Mercedes-Benz History: The Route to the Riding Car
12 October 2012
Gottlieb Daimler and his ingenious colleague Wilhelm Maybach moved to Cannstatt near Stuttgart in 1882. Differences between the fifty-year-old Nikolaus August Otto and Daimler, two years his junior, had led to the latter's departure from the Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz on the... Read More »
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The True Story Behind the Mercedes-Benz Three-Pointed Star
22 June 2012
If you're a regular reader of eMercedesBenz, you're no doubt familiar with the origins of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the three-pointed star. But for those of you who are just joining us or those of you who may have... Read More »
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Maybach Landaulet History and Technical Specs
21 February 2011
Mercedes-Benz landaulets in the post-war period saw a functional transformation of the landaulet, from a versatile body design for city and country motoring to a vehicle used almost solely as a parade car. This led to the landaulet design becoming an... Read More »
Maybach Landaulet In-Depth Look
21 February 2011
The combination of tradition and modernity embodied in the Maybach Landaulet study, makes this a truly unique vehicle of its time. The highly unusual body shape already defines the car as something quite out of the ordinary. But the unique... Read More »
Mercedes-Benz Displays Fortitude Amidst Adversity
17 February 2011
New technology always has its critics, and not surprisingly, the automobile was no different. What did Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor, think of the new technology of his day? "I believe in the horse - the automobile is... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz 125th Birthday: Benz Patent-Motorwagen To the Reinvention of the Motor Car
14 December 2010
It was on 29 January 1886 that Carl Benz filed an application in Berlin for a patent on his three-wheeled motor car. Ever since, that day has been considered the official birthday of the motor car, which, in 2011, celebrates... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz History: the Mercedes 35 HP Super Sports Car
14 May 2010
The first modern car was designed by Wilhelm Maybach, chief designer of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, in 1900. The state-of-the-art 1000-kilogram car with a characteristic low centre of gravity was made for Emil Jellinek, as the first vehicle to bear the “Mercedes” name.... Read More »
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