European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. January 2, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 13 the sent Patent motorcar above along with the Daimler motor coach sat considered the world a first automobiles. At the beginning tilled horseless earring a by the pub Lic the can arc patented and appeared on German Road in 1886. 50 years later an impressive example of so Yean of aul Mollte Progress is this elegant 1936 Mercedes Tom Type s40k cont Lilc. Ii Wai powered by in a Cylinder super charged engine of 5.4-Lltor displacement thai developed Iso horsepower. 1886 to 1986 the automobile hits age 100 the first commercially viable Auto mobiles were built in Cannstatt a Section of Stuttgart and Mannheim and in can be said without pretentiousness that it was from these two place that they peacefully conquered the  this is the Centennial of the automobile and this statement from the Daimler Benz firm of Stuttgart puts the beginning in proper perspective. Ironically Gottlieb Daimler of Cannstatt and Karl Benz of Mannheim never knew each other. They worked independently of each other and overcame difficult obstacles to create the first automobiles. And after Bard struggles their cars became commercially successful. Daimler died at the turn of the Century but Karl Benz lived until 1929 to Sec much of the history being made. He died at the age of 85 at his Home in Ladenburg just North of Heidelberg Germany. In the Book front engines to at Las. Friedrich Schildberger writes the subject of Karl Benz inevitably leads to Gottlieb Daimler who never knew Benz but who was strongly bound to him in spirit by the Effort and struggle common to both. Whenever the conversation turned to Daimler Benz always displayed great re Spect and partisanship on Damitt r s be  in regard to their Basic approaches Benz concentrated right from the begin Ning on the combination of engine and Chassis and his work must be regarded As 1oojahkeautomobil Daimler Benz 1886-1986 Centennial poster la systematic beginning of automobile technology. Daimler on the other hand concentrated on the use of the High Speed engine As a Means to drive transport on land water and in the air. Daimler in fact used his engine in 1885 to Power a two wheeled vehicle successfully thus becoming Al though unwittingly the inventor of the motorcycle. Along with his first motor Couch in 1886, Daimler also developed a Motorboat that year and demonstrated in on the Neckar River. Two years later a Daimler engine also powered a balloon. In Short Daimler thought in Broad terms of engine Power linked to All types of transport while Cru s interest was Pri Marily in automobiles and sheir continued development. After great commercial Success and Success on the world s race tracks As Welt the Daimler Mercedes firm and the Benz firm merged in 1926 to become Daimler Benz Agall ears carrying the three pointed Star and inc name of Mer cedes. While the Story of the Mercedes name for Daimler s cars is Well known it s Worth repeating during this 100th anniversary year. In 1897, Emil Jellinek the Austro Hun Garian general counsel who also happened to be an automobile fan made n business Ca with Daimler to Supply him cars. Jul link not Only planned 10 sell Daimler s cars but he also planned to enter them in races which he did. And the cars per formed Well. When Daimler died in 1900, Daimler s Friend Wilhelm Maybach carried on at the firm and in was then that Jellinck placed a big order tar Daimler cars with a Low Center of Gravity longer wheel base and More Power Jellinek wanted this new design As his Daimler had been los ing out recently to the French pan hards and la Vassers. He wanted 36 of these specially built Daimler for International sales As Well As for racing and they would be called Mercedes the name of Jellinck s 11-year-old daughter. The agreement was made and Jellinck s new Mercedes Daimler cars were highly successful during the 1901 racing season. The name Mercedes caught on and in 1902, it was registered As n trademark. Racing ii so plume Zingen automobile. The Early Days of the automobile involved Many other great names besides those of Daimler and Benz of course but these two men were the ones who raised the curia in on anew nge. So we feel it Only proper to open the beginning of the car s 100th anniversary with this Brief Salute to Daimler and to Benz. Randy Garnett t Berra Benz clobbered the critics and made history throughout the Centennial of the Auto Mobile much will be written about Karl Denz Gottlieb Daimler Wilhelm May Bach the Renault Brothers Henry Ford and All of the other men who played key roles in automotive history. And there was a woman As Well Al though she is rarely Given much prominence in Auto Mobile encyclopedias. During the be ginning Days of the automobile an atmosphere of Hostil Ity surrounded both the machines and their inventors. Beni s first car for instance was subjected to endless Berta Hertz ridicule and at tacks in the press the Mannheim to a lung describing his horseless Carriage As useless ridiculous and indecent. In was after this article that Berta Benz the High spirited wife of a i Benz decided that enough was enough. Aside from the ridicule the articles were killing much needed car sales possibilities and it was time for a counterattack. She took action in the summer of 18 88, just two year s after the appear Ance of her husband s Benz Patent to  to show that her husband s car could prove beneficial to the world and do better than any horse she decided on a trip from their Home in Mannheim to visit her rela Tives in Pforzheim wac 90 Miles South East. Wisely she took her two Young sons along. They left at 5 in the morning while Benz who knew nothing of heir plans was fast asleep. It would be a dangerous adventure. In those Days roads were for horses Only and no facilities of any kind existed. The journey is described As follows in a passage from lie Book from engines to autos published by Daimler Benz a Eugen was it the steering lever next to him sat his Mother and Richard Sal opposite her an an emergency scat sometimes relieving his brother at the controls. They drover Frosti Mannheim to Weinheim. Dips und rises in the Road which today s Driver lakes no notice of whatsoever were genuine and dangerous menaces to them. In wic Sloch icy made their first Stop filled the Radiator with water and bought gasoline from the apothecary. They went on to Bralten Ana to get up the Hill to Bausch Lall Eugun and his Mother had to go out and push for All they were Worth. A Cobbler in Bausch Lott put a new piece of leather on the Block Brake and they took on More water in Wulferdingen this party of Pioneer Long distance Drivers asked an inn keeper How they could gel around the Mountain blocking their Way. And they were directed to Broe Zingen where they reassured themselves that after All of these exertions they would have no Trou ble reaching Pforzheim which was not far away. Despite the darkness they had no headlights they drove on and arrived safely in Pforzheim. Too tired and Dusty logo calling on their relatives that night they Pui up in an inn. After visiting in Pforzheim for a few Days and also notifying father Benz of their achievement by Telegram they started Back to Mann Heim. The Telegram Hud also contained a request for spare parts for the Retina  in his memoirs Benz wrote that once his fears had subsided i was not Cross with his family but was. In fact quite proud of them All. In the British publication history of it motor car mrs. Benz s epic drive is summed up in this manner it was Frau Benz who had insisted on taking her Hus band s machine and she refused to Stop until she had reached her parents Home Pforzheim and then made the return journey without serious mishap. The Auto critics had been dealt with and Benz too had won his Battle by