[[Berkas:Benz Patent Motorwagen (replica) IMG 0850.jpg|jmpl|Replika Benz Motorwagen 1886.]]
[[Berkas:Exterieur Mobil Oil pompstation, Heemskerk mei 1975 - 07.jpg|jmpl]]
Kendaraan pertama yang bekerja dengan uap mungkin pertama kali didesain oleh [[Ferdinand Verbiest]], sekitar tahun 1672. Ia mendesain mainan kendaraaan berukuran 65cm65 cm untuk kerajaan, yang tidak bisa membawa penumpang.<ref>{{cite web|title=1679-1681–R P Verbiest's Steam Chariot|work=History of the Automobile: origin to 1900|publisher=[[Hergé]]|url=http://users.skynet.be/tintinpassion/VOIRSAVOIR/Auto/Pages_auto/Auto_001.html|accessdate=2009-05-08|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185735/http://users.skynet.be/tintinpassion/VOIRSAVOIR/Auto/Pages_auto/Auto_001.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="CuriousExp">{{cite web | title = A brief note on Ferdinand Verbiest | publisher = Curious Expeditions | date = 2 July 2007 | url = http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=52 | accessdate = 2008-03-18 | archive-date = 2008-04-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080403101111/http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=52 | dead-url = yes }} – Note that the vehicle pictured is the 20th century diecast model made by Brumm, of a later vehicle, not a model based on Verbiest's plans.</ref><ref name="setright">{{cite book|author=Setright, L. J. K.|title=Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car|url=https://archive.org/details/driveonsocialhis0000setr|publisher=Granta Books|year=2004|isbn=1-86207-698-7}}</ref>
Tidak diketahui apakah model kendaraan yang dibuat Verbiest pernah diproduksi atau tidak.<ref name="CuriousExp" />
