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[@MRMechanicRC]

“Eyo, I just bought a Mercedes!” *rolls up in this thing*

[@erebostd]

And it's one of the most expensive you can have. The only car of it's kind.

[@MRMechanicRC]

And the sad part is that it’s probably built better than the new ones 😂

[@erebostd]

@@MRMechanicRC the ones build in the US? Absolutely! 😂👍 - up to 60% of the parts are different, because the basic cars need to be cheaper. Other brands are even more extreme, the VW Passat isn’t even the same car and has other dimensions than the german/European model. Absolutely bonkers. There are models that are basically the same, that are the cars which are reliable. The car wizard here on KZbin (among others) made a great video which models to buy and which are just money pits….

[@matthau6313]

Nowadays it's going to cost more than basically any high priced rich person's car

[@spritemon98]

"Dude I bought one just like it for 20 bucks!"

[@screamingeagles2670]

"It works! It's a Benz." Funny guy

[@Plantersfreedomseeds1776]

I’ve driven Benz for over a decade and done all my own work on them. They work great compared to my Chevy or other cars that fail constantly

[@dominicstephens781]

@@Plantersfreedomseeds1776 but when they do break it's 4x the cost

[@JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien]

“It vorks! Itza Benz!” EXACTLY! I am surprised too! A Benz that is over 5 years old that still works, must be an antique. No modern Benz would still be good. Lol

[@The_Ed_Hodgers]

@@Plantersfreedomseeds1776 My chevy has 360k hasn’t failed me

[@Plantersfreedomseeds1776]

@@The_Ed_Hodgers glad to hear that, Chevys are good but I still stand behind Mercedes. I own a Chevy Silverado that’s been a good truck but has some major flaws. The oil pick pump o ring can fail leading to low oil pressure which can cause bad problems. That being said my Chevy has cost me more to date then any of the Mercedes I’ve owed over the years. AMG has been designed so well I found the motors user friendly and cheap to maintain if you do you’re own work. I love LS motors for the fact it’s cheap to mod but things seem to fail more often in gm products than my Mercedes that I drove more often. My chevys constantly have bad alternators, power steering pumps, valve cover gaskets, ball joints, and other major chassis work needed. My Mercedes have stood the rest of time and abuse by me and continues to hold up under normal maintenance and repairs.

[@melonjuice7441]

I dont care how slow it is! It looks like a sweet little park bench.

[@syaredzaashrafi1101]

it sweet till the next day you see a homeless man making his bed on the bench

[@Daniel-cz7kd]

More like a ‘horseless-cart’ as that was their original name

[@Xanderbro09]

It is the fastest park bench in the world

[@oooshafiqooo]

​@@syaredzaashrafi1101😠

[@BrentBlueAllen]

That flywheel looks like a fantastic contraption for removing arms/fingers/ponytails

[@milos1336]

Don't forget ties

[@banzi403]

Worlds first drunk driver would have had fun starting his car.

[@KeyboardBuster]

What sort of man has a ponytail???

[@daviebaggins]

A fancy one 😂? ​@@KeyboardBuster

[@R.Bobbee777]

That is the 1886 Benz patent motor wagon from Germany. It was the infancy of the automobile nearly 140 years ago. 👍😎. FYI--you can find one of the replica models of the Benz at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. I saw it there back in 2006. It might still be there on display.

[@gerry-p9x]

Understand. They were on dirt gravel cobblestone roads and ride was jarring😅😅

[@R.Bobbee777]

@@gerry-p9x This motorized tricycle was more rugged than our modern day vehicles.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@R.Bobbee777 no it wasn’t 😂

[@TheRealZombieWizard]

No lanterns or blanket storage and it doesn’t even have a hat rack this is totally a base model.

