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Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern automobile. The first car was the Benz patent motorwagen, built in 1885. (see the related link for a picture.) Commercially made cars appeared in the US about 1900,

The key to making a really successful car was the invention of the gasoline engine although steam cars and electric cars were sold and worked to a point.

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