Majestic 100-Year-Old Cars

The following series starts with the very first official automobile in the 19th century and proceeds into the beginning of the 20th century. Looking at these historical photographs, it's hard not to appreciate the workmanship and class that went into these then-novel vehicles. They make one think of our own near future and how life will be different then. Check out The Exquisite Cars of the Sultan of Brunei to see how cars — and pretty much everything else — have changed in a mere century.

1888 Benz*

* The Benz Patent-Motorwagen (or Motorcar) is considered to be the world’s first automobile See it in action

1887 Coventry Daimler

1900 Napier

1901 Columbia

1901 De Dion Bouton

1902 De Dietrich

1902 Panhard et Levassor

1903 Mercedes

1904 Gardner Serpoller Steam Car

1904 Lanchester

1904 Sunbeam

1905 Vauxhall

1906 Renault

1907 Grand Prix Itala

1908 Unic Taxi

1910 Delauney Belleville

1911 Austin

1912 Alfonso Hispano Suiza

1912 Delahaye

1912 Sunbeam

1913 DFP

1913 Mercer Raceabout

1914 Sizaire Berwick

1915 Ford Model T

And finally, a family photo of my father’s older siblings with their mother as kids in Egypt. It is believed the car is may be a 1920s Crossley.  ALSO VIEW: The Exquisite Cars of the Sultan of Brunei Early 1900s Paris in Colours 1920s Egypt in Colours