#OnThisDay, 5 Aug 1888, Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim: the first journey of 100+km in a car by *anyone*.
She'd got tired of her husband tinkering with his prototype so took it on the road with her sons. And without him.
Along the way, she made running repairs to the engine and realised there would need to be refueling stations.
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The Mk3 Benz Patent-Motorwagen - the first practical motor car. It's like a pram with an engine on it.
studio photo of Bertha Benz. She is a white woman with dark hair.