The Dureya brothers, Charles (1861- 1938) and Frank Duryea (1869-1967), were the first to build an automobile in the U.S. After Charles saw a gasoline engine at the 1886 Ohio State Fair, the brothers began designing and building a car. On September 20, 1893, in the streets of Springfield, they completed the first successful run of an automobile in the U.S. Charles Duryea founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1896, the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline powered vehicles. By 1896, the company had sold thirteen cars of the model Duryea, an expensive limousine, which remained in production into the 1920s. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gasoline engine (also referred to as petrol engine or Otto engine) invented at the end of the 19th century by German engineer Nikolaus Otto is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for... The Ohio State Fair is probably the largest state fair in the US (sometimes considered second to the Texas State Fair). ... Duryea was the first American automobile manufacturer, trailing the French Panhard firm by just 4 years. ...

Fame

Neither of the brothers got much credit for having made the first automobile in the U.S. Charles Duryea was inducted to the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1973 and Frank Duryea was inducted in 1996. Charles invited Frank to work on the project in 1892, 3 years after Charles did much work. That is why Charles was inducted first, it was his initiative. The Automotive Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame for notable figures in the development of the automobile industry. ...