Automobiles! by RobinJRichards

Jospeh Cugnot is considered by many to have built the first full sized automobile in 1769. What ran the engine?

While it's commonly called a rotary engine, the engine was also named after this designer who first built in in Germany in 1951. Mazdas use it heavily in their engines.

FIRST AND LAST NAME REQUIRED: Who designed and later built this car dubbed "the car of tomorrow?"

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Henry Ford built his first major factory along the banks of what river near Detroit? The factory today now builds the F-series of trucks and can be toured in tandem with the Henry Ford Museum.

Speaking of Ford, this photo was taken at Ford's home in Dearborn with my own Ford parked in front of it (it was undergoing renovations so it was easy to park my car there for a long period of time). What is its name? Hint: a future Ford model got its name from this house.

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American auto pioneer Louis Chevrolet was, with that kind of name, surprisingly not born in the US. He was born in the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds in this European nation.

This is the logo for this European car company, formerly known as Laurin & Klement, that has a famous "works" in Central Europe. At one time they produced a car called the Felicia until 2001, when they said "bye" and replaced it with Octavia (go ahead of boo at that joke- you know you want to). It is now part of the VW Group.

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From the word "satellite" or "companion" in German, this car, built by the VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau, literally became famous overnight as thousands of them crossed the border into West Berlin on November 9, 1989. Known as a "spark plug with a roof," the car had a 2 stroke engine and a body made from recycled Soviet cotton waste molded into plastic. Today they are collectors' items due to their unique place in history (and use during U2's Zoo TV Tour).

This subdivision of Cadillac produced cars from 1927 to its discontinuation in 1940. Named for a historic figure, according to one wistful theme song, it ran great.

FIRST AND LAST NAME REQUIRED: This car designer was best known for adding tailfins on Cadillacs and developing what would become the Chevy Corvette. His name now graces the trophy awarded each year to the winner of the Daytona 500.

This was the logo from roughly 1940-56 of what now defunct US automaker.

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This British film was the first movie to show off the new 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang, doing so in a scene set in the Swiss Alps. The car in question became the victim of an unfortunate "double blow out" (probably from some defect in the tires, according to the hero of the film- yeah right).