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BACK | | Britain falls in love with the motorcar
Car craze comes from the continent |
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DESCRIPTION Benz Velo Car, Reg. No RX 997
MANUFACTURER Karl Benz & Co, Mannheim, Germany
INVENTOR/DESIGNER Carl Friedrich Benz, German
DATE 1900
MATERIAL Wood, iron, steel, copper alloy, rubber, paint, textile, lacquer
DIMENSIONS 1420x2410x1450
PROVENANCE Purchase from Benton & Stone Ltd in 1954
LOCATION Thinktank
CAT. NO 1954.S.00436 | |
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Benz Velo | © Thinktank Trust | Stored at the Museum Collections Centre - look out for public open days
In 1885, over 50 years before John Cobb’s first record-breaking run, Karl Benz built the first practical motorcar in Germany. By 1894 Benz & Company were making this model, the Velo. It was the first car to be made in large numbers.
France then took the lead in making motorcars and improving designs. A small number of motoring enthusiasts in Britain bought imported cars. Demand grew when strict laws limiting cars to walking pace on public roads were abolished in 1896. Britain was starting to fall in love with the motorcar... MORE |
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