Editing Carl Benz (section)

===Blitzen Benz===
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[[Image:Blitzen Benz racing car.jpg|thumb|1909 ''Blitzen Benz''  – built by Benz & Cie., which held the [[land speed record]]]]
In 1909, the ''Blitzen Benz'' was built in Mannheim by Benz & Cie. The bird-beaked vehicle had a 21.5-liter (1312ci), {{convert|150|kW|hp|abbr=on}} engine, and on 9 November 1909 in the hands of [[Victor Hémery]] of France,<ref>Northey, Tom, "Land Speed Record", in ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis Publishing, 1974), Volume 10, p. 1163.</ref> the [[land speed record|land speed racer]] at [[Brooklands]], set a record of {{cvt|226.91|km/h}}, said to be "faster than any plane, train, or automobile" at the time, a record that was not exceeded for ten years by any other vehicle. It was transported to several countries, including the United States, to establish multiple records of this achievement.