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Birth
Karl Fredrich Benz was born, his name was given to him after his father who died in a locomotive accident. -
School
Although he was somewhat poor, his mother strongly pushed him to do well in school, and prized education. -
Insperation
Following in his father's footsteps, Karl decide to go into the locomotive field of work, there he thought about a "horseless carriage" -
Manufacturing Jobs
At first he went into the field as a draftman and a designer at a factory in Mannheim Germany. He lost that job and didn't find much success in that field. -
Early Ideas
He patented the speed regulation system, the ignition using white power sparks with battery, the spark plug, the carburetor, the clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator. -
Marriage
He married Bertha Ringer and had five children with her in his lifetime. -
Benz & Cie. and the Benz Patent Motorwagen
In 1883 he founded his company, and his first vehical was the Motorwagen. It was the first vehical designed to power itself, rather than just a motorized horse carriage. -
The first automobile factory
Increased demand forced Mr. Benz to create a factory. -
The first ever roadtrip.
In 1888 his wife, Bertha Benz on the morning of August 5, 1888, took his vehicle on a 66 mile trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim to visit her mother, taking her sons Eugen and Richard with her. -
First Production Car
First ever car to be mass produced was the Velo, it was also part of the first ever automobile race. -
First ever truck
This vehical was also modified to become the first ever bus. -
Top Speed!
A new car with a revolutionary verticle twin engine, it hit an extreme 37 mph! -
Fastest thing ever
In 1909, the Blitzen Benz was built in Mannheim by Benz & Cie. The bird-beaked vehicle had a 21.5-liter ,200 hp engine, and on November 9, 1909 in the hands of Victor Hémery of France, the land speed racer at Brooklands, set a record 141.94 mph! -
Hard Times
The great times his Germany hard, not many people could afford a car. -
Death
Karl Benz died at home in Ladenburg at the age of eighty-four from a bronchial inflammation.