Benz Viktoria

Vehicle produced by Benz and Cie. from 1893 to 1900

Motor vehicle

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Viktoria is a car that was produced by Benz and Cie. from 1893 to 1900.^[1] It was the first four-wheeled vehicle produced by Benz and Cie.

The first car brought to, and used in, Västerbotten, Sweden was a Benz Viktoria. In 1900, Jon Haraldsson Hedin, a pharmacist from Lycksele, purchased a Viktoria in Stockholm for 5,000 kr, approximately the value of 300,000 kr in 2020.^[2][3]

Benz Victoria in National Technical Museum in Prague

Karl and Bertha Benz, their daughter Clara and Fritz Held on a Benz Victoria during a trip near Schriesheim in 1894

Karl Benz, his family and Baron Theodor von Liebieg [cs] in 1894, on a trip from Mannheim to Gernsheim driving a Benz Victoria and a Vis-à-Vis Benz Patent Motor Car

Models

See also

• List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles
• Benz Velo

References

1. "Benz Victoria and Vis-à-Vis, 1893 - 1900". marsClassic. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
2. "Västerbottens museum Länets första bil - Västerbottens museum". Västerbottens museum (in Swedish). 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
3. "Västerbottens första bil – lyxåket som blev en flopp". www.umea.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
4. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (3 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
5. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (4 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
6. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (5 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
7. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (6 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.