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- Karl Benz and Family with Benz Automobiles, circa 1896 - Karl Benz, the inventor of the modern automobile (in light-colored suit, center), posed with family members in front of Benz automobiles for this circa 1896 photograph.
- circa 1896
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Karl Benz and Family with Benz Automobiles, circa 1896
Karl Benz, the inventor of the modern automobile (in light-colored suit, center), posed with family members in front of Benz automobiles for this circa 1896 photograph.
- "Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz," circa 1969 - This late 1960s publication highlights the achievements of two of Germany's automotive pioneers. Karl Benz developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885. Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed gasoline engines and built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885.
- circa 1900
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"Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz," circa 1969
This late 1960s publication highlights the achievements of two of Germany's automotive pioneers. Karl Benz developed the world's first practical gasoline-powered automobile in 1885. Gottlieb Daimler developed small, high-speed gasoline engines and built the world's first internal combustion motorcycle in 1885.
- Working Model of First Automobile, Gifted to Henry Ford in 1938 - The automobile's invention cannot be traced to any one person, place or moment in time. However, historians generally credit the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built in Germany by engineer Karl Benz in 1885, with being the first self-propelled vehicle designed around an internal combustion engine. This one-fifth-scale replica was given to Henry Ford by Daimler-Benz Company on Ford's 75th birthday.
- July 30, 1938
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Working Model of First Automobile, Gifted to Henry Ford in 1938
The automobile's invention cannot be traced to any one person, place or moment in time. However, historians generally credit the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built in Germany by engineer Karl Benz in 1885, with being the first self-propelled vehicle designed around an internal combustion engine. This one-fifth-scale replica was given to Henry Ford by Daimler-Benz Company on Ford's 75th birthday.