He was two things that pushed him to invent the car:
Henry Ford never did invent the automobile. He invented the assembly line which made the automobile more affordable but he did not invent the auto. The first true gasoline powered internal combustion engine automobile was invented by Karl Benz in 1885.
Karl Benz, 1888
Karl Benz 1885 in Germany. It was called the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
The first car was made 1885 by Karl Benz - in Germany
The first car was made 1885 by Karl Benz - in Germany
The first practical automobile was built in Mannheim, Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz.
Karl Benz did not invent the internal combustion engine. Nikolaus Otto did. Benz made one of the first cars.
The first practical automobile was built by Karl Benz in 1885. The car was called Benz Patent Motorwagen.
The first practical automobile was made by Karl Benz in Germany in 1885.
Karl's wife Bertha made suggestions for improvements to his first car.
Generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile, Benz made his first model in 1885.
The first practical automobile was the Benz Patent-Motorwagen which was made in Germany 1886 by Karl Benz.The oldest known self propelled vehicle is the 1769 Cugnot Steam Tractor.