Who doesn't love a good vintage car? How about the most vintage car there is: the first car. Mercedes-Benz is building replicas of the Benz Patent Motorwagen, and they're selling it to boot.
Otherwise known as patent DRP 37435, this specific patent was issued to Carl Benz for a three-wheeled vehicle powered by a gasoline engine. Many consider this to be the first production automobile, being publicly available in 1885.
The original version itself sits in a German museum, but the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center has a replica version built in 2002. It's a near-perfect copy and even retains functionality. Under the hood (meaning "behind the only seat") you'll find the engine, boasting a hardcore 0.9 horsepower and a totally-negligible lb-ft of torque.
The replica is offered for sale through the All Time Stars program created by the Mercedes classic car department. They don't have a price listed, but we can take a wild guess that it leans somewhere in the direction of "too much."
Mercedes-Benz is Selling a Replica of the World's First Car
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Posted On: Jun 27, 2018 @ 10:36 PM