[@alan4736]

“Bye honey im leaving on my business trip across the country ill see you when the baby turns 18”

[@ryanlemons3255]

What a dad joke lmao

[@theglitch2036]

Ngl I’d rather have this than having to walk everywhere

[@GMcafee]

Here's the twist tho he's already 17

[@211212112]

Kinda ironic cause Mrs. Benz loaded up the kids and drove one a good long ways to demonstrate it’s reliability. Iirc it was like 150 miles or something. Anyways, that belt or a belt broke at one point (not really Benz’s fault besides choosing a crappy belt supplier) and Mrs. Benz used her stockings in place of the belt and made the trip successfully demonstrating that the contraption was hardy enough that a woman and kids could travel the same distance in a day without breaking downs as a horse drawn buggy could travel over several days.

[@alan4736]

@@ryanlemons3255 im 18 dont say that bruh 😭 im turning into him lmaoo

[@forcedtomakeanaccount7628]

Imagine robbing a bank in the 1800s and having to drive off in this

[@JA-nf3de]

😂😂😂

[@matthewmorgan582]

And then running into the only other one in Chicago.

[@--TOM--]

And getting outrun by a horse 😂

[@foosmonkey]

If you’re pulling up in this, chances are you’re the one who owns the bank.

[@oliverlucchese]

@@matthewmorgan582 Ohio

[@rexjolles]

The guy having a German accent makes it better

[@danielevans8910]

Well they’re likely in Germany

[@RSpracticalshooting]

One of the few times it does.

[@STupidLord]

German engineering is the finest

[@coffeewithmilk563]

Germans do it right!

[@forkboy3309]

honestly it'd be kinda weird otherwise

[@68jroche]

When these cars were new, few owners drove them themselves. Those who did packed plenty of provisions and wrote out their will before starting out. There's a place in England called the Haynes International Motor Museum where you can service vehicles of this age. It's in Sparkford near the town of Yeovil and (for military types) not to far from RAF Yeovilton home of the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Worth a look!

[@ominösersüddeutscher]

Was in Haynes about a week ago, it was amazing!

[@NYCZ31]

This particular car was in fact designed to be operated and enjoyed by its owner, though it would be maintained and started by a valet. They were based on the light two wheeled horse drawn carts called a “gig” which gentlemen drove themselves for recreation or casual social visits. Later “phaetons” were cars designed for a chauffeur to operate.

[@steviechampagne]

yeah imagine driving down cobblestone streets or rutted up muddy dirt roads😅😅😅

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

I don't think so: supposedly one of the first people to drive this thing was the inventor's wife - & I've never heard about her being nervous for it. Stopped to pick up paraffin to fuel it, did the shopping, &c.

[@LITTLE1994]

Remember the racing game Gran Turismo 4 actually featured this ancient gem?

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@alienman142]

*proceeds to put a supercharged 426 hemi in the back*

[@Vl0gWithAb]

Even better, a 454 big block on a 9 liter supercharger.

[@modestpelican286]

Gets 2 feet before it rips itself apart lol

[@Yourreal_FutureLord]

Imagine what just gonna happen 😂

[@dailyatom8678]

Better switch the bicycle wheels first before you end up on live leak

[@Vl0gWithAb]

@@unitedunitedunited_ then get more

[@kazammazak1944]

Imagine doing 60mph on the freeway in this

[@joodlebug]

I'm pretty sure the top speed is like 3 mph lol

[@toybuns1st558]

@@joodlebug nice bug 👍

[@tati-anaroseee4316]

Motorcycles😂

[@romanmarquez6320]

Wouldn't be surprised if what we saw him do here, is the top speed.

[@TheRealEXP]

1 easy way to die

[@debasishpriyanka7968]

My man I remember seeing this thing on display when I first walked into Mercedes Benz office after joining.. I never would have thought it actually still works.. But right after a month some executives came for a visit and they took it for a stroll.. Haha I was so amazed😃

[@lordofrims]

There are many exact replicas made with the patent.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

@@lordofrims can you buy them as a kit?

[@loganentertainment1814]

If I was caught behind this vehicle, I wouldn’t be mad, I would admire such an ancient and amazing machine. We’ve come so far with technology. 😀👍

[@BENSUS24-oz1rt]

The first commercial cars like this arose in the 1890's but it was invented in 1860's. I forgor but I think they were mad expensive back then

[@loganentertainment1814]

Compared to today’s money?

