Happy BIrthday Gottlieb!
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Happy BIrthday Gottlieb!
Scientific curiosity and the roughness were the driving forces in Gottlieb Daimler's career. Born the son of a master baker on 17th March 1834 in Schorndorf, he served an apprenticeship to a gunsmith, then expanded his horizons firstly in the locomotive industry, then at the Stuttgart Polytechnic. He subsequently worked for various engineering firms in France and England. In 1865, Daimler was entrusted, as Technical Manager, with reorganising the engineering works of the Reutlingen Brotherhood. Here he became acquainted with the outstandingly talented young draughtsman and engineer, Wilhelm Maybach.This fateful meeting marked a turning point in the lives of both men. When Daimler joined the Maschinenbaugesellschaft Karlsruhe in 1869 as "Chairman of all Workshops", he arranged the very same year for Maybach to be taken on. Henceforth, Daimler and Maybach formed an inseparable team.
In 1872, Gottlieb Daimler became Technical Director of the Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz AG, founded shortly before by Nikolaus Otto and Eugen Langen. Maybach moved with him and became head of the design office. During this period, Otto developed his four-stroke engine and it was clear to Daimler that this smaller and lighter engine would prove superior to the large and unwieldy gas engines of the times
In 1872, Gottlieb Daimler became Technical Director of the Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz AG, founded shortly before by Nikolaus Otto and Eugen Langen. Maybach moved with him and became head of the design office. During this period, Otto developed his four-stroke engine and it was clear to Daimler that this smaller and lighter engine would prove superior to the large and unwieldy gas engines of the times
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All the best to Gottlieb!
...and more historical facts relating to the vehicle we came to love:
Accepted as the inventor of the motor car Karl Benz first unveiled his Benz 3-wheeler in 1885 at Mannheim. (Germany) The vehicle was powered by a water cooled gas engine that was driven by the vapour of ligroin, or benzine. The rear wheels received the power by a pulley and belt that were attached to a transmission shaft whilst the water cooling was by water evaporation in a jacket round the cylinder.
Despite inventors like Gottlieb Daimler who worked on 4-wheeler
designs, Benz stuck to a 3-wheeled design for many years
producing many vehicles but in the days
before tarmac roads, many common place roads consisted of two rutted
tracks left by horse drawn coaches. Whilst the 4-wheeler would often run in
these ruts the front wheel of a 3-wheeler was running on uneven ground
creating a bumpy ride and placing great stress on the structure of the vehicle
itself. Benz had initially designed his vehicle as a 3-wheeler to overcome
problems with steering.
In 1888 Benz started to advertise his 3-wheeler but the public refused to buy it.
It was after his family (his wife and two sons) stole the car one night and drove
it from Mannheim to Pforzheim (Approximately 65 miles) that the public
became fascinated by it and the Benz started to sell.
From 1893 Karl Benz then changed his vehicle to a 4-wheeled design (The Benz Viktoria).
Benz then
later merged with Daimler to become Daimler-Benz. or Mercedes-Benz as
most people know of it today, The name "Mercedes" came from one of
Daimler's business partners, Emil Jellinek. Emil Jellinek was an Austrian
businessman, who had a young daughter, named "Mercedes". He was also an
avid car-racer and was known among his circles as "Monsieur Mercedes". In
the early 1900s, Jellinek was fascinated by the latest model cars provided by
Daimler-Motoren AG, and bought a bunch of them, giving the crucial capital
and exposure to different markets. He had two conditions for buying these cars
from Daimler: First that he would become sole-agent in the Austrian-Hungary
monarchy, France, and US, and secondly, the car would be named after his
daughter, Mercedes.
...and more historical facts relating to the vehicle we came to love:
Accepted as the inventor of the motor car Karl Benz first unveiled his Benz 3-wheeler in 1885 at Mannheim. (Germany) The vehicle was powered by a water cooled gas engine that was driven by the vapour of ligroin, or benzine. The rear wheels received the power by a pulley and belt that were attached to a transmission shaft whilst the water cooling was by water evaporation in a jacket round the cylinder.
Despite inventors like Gottlieb Daimler who worked on 4-wheeler
designs, Benz stuck to a 3-wheeled design for many years
producing many vehicles but in the days
before tarmac roads, many common place roads consisted of two rutted
tracks left by horse drawn coaches. Whilst the 4-wheeler would often run in
these ruts the front wheel of a 3-wheeler was running on uneven ground
creating a bumpy ride and placing great stress on the structure of the vehicle
itself. Benz had initially designed his vehicle as a 3-wheeler to overcome
problems with steering.
In 1888 Benz started to advertise his 3-wheeler but the public refused to buy it.
It was after his family (his wife and two sons) stole the car one night and drove
it from Mannheim to Pforzheim (Approximately 65 miles) that the public
became fascinated by it and the Benz started to sell.
From 1893 Karl Benz then changed his vehicle to a 4-wheeled design (The Benz Viktoria).
Benz then
later merged with Daimler to become Daimler-Benz. or Mercedes-Benz as
most people know of it today, The name "Mercedes" came from one of
Daimler's business partners, Emil Jellinek. Emil Jellinek was an Austrian
businessman, who had a young daughter, named "Mercedes". He was also an
avid car-racer and was known among his circles as "Monsieur Mercedes". In
the early 1900s, Jellinek was fascinated by the latest model cars provided by
Daimler-Motoren AG, and bought a bunch of them, giving the crucial capital
and exposure to different markets. He had two conditions for buying these cars
from Daimler: First that he would become sole-agent in the Austrian-Hungary
monarchy, France, and US, and secondly, the car would be named after his
daughter, Mercedes.
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Today's Mercedes History Lesson
Emil Jellinek, alias "Monsieur Mercedes", won the Tour de Nice on 21st March 1899, when his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek was just nine years old. As was the fashion, he entered the race under an alias, using his daughter's name. As an avid Daimler supporter, he was one of the major buyers of the cars and in 1900, he required that he be their excluive agent in Austria-Hungary, France and America and that the vehicles must be named after his daughter, Mercedes
