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[[Karl Benz]] followed his successful three-wheeled [[Benz Patent Motorwagen|Patent Motorwagen]]—which was patented as the first commercially available automobile on January 29, 1886 and put into production from 1886 through 1893—with the four-wheeled '''Benz Velo''' model of 1894.  The Benz Velo and the [[Duryea Motor Wagon]], patented in 1895, are credited as the first standardized cars—134 identical Benz Velos were built in 1895.
[[Karl Benz]] followed his successful three-wheeled [[Benz Patent Motorwagen|Patent Motorwagen]]—which was patented as the first commercially available automobile on January 29, 1886 and put into production from 1886 through 1893—with the four-wheeled '''Benz Velo''' model of 1894.  The Benz Velo and the [[Duryea Motor Wagon]], patented in 1895, are credited as the first standardized cars—134 identical Benz Velos were built in 1895.

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Benz Velo
Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie.
aka
Production 1894–1895
Class
Body Style
Length
Width
Height
Wheelbase
Weight
Transmission
Engine
Power
Similar
Designer Karl Benz

Karl Benz followed his successful three-wheeled Patent Motorwagen—which was patented as the first commercially available automobile on January 29, 1886 and put into production from 1886 through 1893—with the four-wheeled Benz Velo model of 1894. The Benz Velo and the Duryea Motor Wagon, patented in 1895, are credited as the first standardized cars—134 identical Benz Velos were built in 1895.

The Velo also inspired numerous copies, including Marshall (later Belsize) in Manchester,<ref>Georgano, G.N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. (London: Grange-Universal, 1990), p.24 caption.</ref> Star (Wolverhampton),<ref name="Georgano, p.24">Georgano, p.24 caption.</ref> and Arnold (Paddock Wood, of which only twelve were built).<ref name="Georgano, p.24"/>

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