two men are generally regarded as the fathers of our modern mechanical transport:
Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Benz, born in Mannheim,
Germany, in 1844, designed and made the first petrol-driven
horseless carriages to be produced commercially,
Words and pictures from; Veteran and Vintage Cars by Peter Roberts.
Published by Paul Hamlyn, Westbrook House, Fulham Broadway, London.