Carl Benz
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Carl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into ser
Benz c. 1920
Replica of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 1
Engine of a replica of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 1
An official license to operate the Benz Patent-Motorwagen on the public roads was issued by Großherzoglich Badisches Bezirksamt on 1 August 1888.
Bertha Benz
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Bertha Benz was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner, investor and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustio
Carl Benz
…first year went poorly. Ritter turned out to be unreliable, and the business's tools were impounded. The difficulty was overcome when Benz's fiancée, Bertha Ringer, bought out Ritter's share in the company, using her dowry. On 20 July 1872, Benz and Bertha Ringer married. They had five children: Eugen (1873…
Bertha Ringer, c. 1871, prior to her marriage to Carl Benz
Bertha Benz at age 18, c. 1867
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Number 3 of 1886, used by Bertha Benz for the highly publicized first long distance road trip, 106 km (66 mi), by automobile
Carl and Bertha Benz 1925 – Zenodot Verlagsges. mbH