print email comment close History of Cars Timeline URL: http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/cars/timeline/ Description: A brief timeline of the invention of small engines and cars from 1769 to 1997. Includes information about a steam-powered vehicle built in 1769, the invention of the four-stroke and two-stroke engines in 1876, the formation of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, and the impact of the energy crisis of 1973. Also includes links to other materials about cars and car design. From the Discovery Channel, U.K. Publisher: Discovery Communications Inc. Extra Keywords oil embargo automobile Library of Congress Subject Headings: Automobiles Automobiles -- History -- Chronology Engines LII Database Information: Record 19969 created by Maria Brandt on 12/06/2005 Last modification on 07/28/2007 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 09/01/2006 Charlotte Bagby on 02/08/2006 Published: 12/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19969