Benz Patent-Motorwagen

1994M95 Benz Patent-Motorwagen
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    1994M95
  • Caption
    On 29th January 1886, Carl Benz files a patent application for his “gas-engine operated motor car” that was later to become the “Benz Patent Motor Car”. The patent specification DRP 37435 is today considered the birth certificate of the automobile. The motor with a displacement of 954 cm3 does 0.75 hp/0.55 kW at 400 rpm, enough for a speed of up to 16 km/h (9.94 mph).
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