Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet.
And it turns out Bertha Benz knew exactly what I’m talking about.
Bertha Benz’s name likely sounds a little familiar.
A painting of the famous road trip with Bertha Benz and sons Richard and Eugen in 1888.Credit:Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
And really, it should.
Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz.
According to that very samecar company, Bertha, born in 1849, married Carl when she was 23.
Bertha Benz in 1870.Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
It was Bertha who encouraged her husband and kept “unshakeable optimism” for his inventions, they added.
“Bertha Benz resolutely took the driving seat of the Patent Motor Car herself.
But no, this pioneering road trip was, naturally, all thanks to a badass woman.
Bertha and Carl Benz on top of the 4-wheeler “Victoria” model in 1893.Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
That was my wife.
Bravely and resolutely she set the new sails of hope.
The Benz family in 1883, with daughters Thilde and Klara, as well as sons Eugen and Richard.Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
