He then went about the quest of designing his own "horseless carriage". He also had the design and the body of "horseless carriage" done there. Karl finished work on his first horseless carriage in December 1885. They didn't realize the significance of Lambert's horseless carriage. He also enters into a partnership in a new horseless carriage business, becoming even wealthier. Lambert initially designed and built his "horseless carriage" gasoline automobile in 1890. Periods of the Brass Era are referred to as the Horseless carriage era. In the opening of the book, she wrote of her first "horseless carriage" ride. The Union automobile was based on Lambert's "horseless carriage" gasoline buggy. King provided parts, instructions and assistance to Henry Ford for his first horseless carriage. Henry Ford was present when King demonstrated his horseless carriage, riding a bicycle behind! Horseless carriage is an early name for the motor car or automobile. It was called a "Spider" but to modern eyes more closely resembles a horseless carriage. Moriarty activates his horseless carriage and he and Holmes fight atop the carriage. Blanchard also invented the first modern car in Springfield, a "horseless carriage" powered by steam.