Mollie Miles lived in California after Ken Miles's death. She wrote in Road and Track expressing gratitude for worldwide support. Portrayed by Caitríona Balfe in Ford v Ferrari as supportive wife. Known as car enthusiast and magazine writer
First steam-powered vehicle built by Ferdinand Verbiest in 1672. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot created first human-transportable steam car in 1769. Samuel Brown tested first industrially applied internal combustion engine in 1826
Dodge Brothers Company founded in Detroit in 1900 as parts supplier. Company produced first car, Model 30-35, in 1914. Dodge Brothers supplied Ford with chassis components from 1903. Company built over 12,800 vehicles in World War I
Roadster originated in US as horse-suitable travel vehicle in 19th century. Initially defined as two-seat car without weather protection. By 1916, defined as open car seating two or three. Roadsters featured single row of seats with hooded dashboard
First steam-powered vehicle built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769. First internal combustion-powered automobile designed by François Isaac de Rivaz in 1808. Modern car invented by Carl Benz in 1886. First mass-produced cars: Oldsmobile Curved Dash (1901) and Ford Model T (1908)
Founded in 1896 as bicycle manufacturer Laurin & Klement in Mladá Boleslav. Became Czechoslovak arms manufacturer Škoda Works in 1859. Produced first motorcycle in Central Europe in 1899. Started automobile production in 1905, becoming second-oldest Czech car manufacturer