Not Your Ordinary Road Trip: Circa 1888

The first of its kind BENZ goes out for a drive. Early one August morning in 1888, a very determined lady set out on an adventure that would change the course of history. According to Mercedes, Bertha Benz, the wife of motor car inventor Carl Benz, embarked on the first ever long-distance journey in automotive history in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen Typ III (patent motor car type 3) accompanied by her two sons.