Karl Benz

Standard Name: Benz, Karl

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3 July 1886: German mechanical engineer Karl Benz test-ran...

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3 July 1886

German mechanical engineer Karl Benz test-ran the first successful automobile powered by petrol (or gas).
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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November 1894: Walter Arnold imported the first Benz car...

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November 1894

Walter Arnold imported the first Benz car into England and manufactured the first English cars at East Peckham, Kent, based on Benz's model.
Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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Richardson, Kenneth, and C. N. O’Gallagher. The British Motor Industry 1896-1939. Macmillan, 1977.
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