water pump keeps water flowing around the cylinders to prevent them from getting too hot. This water comes back to the pump through the radiator at the front of the car. Wind blows through the radiator and cools off the water. The tire pump on up-to-date cars is run by the engine. It does not pump except when the gears, which are shown in the picture, are pulled together." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 10: Magneto

"The magneto gives an electric spark, which explodes the gasoline in the cylinders. The water pump keeps…

"An electric motor starts the engine by turning the fly-wheel. This makes it unnecessary to get out and crank the car by hand." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 11: Motor

"An electric motor starts the engine by turning the fly-wheel. This makes it unnecessary to get out…

"The transmission is added. The transmission makes it possible to reverse the car. It also enables the driver to go into high-speed gear when on level roads and low-speed gear for starting and for pulling hills." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 12: Transmission

"The transmission is added. The transmission makes it possible to reverse the car. It also enables the…

"Double-drop pressed steel frame. The frame on which the car is built." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 13: Frame

"Double-drop pressed steel frame. The frame on which the car is built." -Bodmer, 1917

"Addition of semi-elliptic and three-fourths-elliptic springs to frame. Large springs are placed at the front and rear of the frame. The make the car ride smoothly." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 14: Elliptic Springs

"Addition of semi-elliptic and three-fourths-elliptic springs to frame. Large springs are placed at…

"Adding the front axle." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 15: Front Axle

"Adding the front axle." -Bodmer, 1917

"Showing addition of full-floating rear axle." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 16: Rear Axle

"Showing addition of full-floating rear axle." -Bodmer, 1917

"Completed engine and transmission is next fastened to the frame and connected to the rear axle by the drive shaft." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 17: Engine and Transmission Attached to the Frame

"Completed engine and transmission is next fastened to the frame and connected to the rear axle by the…

"Showing addition of gasoline tank and gas lead to carburetor." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 18: Gasoline Tank

"Showing addition of gasoline tank and gas lead to carburetor." -Bodmer, 1917

"Showing how steering gear is connected." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 19: Steering Gear

"Showing how steering gear is connected." -Bodmer, 1917

"Wheels are next added to chassis." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 20: Wheels

"Wheels are next added to chassis." -Bodmer, 1917

"Completed chassis with radiator added. The water which keeps the engine from getting too hot is pumped around the cylinders and then through the radiator. The wind blows through the little openings in the radiator, and cools off the water. Then the water is pumped around the cylinders again." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 21: Radiator

"Completed chassis with radiator added. The water which keeps the engine from getting too hot is pumped…

"The steps and fenders are next attached." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 22: Fenders

"The steps and fenders are next attached." -Bodmer, 1917

"The finished car." -Bodmer, 1917

Building an Automobile, Step 23: Finished Car

"The finished car." -Bodmer, 1917

Neighborhood people look in amazement at the first automobile driving down the road.

Automobile Driving Through the Neighborhood

Neighborhood people look in amazement at the first automobile driving down the road.

A man and woman drive an Electric Motor Phaeton, a carriage with an electrical motor.

Electric Motor Phaeton

A man and woman drive an Electric Motor Phaeton, a carriage with an electrical motor.

This cart fender is the part of an automobile that frames the wheel. The primary purpose of the fender is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, and other forms of debris from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire.

Cart use Fender

This cart fender is the part of an automobile that frames the wheel. The primary purpose of the fender…

Fender is the US English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well. Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, and liquids from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire. Fenders are typically rigid and can be damaged by contact with the road surface. Instead flexible mud flaps are used close to the ground where contact may be possible.

Car Fender

Fender is the US English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames…

This car features refrigeration and ventilation as the early use for automobile air conditioning. Air conditioning is the cooling and dehumidification of indoor cabin air for thermal comfort. In a broader sense, the term can refer to any form of cooling, heating, ventilation, or disinfection that modifies the condition of air.

Refrigerating and Ventilating Car

This car features refrigeration and ventilation as the early use for automobile air conditioning. Air…

A fender louver on the rear wheel fender of a tractor to provide visual means of determining the condition of wheel rotation.

Automobile Fender

A fender louver on the rear wheel fender of a tractor to provide visual means of determining the condition…

A headlamp is a lamp, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as darkness precipitation. Headlamp performance has steadily improved throughout the automobile age, spurred by the great disparity between daytime and night time traffic fatalities.

Vehicle Headlight

A headlamp is a lamp, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of…

A road vehicle like this one is a mechanical means of conveyance, a carriage or transport. Vehicles may be propelled or pulled by engines or animals including humans, for instance, a chariot, a stagecoach, a mule-drawn barge, an ox-cart or rickshaw. However, animals on their own, though used as a means of transport, are not called vehicles, but rather beasts of burden or draft animals. This distinction includes humans carrying another human, for example a child or a disabled person.

Road Vehicle

A road vehicle like this one is a mechanical means of conveyance, a carriage or transport. Vehicles…

A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length as a large automobile, but taller and usually higher off the ground.

Provision Type Tour Van

A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped…

The high cost and low top speed of electric vehicles compared to later internal combustion vehicles caused a worldwide decline in their use.

Electric Carriage Type Vehicle

The high cost and low top speed of electric vehicles compared to later internal combustion vehicles…

A tracked vehicle is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels. The principal design advantages of tracked over wheeled vehicles are that they are in contact with a larger surface area than would generally be the case with a wheeled vehicle, and as a result exert a much lower force per unit area on the ground being traversed than a conventional wheeled vehicle of the same weight.

Traction Vehicle

A tracked vehicle is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels. The principal design…

Fender is the US English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well. Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire.

Car Fender

Fender is the US English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames…

Power door locks allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors of an automobile or truck, by pressing a button or flipping a switch

Power Door Lock

Power door locks allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors…

An automobile starter is an electric motor which uses electrical energy to produce mechanical energy, very typically through the interaction of magnetic frields.

Automobile Starter

An automobile starter is an electric motor which uses electrical energy to produce mechanical energy,…

This is the ICE or internal combustion engine for an automobile, featuring a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in the combustion chamber

Internal Combustion Engine

This is the ICE or internal combustion engine for an automobile, featuring a mixture of fuel and oxidizer…