On November 5, 1895, a patent was granted
to George B. Selden, for what he called the Road Engine. The Road
Engine patent, which became known as the Selden Patent, included an
internal combustion engine, with enclosed crankshaft, and its use in a
four-wheeled car. Read
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George B. Selden Road
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