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Wheels — bonus #17 answers

Theme: Wheels

Starting event: Henry Ford's company begins producing the Model T (1908)

The full timeline

1. 1868
   Roads

   The world's first traffic lights are installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London

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2. 1886
   Pioneers

   Karl Benz patents his motorwagen and drives it in public

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3. 1895
   Pioneers

   Michelin produces the first pneumatic car tyres

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4. 1901
   Pioneers

   Wilhelm Maybach's Mercedes design sets the shape of the modern car

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5. 1903
   Business

   The Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit

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6. 1908
   Mass MarketStarting event

   Henry Ford's company begins producing the Model T

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7. 1911
   Safety

   Charles Kettering's electric starter does away with the hand crank

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8. 1913
   Mass Market

   A moving assembly line starts up at Ford's Highland Park plant

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9. 1932
   Roads

   The first stretch of German autobahn opens between Cologne and Bonn

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10. 1934
    Pioneers

    Citroën's Traction Avant brings front-wheel drive to the family car

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11. 1938
    Icons

    Ferdinand Porsche's design for a German people's car goes into production

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12. 1948
    Icons

    Land Rover begins building its go-anywhere utility vehicle

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13. 1953
    Icons

    Chevrolet launches the Corvette sports car

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14. 1956
    Roads

    The United States begins building its interstate highway network

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15. 1959
    Safety

    Volvo introduces the three-point seat belt designed by Nils Bohlin

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16. 1964
    Icons

    Ford launches the Mustang

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17. 1966
    Mass Market

    Toyota begins building the Corolla, which becomes the best-selling car ever

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18. 1975
    Safety

    Catalytic converters are fitted to most American petrol cars to cut emissions

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19. 1997
    Electric

    Toyota begins selling the Prius, a petrol-electric hybrid

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20. 2008
    Electric

    The Tesla Roadster goes on sale as a battery-powered sports car

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21. 2010
    Electric

    Nissan begins selling the Leaf, a mass-market electric car

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