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03/07/1886 Karl Benz drives first automobile

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Carl Benz

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The first car ever running live! The Benz Motorwagen (1885)

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How We Invented The World: The Benz

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First Petrol Powered Car -- Benz Patent Motorwagen

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In 1886 Carl Benz Invented the Automobile in Germany

Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automobile engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical automobile. The first successful tests on public roads were carried out in the early summer of 1886.