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Scale 1:8 

Manufacturer Franklin Mint  

Brand Benz 

Model Patent Motorwagen Model I  

Year 1886 

Color Brown 

Ref # B11SD65 

Type Street 

Comment Is widely regarded as the first automobile, that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by a motor. 

Information Engine:954cc-1cyl-58 cid
Weight:265 kgs
Horsepower: 0.75hp-400rpm
Top Speed: 16kph
Transmission: Manual 1
Fuel Consumption 10l/100km
Dimensions:2,7(1.45)/1,4/1,45m

The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, which Benz applied for on January 29, 1886. Following official procedures, the date of the application became the patent date for the invention once the patent was granted, which occurred in November of that year.

Benz officially unveiled his invention to the public on July 3, 1886 on the Ringstrasse (Ringstraße) in Mannheim, Germany.
 

Comments

+2

Como te dije en su día, un modelo impresionante, y muy bien terminado. Un modelo que por su historia no podía faltar aquí.

+3

You can watch it here in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eaOs33DAxw