The first car to be sold in the United States was a 1898 Winton Motor Carriage, which was purchased by Charles Brady - Apparently.
The first car to be sold in the United States was a 1898 Winton Motor Carriage, which was purchased by Charles Brady King in 1899.
The Winton Motor Carriage Company, based in Ohio, had been producing cars since 1898, but King's purchase is notable as the first recorded sale of a car to a private individual in the United States. The car, which was likely a 1898 Winton Model A, cost King $1,000, a significant amount at the time. This event predates the more famous 1901 introduction of the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, often credited as the first mass-produced car.