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 ...

From tiny, precarious vehicles that more closely resemble motorcycles, to actual full-blown cars with one wheel less than ...

Karl Benz’s Patent-Motorwagen was a groundbreaking invention that changed the course of history. It was the first vehicle ...

Karl Benz, a direct contemporary of Flocken, unveiled his Motorwagen in 1885. Considered by many today to be the first car ever invented, that title belies the experimentation of those who went ...

Karl Benz was a design visionary whose first fascinations were with locomotives and bicycles. His 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen was the first automobile to generate its own power, which was made ...

Karl Benz was a design visionary whose first fascinations were with locomotives and bicycles. His 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen was the first automobile to generate its own power, which was made ...

Die Rede ist vom Benz-Patent-Motorwagen Nummer 1, ein Dreirad mit dem knatternden Einzylinder, das 2011 genau 125 Jahre alt wird. Es gilt gemeinhin als das erste Auto der Welt - das Datum der ...