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'Papa' Benz donated the original car to the Deutches Museum in Munich in 1906. Since that time, a series of working replicas have been manufactured with considerable attention to detail and accuracy.
This example was built in Yorkshire, England during the 1980s. It was later fitted with period coach lamps and the fitting of a step from an early horse drawn carriage.
It has dark green framing and ironwork, varnished wood platform and wooden tool box and many brass fittings. It was offered for sale at the 2007 Bonhams Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club. It was sold for $46,000 plus premium and tax.
The Gifted Karl Benz:By 1885, Karl Benz had built and tested a four-stroke engine and a tubular-frame tricycle to accept that engine. Despite its primitive appearance, the little vehicle did well in trial runs, achieving a speed of 8 mph. This car actually incorporated a number of features still found in automobiles today, including mechanical inlet valves, a differential and electrical ignition. The horizontal one-lunger used a vertical crankshaft to which a large, horizontal flywheel was attached.
Satisfied with the vehicle's performance, Benz applied for a patent in early 1886, and shortly after, he was seen driving his creation on the streets of Mannheim. Tweaks and improvements followed and the first actual sale of a Benz 'Patentmotorwagen' occurred in 1887, when the Paris agent for Benz's stationary engines bought one for his own use. In 18888, Benz's car was awarded a Gold Medal at the Munich International Exhibition; in that same year, Karl's wife, Bertha, accompanied by their two sons, successfully completed a 102-mile round between Mannheim and Pfozheim, thus making her the first woman motorist of record.
This first Benz still exists and is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
This Car
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1886 Benz a small number of replicas of this benchmark car were built by the well-respected U.K. firm of John Bentley Engineering between 1986 and 1997. The car show is one such vehicle: a full-scale working replica, done in a completely exact and authentic manner. Indeed, these replicas are so precisely constructed that the final batch was actually purchased by Mercedes-Benz!
This example is in full running order and simplicity itself to drive, basically requiring nothing more than a light hand on the tiller and the other on the throttle.Source - Gooding & Company
Satisfied with the vehicle's performance, Benz applied for a patent in early 1886, and shortly after, he was seen driving his creation on the streets of Mannheim. Tweaks and improvements followed and the first actual sale of a Benz 'Patentmotorwagen' occurred in 1887, when the Paris agent for Benz's stationary engines bought one for his own use. In 18888, Benz's car was awarded a Gold Medal at the Munich International Exhibition; in that same year, Karl's wife, Bertha, accompanied by their two sons, successfully completed a 102-mile round between Mannheim and Pfozheim, thus making her the first woman motorist of record.
This first Benz still exists and is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
This Car
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1886 Benz a small number of replicas of this benchmark car were built by the well-respected U.K. firm of John Bentley Engineering between 1986 and 1997. The car show is one such vehicle: a full-scale working replica, done in a completely exact and authentic manner. Indeed, these replicas are so precisely constructed that the final batch was actually purchased by Mercedes-Benz!
This example is in full running order and simplicity itself to drive, basically requiring nothing more than a light hand on the tiller and the other on the throttle.Source - Gooding & Company
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1886 Benz Motorwagen Replica |
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| Year | 1886 |
| Make | Benz |
| Model | Motorwagen Replica |
| Engine Location | Rear |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Chassis / Engine Numbers Shown | |
| Chassis Number | 35 |
| Performance | |
| Top Speed | 8 mph | 12.9 km/h Similar top speeds |
| Engine | |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Displacement | 970.00 cc | 59.2 cu in. | 1 L. |
| Horsepower | 0.75 HP (0.6 KW) |
| HP / Liter | 0.8 BHP / Liter |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
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1886?
Replies: 4 Tuesday, August 15, 2006 |
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this is probably the closest u can get to a bycycle and still call it a car....
Replies: 5 Monday, April 03, 2006 |
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