Unveiling of Benz Patent-Motorwagen

Date: July 3, 1886 • Location: Berlin, Germany

Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.

Carl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first publicly drove the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.