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For the first time Karl Benz publicly drove the car on July 3, 1886, in Mannheim at a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). [ 10 ] Benz later made more models of the Motorwagen: model number 2 had 1.1 kW (1.5 hp) engine, and model number 3 had 1.5 kW (2 hp) engine, allowing the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol. XIII. pp. 8163– 8178 Includes photos of many c. 1906 special purpose automobiles. "New England in Motor History; 1890 to 1916". The Automobile Journal. 41: 9. 25 February 1916. Norman, Henry (April 1902). "The Coming of the Automobile". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol.
In 1903, the Central Kansas Fair was recognized by an act of the state legislature to give the fair association the license to legitimately call their event "The Kansas State Fair". [2] 1904 Kansas State Fair Advertisement. In 1912, 112 acres (45 ha) of land north of 17th Avenue and east of Main Street were purchased for expansion.
Kansas Railfest 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Transportation Museum, 700 E. Douglas Train enthusiasts will be able to enjoy train rides, music, displays, vendors, a scavenger hunt and more.
More than 100 racing enthusiasts showed to hear proposals on how to keep the historic Kansas State Fairgrounds dirt race track. Here's what to know.
He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first publicly drove the Benz Patent-Motorwagen. [2] His company Benz & Cie., based in Mannheim, was the world's first automobile plant and largest of its day. [3] In 1926, it merged with Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, which produces the Mercedes-Benz among ...
Elwood Haynes (October 14, 1857 – April 13, 1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur and industrialist.He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensitic stainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States.
An early rendition of the 2023 Kansas State Fair butter sculpture is seen through large panels of glass. The thick glass panels keep the room cool enough for the butter to keep its shape.