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Show 1 THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE, NOW ONEXHIBJTION IN PARIS Parli What l undoubtedly tho first, automobile conBlructo4 In 1779. ai tocunlly placed on exhibition exhi-bition In a museum hero and lias attracted a great deal ot attention. It wni pUnnm and built by C J Cur not, who u evidently more than a century In advance of hli tlmo, and, had It not been for a French revolution, revolu-tion, It may be that Council's namo would occupy the placo In history that l Ui by George Btcphcnaon, Inventor In-ventor ot tho locomotlvo Tho original automobile consisted of a woodon chuili, or body, on thrco wheels The boiler, a kctllo-llko contrivance, iti In front and tho alnglo foro wheel u driven by two cylinder Tho leering apparatus was much llko that of tho present day and tho machlno wii undoubtedly equipped lth non-skidding non-skidding tires |