[@stop8738]

This isn't ancient bro.

[@JJFX-]

Definitely... until 15 min later you realize you've only gone half a block.

[@RetroP146]

The whole reason I like manuals is because it gives me something to do when I’m driving and it helps with my ADHD

[@NoCluYT]

Funny enough that's the exact reason why I DON'T like manual shift. I don't want more things to think about.

[@rescue270]

Me, too

[@yoced1468]

Same have driven them for 18 years. Drive an 04 Mazda 3. Need a new car but I’m just as broke as I was in 04. Fml

[@johnnyjohnny4716]

This is basically the hoverboard of the 1800’s

[@Praecantetia]

More like electric wheelchair

[@jama211]

We still don’t have a hoverboard too!

[@JordanTheMann]

"Get the air for the carburetor!" -Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@BravoSix_6]

Hahaah

[@MrSupercar55]

I'll be back

[@birdandcatlover5597]

Come with me if you want to live

[@deletriz]

​@@birdandcatlover5597come with me if you wanna lift

[@nayaraaparecidadejesusmota]

STOP J

[@PattyKuluCakes]

Do an off-road review. Lol

[@thatracinggtbmx6453]

Oof especially w the stock street tires

[@darianzielinsky96]

Pretty sure they were driving this on brick, cobblestone and dirt roads when it was made. They definitely weren't on asphalt!! so it kinda already was off roading 😂

[@PattyKuluCakes]

@@darianzielinsky96 yea that’s true! Lol

[@cumunist2120]

It can go anywhere… if you carry it

[@gyoerdy7832]

No need, Hertha Benz already did 😂😂

[@MOUNTAIN-098]

Its pretty cool to see how it went from a bicycle to a car.. and even branching the motorcycle that we know today..

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

And then they all co-exist, being eachother relatives from different corners of the world.

[@christophermarshall5765]

It had nothing to do with bicycles. Karl Benz designed and built it from scratch, wheels included. If you want to get a job with Mercedes Benz, you will need to build a replica of this car.

[@paullord196]

The first car theft was commited in this thing also.The owners wife took it on an over 60 mile trip to visit relatives.On the way there she stopped to have the brakes upgraded since the originals faded after awhile and could barely stop the car.

[@Heyguesswhutt]

Guy: “this is easier to drive than any modern car” thinking about how old people had it hard : “shut up grampa you had it good.”

[@lukasg4807]

Look up how to drive a model t, more complicated than calculus.

[@GewelReal]

​@@lukasg4807not really. just different

[@lukasg4807]

@@GewelReal I'm obviously exaggerating but no one would be able to figure out how to drive one of those who hadn't before

[@GewelReal]

@@lukasg4807 would you be able to know how to drive a manual if you only ever drove automatic?

[@lukasg4807]

@GewelReal no, but it's the same thing just with an extra step. The model t control scheme is completely counter to everything a modern day person knows, and seems incredibly unintuitive to me. No it's not actually more complicated than calculus, idk why you're being so damn pedantic over a comment just meant to say the model t has a really weird set up.

[@Ultra-161]

“Ello gents time to whip the ol’ Benz around aye lads?”

[@trollerpilotxiv3079]

"Jolly good show, old boy."

[@FireSignd]

More like "Hallo, meine Kameraden! Es wird wohl mal wieder Zeit, den alten Benz herumzufahren, oder nicht, meine Freunde?"

[@xlnuniex]

Imagine going over those multiple speed humps and bumps in this

[@erebostd]

Imagine driving to Mannheim in This thing, buying gasoline at the pharmacy. Everybody is looking, because you literally drive the first of it's kind

[@beesquestionmark]

This was probably made at a time when most streets were still dirt, I can imagine it probably got stuck a lot lol

[@Juhani96]

​@@beesquestionmarkwe have used gravel roads hundreds of years. I see no problem getting stuck with that thing

[@adamthompson6443]

​@@beesquestionmark definitely stuck all the time 😀

[@vdochev]

@@beesquestionmark No, it did not. It was like driving a bicycle with no pedals. People rode bicycles back then on the same roads.

