Here’s a tip for something to research. Are there any inventors in your family? Search for their full name or just the last name on Google’s patent search tool. https://patents.google.com
I had heard that my Great-Uncle Jacob Jackson Castleberry (Uncle Jack) invented some part for a car. So I go searching, and voilà, he’s got three patents, including an automotive distributor!

US3491217 Ignition Distributor with Improved Breaker Point arrangement – Jack J. Castleberry, Jasper, Alabama November 4, 1968

US2532605 Automobile Axle – Jack Castleberry, Jasper, Alabama, March 10, 1947

US2227702 Laundry Basket – Jack Castleberry, Jasper, Alabama June 24, 1938