▁into ▁motor ▁manufact ure ▁( for ▁example ▁William ▁Morris ▁and ▁Arm and ▁Pe uge ot ). ▁Al bone ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁motor ▁car , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁single ▁cyl inder ▁Ben z ▁engine . ▁He ▁was ▁driving ▁a ▁prototype ▁around ▁Bed ford shire ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁exhib ited ▁it ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁A ▁five ▁seat ▁version ▁was ▁developed , ▁called ▁the ▁I vel ▁Land au lette , ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁tw in ▁cyl inder ▁engine . ▁ ▁A ▁natural ▁pro gression ▁was ▁the ▁I vel ▁motor ▁b icy cle , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁strength ened ▁b icy cle , ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁engine ▁driving ▁the ▁rear ▁wheel . ▁ ▁T ractor ▁manufact urer ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁power ▁on ▁far ms ▁was ▁provided ▁mainly ▁by ▁horses . ▁Ste am - power ed ▁port able ▁engines ▁and ▁self - prop elled ▁tra ction ▁engines ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁work ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁tra ction ▁engines ▁were ▁too ▁heavy ▁for ▁direct ▁pl ough ing ▁of ▁the ▁heavy ▁soil ▁found ▁in ▁Britain . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁internal ▁comb ust ion ▁engines ▁started ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁common , ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁station ary ▁engines ▁for ▁bel t - dri ven ▁agricult ural ▁mach in ery . ▁An ▁oil - power ed ▁tra ction ▁engine ▁had ▁been ▁developed