In 1885 Karl Benz construct the first automobile. It had three wheels, like an invalid car, And ran on alcohol, like many drivers. Since then about seventeen mi

In 1885 Karl Benz construct the first automobile. It had three wheels, like an invalid car, And ran on alcohol, like many drivers. Since then about seventeen million people have been killed by them In an undeclared war; And the whole of the rest of the world is in danger of being run over Due to squabbles about their oil. -Heathcote Williams (Autogeddon extract).