Saturday, July 3, 1886, noted German engineer & inventor Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) gave the first public demonstration of his new invention -- the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which was the world’s first internal-combustion-engine-powered automobile, on the Ringstraße (Ring Road) in Mannheim, Germany.
In 1926, Benz & Co. merged with Daimler Motors Corp., which was founded by noted German engineer, industrial designer, & industrialist Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) to form the Daimler-Benz corporation -- famous ever since as the manufacturer of the Mercedes Benz.
The undated left-hand photograph depicts the moustachioed visage of Karl Benz. The undated right-hand photograph depicts the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
