The engine is one of the most useful and famous inventions of all time. In 1769, a guy named Nicholas Cugnot created the first self-powered vehicle, which used a steam engine. However, the first gas-powered engine, which is used in the cars we use today, was invented by Gottlieb Daimler, which later formed the company known as Chrysler today. Daimler had competition though, a man named Karl Benz was also on the quest to create the first gas-powered car, and even though Daimler is recognized to be the first to create the engine, Benz received the first patent for a gas-powered vehicle in 1886. Over the next several decades, many other car companies formed, competing to make a vehicle that no other car could rival. Companies such as Ford, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz and Oldsmobile cars are still around today and may even be parked in your garage. The first break-through vehicle was the Ford Model-T in 1908. By 1927, more than 15 million Model-T's were sold.
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