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ANMost people think Ford started the American car industry.
But years earlier, two Illinois brothers were already building gasoline-powered cars.
This 1898 Peoria-built “Motor Trap” represents some of the very first American automobiles, proving a carriage could run without horses. After decades away, it finally made its way back home.
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