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On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his three-wheeled, gasoline-powered car, making it the first of its kind. In the 1888 photo above, Benz sits in a later iteration

Happy Birthday Mercedes Benz!

An ode to the storied German car company as it celebrates 125 years

by Nicholas Hegel McClelland

Formula One's First World Championship

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