We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Benz Patent Motorwagen is widely regarded as the first practical self-propelled motor vehicle. It is estimated that twenty-five of the ...
To German Autobuilder Karl Benz’s tiny plant one day in 1902 came Austria-Hungary’s wealthy Consul General Emile Jellinek. He promised to order 30 of Benz’s famous racers to enter in the Nice road ...