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unusual facts about horseless carriage



Automotive industry

The automotive industry began in the 1890s with hundreds of manufacturers that pioneered the horseless carriage.

Frederick W. V. Blees

He was responsible for the construction of several of the town's commercial buildings and the town's first sewage system; founded the local horseless carriage factory, the first theater, and the First National Bank of Macon; and financed the paving of the town's streets on a 50-50 basis with the city.


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Standard Motor Company

He was a civil engineer by profession but realised the enormous potential of the horseless carriage, and with a gift of £3,000 from Sir John Wolfe-Barry he became a motor manufacturer, establishing a small factory in a two-storey building in Much Park Street, Coventry.