The Car is Born - A documentary about Carl and Bertha Benz

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Uploaded by on Jul 6, 2011

The automobile was invented 125 years ago by Carl Benz. He himself had doubts about the durability of his machine so never drove far from home. So, his wife Bertha took matters into her own hands. Early one morning in 1888, against all common sense and fully without her husband's permission, Bertha gathered up her two sons and made off with the automobile. Despite breakdowns and other misadventures, she secured renown for her husband's automobile as well as a place in the history books for herself: The first-ever long-distance road trip was made by a woman!

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  • Awesome story & very insperational. Needs more views!

  • Great little story ! Love it!

  • Behind every great man there's a great woman

  • I found this video to be well-written, entertaining and a fascinating story. Carl and Bertha followed through with their creative ideas to make their dreams a reality. It's quite inspiring.

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