In 1886, Carl Benz built a motorized tricycle. His first four wheels, Victoria, was built in 1893. The first production car was the 1894 Benz Velo which participated in the first recorded race, Paris-Rouen race. In 1895, Benz built his first truck.
In 1886, Gottlieb Daimler literally built a horseless carriage. In 1888 Daimler made a deal with William Steinway (of piano fame) to produce Daimler's products in the U.S.. From 1904 until a fire broke out in 1907, Steinway produced Mercedes passenger, Daimler of light trucks, and engines in Long Island.
Ironically, history says Daimler, generally considered the father of modern automobiles never liked to drive, if, indeed, he never learned to drive. On March 6, 1990, Daimler died, leaving control of his company to his chief engineer Wilhelm Maybach.
By November 22 of that year, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschat has produced a special car for Emil Jellinek. Jellinek named the car after his ten-year-old daughter Mercedes. Lighter and smaller, the new Mercedes had 35 hp and a top speed of 55 mph!
In 1903 Benz was the response Parsifil Mercedes. A two cylinder vertical engine produced a top speed of 37 mph in this car.
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