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 ...

which was made with a two-stroke engine and transmitted to the rear axle by a pair of chains. He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and ...

which was made with a two-stroke engine and transmitted to the rear axle by a pair of chains. He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and ...

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

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 ...

Diesel engines have been around since the late 19th century, which was around the time Karl Benz built the world's first ...

Karl Benz’s Patent-Motorwagen was a groundbreaking invention that changed the course of history. It was the first vehicle designed specifically to be powered by an internal combustion engine.

Daisy Ridley Signs To Star In VR Experience ‘Trailblazer’ Celebrating Automobile Pioneer Bertha Benz With Feature Film Plans ...

Ridley will play Bertha Benz, the wife of Motorwagen inventor Karl Benz, who embarked on the world's first road trip in 1888.

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 ...