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Benz Patent-Motorwagen
  • 1886
  • Germany
  • Modern era

Benz Patent-Motorwagen

First modern automobile

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Photo: Supplied by Benz to William Worby Beaumont and used in his book Motor Vehicles and Motors (1900) · Commons · Public domain · Resized

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The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built in 1885 by the German engineer Carl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical automobile, and was the first car put into production. The patent application was filed in January 1886 and granted in November 1886. The vehicle was first driven in public in July 1886.

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Image: Supplied by Benz to William Worby Beaumont and used in his book Motor Vehicles and Motors (1900), Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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