Land Transport
Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Karl Benz's three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen integrated a petrol engine with a purpose-built vehicle chassis. Belt and chain transmission carried power to the rear wheels in an early practical motor car.
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Karl Benz's three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen integrated a petrol engine with a purpose-built vehicle chassis. Belt and chain transmission carried power to the rear wheels in an early practical motor car.
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Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Benz_Patent-Motorwagen_Nr_2.jpg
Creator: supplied by Carl Benz to William Worby Beaumont
License: Public domain
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