We work on a little bit of everything around here—from beat-up farm trucks to shiny weekend cruisers. And every time we pop a hood or turn a wrench, we’re reminded: these machines didn’t just show up out of nowhere. There’s a long road behind every car and truck, built by folks who weren’t afraid to try something new. So we thought we’d take a minute here at the end of the year to tip our hats to a few big moments in automotive history—milestones that helped get us from hand-cranks and horse carts to the rigs we see in the shop today.