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Gottlieb Daimler went to work at Deutz AG Gasmotorenfabrik with his friend Wilhelm Maybach in 1872, where they invented the Spark Ignition engine for proprietor Nikolaus Otto. Daimler and Maybach left Deutz in 1882 with sizeable severance payment that funded their own experiments in Canstatt. In 1883 they had invented a single-cylinder four-stroke engine, and seeking capital to continue development they founded Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1890 with wealthy partners. First Maybach and then Daimler left DMG after disputes, but Daimler kept all his patents and he sold these to FR Simms in Britain who founded British Daimler. However, Simms persuaded DMG to take back both Daimler and Maybach for their technical expertise. Tensions continued and the company split in 1898 into MMB and DMG, but when Gottlieb Daimler died in 1900 the two companies reunited once more under DMG. From 1902 the name 'Mercedes' was used for Daimler cars designed by Wilhelm Maybach until 1909 when Paul Daimler took over design.

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Daimler Motor-Quadricycle 1889. Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1890 after they had left Nikolaus Otto's Deutz AG Gasmotorenfabrik.

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Mercedes-Benz 12/55 1928 - badge on grille. Combining the laurel leaves of Benz with the 3-pointed star of Mercedes (Daimler AG).Go to pages about Mercedes-Benz.

Daimer 1898 Motor Lastwagen

Daimer 1898 Motor Lastwagen. An early Truck, powered by 1,527cc twin cylinder 5.6PS engine. The earlist known Truck to survive

Daimler Motor-Quadricycle 1889 engine

Daimler Motor-Quadricycle 1889. The first Daimler purpose built motor vehicle, still with the Clock Engine by Wilhelm Maybach, now uprated to 565cc in a vee twin.

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Daimler Motor-Quadricycle 1889. The first Daimler purpose built motor vehicle. This was exhibited at the 1889 Paris World Exhibition and encouraged the start of a French motor industry

Daimler Motorkutsche 1886

Daimler Motorkutsche 1886. Using the Grandfather Clock single cylinder enlarged to 462cc and fitted into a 4-wheeled carriage the first motor vehicle was created and tested on the road from Cannstatt to Untertürkheim where it achieved 16 km/hr.

Daimler Reitwagen 1885

Daimler Reitwagen 1885. Made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. Proclaimed as the first motorcycle, although three steam powered two wheelers had preceded it. Both Daimler and Maybach had worked together at NA Otto & Cie (later to become 'Deutz') which made very large gas-powered engines. Daimler and Maybach left Deutz and in 1883, inventing in 1884 the 'Grandfather Clock' engine which was then fitted into the Reitwagen in 1885

Daimler Riemenwagen 1896

Daimler Riemenwagen 1896. Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach produced 150 Riemenwagen vehicles between 1895 and 1899. It was the first mass production Daimler, and came with a variety of bodies and vee-twin engines of different sizes. The vee-twin Daimler P-type engine is licensed by Peugeot, Panhard et Levassor, Austro-Daimler, British Daimler

Daimler Strassenwagen 1892

Daimler Strassenwagen 1892. Produced by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, it was the first DMG car without wire wheels. Powered by a twin cylinder 762cc engine and produced (12) from 1892 to 1895

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