[@BlitheApathy]

My aunt is paralyzed an she got a heavily modded car that runs by only two levers and a few switches. It even has a platform to pick up her wheelchair an lock into the drivers seat. Its so awesome.

[@toby319]

Amazing how the E-Class has come so far in so many years

[@Skdjdjdjsjxjxjd]

This is what ima pull up to my Gf’s house on 😂

[@michaellauraine8020]

The OG Puzzy wagon

[@ryanlemons3255]

Or uber

[@Bob3519]

The girl might not be impressed, but her dad is gonna be your best friend.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Maybe it's because I'm a dude but if I was a female and saw that I'd be totally enamored

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Imagine tryin to get some nooky at the drive-in 🤣

[@wittsullivan8130]

They had one of those at the Tupelo Automobile Museum. When the museum closed, buyers came from all over the world to buy some of their unique cars, several of which were one of a kind.

[@mercedes-amgforlife3237]

When did that museum close? I went to it a few times many years ago.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@mercedes-amgforlife3237 Google says it was 2019, when everything was auctioned.

[@Ratrazor]

Man I wish they'd still made stuff like this today

[@ryanlemons3255]

They didnt make them like they used to or was there a before🤔

[@aswope6051]

In the year 2022 these are called... Riding lawn mowers

[@sergeant_cross_]

I once had the chance to take a ride with one of these on a special event from Mercedes. Great memory!

[@LeanlovesLain143]

Respect! Look at him riding the legendary first ancient scooter of Lord Gorlock the Destroyer.

[@baschoen23]

"Take completely and progressively back the crowbar of embrayage."

[@Porsche_GT3_RS_1077]

Bro that's cool and like 2 weeks ago I was writing a essay about Karl benz for inventors and I'm in fifth grade and good job Karl benz

[@Porsche_GT3_RS_1077]

@Neo Anderson but like I never asked

[@sunnyztmoney]

Boy get off the internet

[@Porsche_GT3_RS_1077]

@@sunnyztmoney who me?

[@DetroitFettyghost]

@@Porsche_GT3_RS_1077 I'd like you to go look up how they were producing electric cars back in 1837 you might find that far more interesting much love my friend

[@dadadadankable]

I’ll see you at the McDonalds down the road for dinner next week bubba. But have an easy trip!

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

You could just walk if it wasn't America.

[@Spike_365]

I’m telling you, the world would be a happier place if we had a few of these driving around

[@abelrockadventures]

*The Entertainer starts playing.*

[@Pinkielover]

Who else did the Nuremberg Ring in Gran Turismo game with this thing....lol me

[@Colt45hatchback]

If i recall it couldnt get up the hill without nitrous.. Or was that the other one?

[@theonlyMoancore]

Nuremberg is the trial where the Nazi's were sentenced, what you're thinking is Nürburg. unless they're the same place and I'm an idiot

[@KyleHilton-qh6nr]

​@@theonlyMoancoreNuremberg in German is 'Nurnberg' I think..

[@LoveRemains]

So cool to be able to say that you drove one of these!

[@zillagoodwill959]

Love the rims

[@BradyT-gg5]

“Get in losers we’re going to the steam punk convention” “If we’re quick, it should take us at least a week to get there.”

[@JP-1990]

Honestly this feels so much more practical for short trips. Maybe the future of EVs should be stuff like this.

[@toulousegoose1150]

Right? Something like this that could go a wee bit faster would be perfect for errands/groceries/short commutes.

[@danieldaniels7571]

That’s what e-scooters are for

[@toulousegoose1150]

@@danieldaniels7571 Good luck carrying more groceries than can comfortably fit in your backpack on a scooter.

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@toulousegoose1150 that’s what delivery is for

[@toulousegoose1150]

@@danieldaniels7571 Delivery might be a great option for some people. I actually cook so it's not helpful for other people to select things like produce. Not every store has delivery either. You seem like you're pretty against it regardless, and that's ok. I happen to like the little Amish buggy that drives itself.

