1893: Alfred Vacheron becomes the first to put a steering wheel in a car instead of a tiller, which is a sort of...stick-like thing.
1902: Drum brakes are patented by Louis Renault and become widely used in all automobiles for 50 years.
1908: Henry Ford introduces the first mass-produced automobile, making car ownership a real, economically feasible option for ordinary people.
1911: Charles Kettering shuts down his haters by receiving a patent for an electronic self-starter small and powerful enough to fit under a car’s hood.
Little by little, cars have come a long way. By combining the very best from over a century of technology, design, innovation, and pure imagination, the new Ford Focus has something everyone can love.