Hello, I'm an automotive enthusiast with a passion for the history of the automobile. When it comes to the oldest car in the world, we're talking about the pioneers of the industry and the vehicles that first made self-propelled transportation a reality.

The 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, built by Karl Benz, is often recognized as the first true automobile. It was a three-wheeled vehicle and was awarded the patent for the "production of a gas-motor vehicle" on January 29, 1886. This vehicle is considered by many to be the birth of modern automobiles.

However, there are other contenders for the title of the oldest car. Some argue that Étienne Lenoir's Hippomobile, a three-wheeled vehicle powered by a gas engine, which he drove in 1863, could be considered one of the earliest automobiles. Additionally, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's 1769 steam-powered "Fardier à vapeur," though not a car in the modern sense, was an early self-propelled vehicle.

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La Marquise is the world's oldest running automobile, as of 2011. It is an 1884 model made by Frenchmen De Dion, Bouton and Tr��pardoux. The car was a quadricycle prototype named for de Dion's mother.read more >>