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May 13, 2024 · Bertha Benz (born May 3, 1849, Pforzheim, Germany—died May 5, 1944, Ladenburg) was a German automotive pioneer who was instrumental in the development of the first engine-powered carriage, or automobile. She is best known for embarking on the world’s first long-distance drive in the Patent-Motorwagen, a car built by her husband, Karl Benz.
Sep 20, 2023 · Hitler’s Germany emerged as the world’s leader of motorsports. Mercedes was the Fürher’s favorite brand of car. He was often seen in a Mercedes-Benz 770, a large luxury car used by many high-level Axis officials. With the outbreak of WWII in 1939, the Daimler-Benz company found itself in a crisis.
The very first Mercedes-Benz vehicles were introduced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz with Gottlieb Daimler’s company. Before 1930, Daimler-Benz introduced the K-Type model with a top speed of 145 km/h and the Stuttgart, which was a medium-sized, 6-cylinder supercharged model producing 38 hp. Since that time, Mercedes has
Apr 3, 2012 · The Daimler-Benz company was formed in 1926, and the Mercedes-Benz model naming conventions that exist today were first introduced. Karl Benz died in April 1929, and Bertha followed in 1944. Their respective contributions to the history of the automobile mirror the vital relationship between innovation and marketing that continues to drive the ...
125 years of Mercedes-Benz Buses: From the Benz regular-service bus of 1895 to the fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro. For 125 years Mercedes-Benz has been a major influence and driving force in the development of buses and bus technologies. From the very beginning, when Carl Benz invented the bus in 1895, to the introduction this year of the ...
Dec 11, 2012 · Find History on Facebook (Opens in a new window) ... Karl Friedrich Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. The two men, who had never met previously, filed their patents on the same day—January 29, 1886 ...
Carl Benz gelang im Jahr 1893 mit der von ihm erfundenen Achsschenkellenkung ein weiterer entscheidender technischer Durchbruch, der das Problem der Lenkung von vierrädrigen Fahrzeugen löste. Der Benz Patent-Motorwagen Victoria ist das erste Fahrzeug mit der so genannten Achsschenkellenkung, die Carl Benz 1893 zum Patent anmeldete.
