The 'horseless carriage' might sound unfamiliar, but 125 years ago this exciting new invention changed the world.
As with many novel creations, coming up with a name proved problematic and this was one of the most pressing debates in the first edition of the world's oldest motoring magazine — Autocar — which first rolled off the press on November 2, 1895, and is now in its 126th year.
The horseless carriage is, of course, the motor car, and over the decades Autocar has charted the roller-coaster development of these machines, from pioneering Benz and Daimler models up to the advent of Tesla and the electric revolution.