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The 1886 three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1, is regarded as the first automobile (patent no. 37435).
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920)
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Mercedes-Benz Corporate history.
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920)
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Benz Patent Motor Car: The First Automobile (1885–1886) Mercedes-Benz Group Company Tradition Company History
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920)
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Mercedes-Benz Corporate history.
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Beginnings of the automobile: The predecessor companies (1886-1920)
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