WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026

Question: What type of vehicle was Arizona’s first automobile?

Answer: A steam-powered Locomobile. Ohio physician Dr. Hiram W. Fenner brought the Locomobile to Tucson in 1899, but crashed it into a saguaro cactus while demonstrating it. After it later changed hands, the vehicle reportedly overheated and exploded, bringing its brief Arizona run to an end.