On this day in 1886 Karl Benz patented the first internal combustion engine on a motor car. The engine had been in development throughout 1885, and the first ever motor car was available for sale ...

the Benz Patent Motorwagen came to life. When Was the Motorwagen Created? Karl Benz completed the first version of his Motorwagen in 1885 and secured a patent for it on January 29, 1885 ...

His 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen was the first automobile to generate its own power, which was made with a two-stroke engine and transmitted to the rear axle by a pair of chains. He didn’t think ...

Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is hailed as the first working automobile, was powered by a single-cylinder engine of an original design by Carl Benz with a total power output of about ⅔ horsepower.

This vehicle, known as the “Patent-Motorwagen”, was the very first commercially available automobile in history. In 1885 Carl ...