Karl Benz was awarded the German patent in 1886 for the first vehicle to be propelled by a motor. While the original Patent-Motorwagen is retained by Mercedes-Benz, beginning in 1986, the British firm John Bentley & Sons Engineering Ltd. built a series of recreations, the most authentic replicas of their kind. This example joined the Stan Lucas Collection in August 2000 from prominent car collector Barry G. Hon of Dana Point, California. Representing an important milestone of automotive engineering, this fine example provides an opportunity to acquire a piece of early motoring history.