Man had not yet realized his dream of the automobile. Just as today man may strive to achieve time travel, our ancestors of this period longed to develop a method of land travel that was independent of human or animal power. All attempts at this time failed. How then was the gasoline car finally created? It was certainly not the result of the genius of a single person, but rather the accumulated effort and know-how of a number of people who worked to achieve the long-awaited breakthrough.

The pioneering age of automobiles played a vital role in building the foundation of automotive technology.