Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern automobile, though many before him had carried out important work leading to the development of the various forms of transport we know today.

Benz was granted a patent for his first engine in 1879. The petroleum-powered internal combustion engine had been designed by him in 1878. His first vehicle was built in 1885, and he was awarded the patent for its invention in1886. Approximately 25 Benz vehicles were sold between 1888 and 1893. Indeed, the inventor’s wife made the first road journey by car in 1888, to prove the viability of her husband's invention. Popularity of this new mode of transport grew rapidly and many other inventors produced vehicles designed for road use. One of the biggest steps in the development of the automobile industry was the introduction in 1902 by Ransom Olds (founder of the U.S. brand Oldsmobile) of the ‘production line’ for the purpose of assembling cars. This method was further developed by another American, Henry Ford, beginning in 1914. Ford's ‘Model T’ cars came off the production line in fifteen minute intervals, a vast improvement on previous methods, increasing productivity eightfold and using less manpower. Ford believed in rewarding his workers well for their efforts, indeed, in 1914, an assembly line worker could buy a Model T with four months' pay. This led to further rapid motor industry development almost worldwide. Nowadays automobiles and their derivations are essential to modern man and the discussion over the question of pollution caused by car exhaust gases has moved manufacturers towards developing other means of propelling their vehicles such as electrical battery power and the use of hydrogen and other gases.

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1993, Automobiles, Ford Mustang Prototype s/s

lanb274, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

4.00
Mint NH
16.00
Mint NH
28.00
Mint NH

1980, Definitives booklet, Austin, 12p right

senfb11, Great Britain, 1980

1.80
Mint NH
1.60
Mint NH

1970, United Nations 4v

sbu0661, Burundi, 1970

2.30
Mint NH
6.00
Mint NH
24.00
Mint NH
42.00
Mint NH

1966, Labour conference 6v

svn1668, Venezuela, 1966

2.30
Mint NH
1.00
Unused postal stationary

1978, Jimmy Carter visit 3v

slr1072, Liberia, 1978

2.60
Mint NH

1977, UNO post 6x4v [+]

sbu1399, Burundi, 1977

30.00
Mint NH
120.00
Mint NH

1972, Year of the book 4v

sba0345, Barbados, 1972

2.60
Mint NH

1987, Historic traffic 5v

sgg0882, Grenada Grenadines, 1987

6.75
Mint NH

1968, Red Cross s/s

sgc0306kb, Gabon, 1968

4.00
Mint NH

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