Before embarking on her historic journey, Bertha Benz was already a significant ... she set out on what is considered the first long-distance car trip. Accompanied by her children, Bertha drove ...

The first practical gas-powered carriage was built ... He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her ...

She gave his car "street cred ... the alcohol-based liquid needed for machinery such as the Benz motorwagen, and this was Bertha's first stop to refuel. The city of Stuttgart -- home to both ...

The engine had been in development throughout 1885, and the first ever motor car was ... was called the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. The patent was financed by Karl Benz's wife, Bertha, however under ...

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