[@OnTourWithPattiSmith]

Today out in nature’s concrete ... .. Tommy figures out that driving is much easier at 4 mph.

[@theworldtoday6562]

I was thinking it

[@PepperDarlington]

Unfathomable derp by the OP

[@RETIREDAMATUER]

I daily one of these, winter and all too fwm🥸

[@fpvflyer4758]

Sir, I pulled you over because you were almost walking speed in this vehicle!

[@bibekdas7449]

Wow This car looks absolutely majestic!

[@carcrazyguysa4059]

I dig those 50 inch rims and staggered setup 😅

[@frankleonard6570]

wow! not many of those left! 👌

[@maskedrebel9670]

It probably wouldn't be the hardest thing ever to make one from modern parts

[@ryanlemons3255]

Prolly a replica

[@ryanlemons3255]

@@Mustafa_Deniz_COBAN aluminum be easier

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Would be badass to put a mower deck on it and cut the grass

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

@@MrTheHillfolk yes, do it.

[@Joshua93853]

This is what Dads drive when going to get the milk. That's why he takes so long to come back.

[@rpmstudios]

😂😂

[@marv8481]

Why do I want to LS swap this so bad? Lol

[@JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien]

Lol that engine torque would probably reform this into a modern art exhibit 🤣. “Here we have an exhibit once a Benz now a set of monkey bars for children. The materials used were an antique frame and an LS engine.”

[@UltimateSuperSaiyan]

Please keep making more of these!

[@jimmyj2563]

Those spoked big diameter daytons .. wow were they ahead of time!

[@BRUTE7]

Drag race with a horse drawn cart 😂

[@erebostd]

It does 10 mph, a cart is no Match

[@Minceontoast2]

@@erebostd its a joke fuck sake

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@erebostd Actually...cart would be faster, horses can move A LOT faster then mere 10mph.

[@KindAceman]

“So what do you do for a living?” “Well chap I get in me automobile and scurry to work at the showing of the morning sun and I make about 50 pence a day”

[@erebostd]

Pence? Kilometers i think, because the Germans invented the car and especially this thing. The First Benz

[@rokstar.dinesh]

*Great visibility 😉

[@matthewwynn3025]

And no glass, perfect vehicle for a drive by lol I'm just imagining two dudes on these things dueling it out with revolvers

[@ozwalkr]

Gratifying to see her in such wonderful shape!

[@jacobsitton7038]

That looks really awesome you should totally do one of the wind powered cars that the Dutch invented around the 1600s next

[@theoriginaldeity]

"Are we there yet"

[@markgordon4368]

They start it at the benz museum regularly, the biggest security guards ever appeared when I sat on the first motor bike 🏍

[@markgordon4368]

@DonnellOkafor-pd7yn and I sat on the original 🤣

[@thatmaverickguy859]

The most reliable Mercedes on earth

[@jacobguy3343]

I wanna see 40 of these on track at daytona come February!

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Would probably fall off the banking from going too slowly

[@Yoctopory]

Now THATS what I call riding with style

[@dustinmiller7278]

"This is easier to operate than most modern cars" till he gets in a spot where he needs to back up

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

"Time to put it into reverse!" *Stops the engine and starts it other way around*

[@igotbars510]

That’s very cool but I would like to see someone twin charge it somehow 💀

[@Dragoneer]

You’d probably need the world’s smallest turbine though. And I wouldn’t expect combustion to be smooth at all at that RPM if any gains were had. You’d probably not even feel a difference…

[@TheGMan.]

Then it would go a whole 7 mph instead of 3 1/2

[@mouaxiong8618]

I wonder who's the first guy to install forced induction on one

[@Kangiru_Noah]

gran turismo brought me here, i'm so glad i know car history

[@LeonMRr]

So that's why Great Great Grandpa never came back with the milk

[@RealTalkXD]

That's a genuinely beautiful piece of machinery. Very cool.

[@YourLordMobius]

Gt4 players: oh boi. Thats some memories right there.

