Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed liquid pet
Gottlieb Daimler in the 1890s
Daimler's birthplace in Schorndorf, now a small museum
Daimler's summer house (Cannstatt)
Carl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into ser
Benz c. 1920
Replica of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 1
Engine of a replica of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 1
An official license to operate the Benz Patent-Motorwagen on the public roads was issued by Großherzoglich Badisches Bezirksamt on 1 August 1888.