The first U.S. president to own a car was Theodore Roosevelt.,

Ironically, Roosevelt didn’t even like cars! The first president to ever ride in a car was William McKinley. He took a ride in a steam-powered vehicle created by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, called a “Stanley Steamer” (not to be confused with the carpet cleaners). McKinley was assassinated before the U.S. government ever purchased a car for the president. As his successor, Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to have a car. Still, the famous Rough Rider preferred riding horses (or the occasional moose).

It wasn’t until the next president, William Howard Taft, took office that the White House stables were replaced with a fleet of cars. The first president to have a presidential limousine was