First Petrol Powered Car -- Benz Patent Motorwagen
Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, financed by Bertha Benz and patented in January 1886, and Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a stagecoach by the addition of a petrol engine later that year. Years later they took their original creation out for a test drive. Others believe that Siegfried Marcus, a German born, Austrian-Hungarian inventor was the first to use a gasoline engine in a car. They contend that Adolf Hitler had the records changed because Marcus was Jewish. Others say that Josef Ganz, who also was Jewish, invented the VW Beetle and was pushed aside by Porsche. text source: Wikipedia For availability and licensing inquiries, please contact: https://www.globalimageworks.com/contact Ref:S209
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The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar") was the world's first practical production automobile, built by Benz & Cie between 1885 and 1893. Featuring three wheels, a single-cylinder four-stroke engine and belt-drive, Benz & Cie used the designation "Patent-Motorwagen" for their four-wheel cars until c.1900, but these are known today by their other names, such as Viktoria and Velo. All these cars used the same layout and belt-drive technology for which Benz received patent number DRP37435 in...
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