Chapter I

The Story

Mannheim, Germany, 1886. Karl Benz filed patent No. 37435 for a three-wheeled carriage driven not by a horse, but by a small internal-combustion engine. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was the first true automobile — the machine every car since descends from. This design celebrates that origin in the spirit of a vintage archive plate.

The chest wears a hexagonal patent badge; the back carries the full graphic — the Motorwagen in detailed illustration with its patent and provenance, printed like a page from an archive.

• The First Automobile
• Patent No. 37435
• Mannheim · 1886
• No Horse Required

Chapter II

Front & Back

Front — A hexagonal patent badge on the left chest — “Patent No. 37435 · The Motorwagen · Mannheim 1886” in navy and orange.

Back — A large print across the back: the patent badge above a detailed illustration of the Motorwagen, with “The First Automobile · Mannheim 1886 · Patent No. 37435 · No Horse Required · Archive Edition”.

Chapter III

Fabric & Fit

7.8 oz (260 gsm) fleece in ring-spun combed cotton — heavyweight, brushed soft on the inside, and built to last.

Cut in a comfort fit with a ribbed crewneck, cuffs, and hem. Crewneck sweatshirt in heather grey.

Appendix A

Size Chart (inches, flat measurement)

Comfort fit with room to layer. Measurements may vary by ±0.5 in. — please confirm against your own pattern.

Appendix B

Care

• Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors
• Do not bleach · do not iron directly on the print or embroidery
• Tumble dry low or hang dry
• Washing inside out keeps the golden print and stitching crisp