29 January 1886 Posted on January 28, 2014 by Staff Karl Benz patents the first gaso driven automobile. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it." Groucho Marx — Click here for more from Groucho Marx Related posts: 10 September 1961 10 September 1961 8 May 1886 21 February 1848 22 March 1978