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The 1886 three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1, is regarded as the first automobile (patent no. 37435).
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1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen - Birth of the Motorcar - Heacock
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The First Automobile – A Benz Patent-Motorwagen Ectype – $60,000+ USD
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Drive like it's 1885: What it's like to take the tiller of the
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920
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History - Mercedes Unofficial
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Bertha Benz and the Benz Patent Wagen - Grundy Insurance
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4 Reasons to Choose a Pre-Owned Mercedes-Benz
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920
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Bertha Benz and the Benz Patent Wagen - Grundy Insurance
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920