[@OmnoWombo]

Honestly, this looks so chill. A tricycle to sit on and roll through the land.

[@AsianDrag0n]

Did some research & with the little info I had, I manage to calculate a very rough mpg this thing got. If my calculations n research r correct, the Benz MotorWagen got anywhere between 15-28 mpg, which is a very not-specific range lol.

[@zachmartinez2295]

Still though, even on the conservative side that's crazy for the time

[@JobeCouture]

Oh it's so cool just imagine how it was driving in snow. Nothing no doors for even a little warmth

[@Mike504]

I sometimes wish cars were this simple still.

[@amadeosendiulo2137]

I wish there were no cars.

[@breebrat56]

Whoa!!!! I’ve NEVER seen one of these! Soo cool! 😊❤

[@andrewlittles4403]

Pulling up to your boys house from the tavern and there like Dope Dude 😂

[@river.]

Recently saw one up close at nmacc. It looks and feels breathtaking.

[@adolfshitler]

Some aircraft operate on a fixed speed engine, it's just the props that chance their pitch which changes the pull on the aircraft! Amazing.

[@yellowguy4004]

That would be an all day journal just to get to work lol. 😅

[@rickreid81]

Good old school German Engenering at its best. Amazing

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

As someone who spent a year driving my standard riding mower by maxing out the speed and using the brake (really more of a clutch) to control my speed to corner but go fast when i needed to, that car needed a LOT of maintenance. That clutch probably won't last long.

[@kyawthu755]

Officer: Do you know how fast you were going? Driver: If you caught up to me on foot, then no

[@dreamthyf]

I NEED this. People around here do 25 in the 45 anyway.

[@davegoldspink5354]

What a beautiful looking machine I actually would love to drive it.

[@medicgaming2024]

It's crazy that those old cars don't need a battery

[@youssefnr1310]

It's amazing how we went from this to what we have now!

[@JerryCalvert-x9u]

Wow. A trillion times cooler than every single modern car made in the past 20 years combined!

[@cdbarry]

A car moves, this dude, “that is AMAZING” lol

[@1972Ray]

I built a beautiful scale model of this car. Mr. Benz had no confidence in it, repeatedly altering. His wife Bertha snuck herself and her two sons and took it for a 120 mile ride. Up hills, the boys would have to push. When they got back he added a second gear for hills. 0.88 horsepower, top sped of 10 mph.

[@apertamono]

I once drove a tractor from the 1960s which pretty much worked the same way. I also stalled it.

[@LgSutterby]

My alma mater has a replica one of these, got to work on it a bit and ride on it. They’re not fast, 6-7 mph top speed, but they’re neat.

[@AGermanFencer]

Lol. Just seen a short on spaghetti ice, now this. Only the oldest bike and the oldest tractor left for the Mannheim invention collection ^^

[@NMad-kp2bu]

Release the embrayage in gentle succession so as to not hesitate in order to begin forward movement of the horseless carriage

[@thebedroomshow9010]

Guy is full open throttle and able to take multiple breaths while explaining how the trike works

[@N3V2-Nevto]

You know as gran turismo 4 player, that was the first time we all saw this car. 😍😄

[@wheezus2000]

This thing can (theoretically) do a lap on the Nurburgring in around 4 hours

[@3ch033v3]

For those who don’t know, the model of this ancient beauty is the Benz-Patent Motorwagon.

[@Barryck-tt9jo]

Tbh It's no wonder people thought cars would never overtake horses. A horse can gallop, haul things, and only requires "fuel" in terms of the most abundant crops in the US. It took some seriously forward-thinking minds to realize the potential of motor vehicles.

[@The_Superior_Self]

Meanwhile model T requiring a 2 hour introductory course.

[@sjsiemka]

Saw this thing in my country, one of the coolest oldest things I saw.

[@alistairblaire6001]

This would be a fun project car to build

[@CarrotFarmer]

Man, the Fardier a Vapeur is sobbing rm

[@josephconsoli4128]

That's so cool. I'm sure it's a repro. I know they make/made them.