1886 CE
Benz Patent Motorwagen First Public Drive
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The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar") was a belt-driven motor tricycle with a single-cylinder four-stroke engine. It was developed over the period 1884 - 1887 by the German engineer Carl Benz and is widely regarded as the first practical automobile. It was also the first car to be put into production, being manufactured and sold between 1887 and 1893.