Download or read book Karl Benz and the Single Cylinder Engine written by John Bankston and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many men had tried to invent a "horseless carriage." Karl Benz was only one of them. In 1885, he succeeded in building the first three-wheeled automobile. He didn't plan on starting his own automobile revolution. In fact, not many people bought his first car. But a century later the company he built is still in existence. And his contribution to self-powered vehicles has changed millions of lives. Book jacket.