Mercedes-Benz enthusiast Mr. Benz amazingly drove the very first car designed by automobile legend Carl Benz in 1885, which ...

Karl Benz filed a patent application for his revolutionary creation, the Benz Patent Motor Car, Model No. 1, often regarded ...

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 ...

Karl Benz was a design visionary whose first fascinations were with locomotives ... He struggled to market the car to potential investors and buyers who were happy with their horses.

The answer depends a little bit on your definition of the word. The first practical gas-powered carriage was built by Karl Benz, who later merged his company with Daimler Motor Group to form ...

Karl Benz received the patent # 37435. In the fall of 1885, the world’s first water-cooled gasoline engine automobile (horseless carriage) rolled down the streets in ...

Carl's wife Bertha made its first test drive ... The construction of the car, often called the "Baby Benz," utilized high-strength steel and a frame structure meant to minimize the impact of ...

Its predecessor companies were founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, who separately produced what could be considered the world’s first modern cars in 1885-1886. Today, Mercedes produces ...