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The Marcus myth: dating the first petrol-powered vehicle

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Siegfried Marcus (Wikipedia)
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However, some sources call this the "Marcus myth", stating that early chroniclers confused an automobile he had built in 1888/89 (also called the "Second Marcus Car") with the construction (handcart) he had built in 1870, giving rise to unsubstantiated years of construction such as 1864 and 1875.
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