The car was invented in the 14th century. in 1335, Italian engineer and theologan Guido da Vigevano. He invented a windmil powered car to use in the holy crusades. However, They found out that it was impractical after it was built. The second car was a steam powered car back in 1769. Built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. The first COMBUSTION engine car, however, was in 1824, in London, an englishman named Samuel Brown converted a steam engine to a combustion engine to go up Shooter's hill. This is a far cry from the 1886 year that everyone seems to "know" is correct.
Correction: The car was NOT invented in 1335. Not even close!!! The FIRST known automobile is a sail carriage at 552 AD in China, built by Gaocang Wushu. It could hold 30 people. So we've been driving cars for 1,471 YEARS!!!! This blew my goddamn mind guys
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Correction, the 1335 thing wasn't ever built to the best of my knowledge and 552 ad is more of a myth than a fact, like the rocket chair. However, the car was still invented in 1769 which is way earlier than the 1886 figure