https://youtu.be/bQ4vB55z0RE
Seriously pre-Shelby...
Oldest petrol car perhaps, this steam powered De Dion et Bouton predates the Benz. In any case neat cars all around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgVCR_658M
We had a nice htread about those dinosaur cars some time ago here. The Benz is a replica.... not the original.
Interestingly enough Karl Benz wasn't inclined to introduce his new automobile to the public. His wife drove the automobile without Karl knowing for a 120 mile trip and the rest is history.
Here's a short video made by Mercedes that dedicates Bertha Benz's initial trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsGrFYD5Nfs
Love it!
Quote from: CSX 4133 on March 26, 2020, 05:40:53 PM
Interestingly enough Karl Benz wasn't inclined to introduce his new automobile to the public. His wife drove the automobile without Karl knowing for a 120 mile trip and the rest is history.
I think she was the better business person of the two, realizing that something needed to come of their investment in her husbands' tinkering, and the not so off the cuff trip perhaps demonstrated her promotional awareness also.
Scott.