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![The "Motorkutsche" (motor carriage) was the first automobile of Gottlieb Daimler. It was a conventional carriage without a drawbar, which Daimler subsequently equipped with an internal combustion engine Stock Photo - Alamy The "Motorkutsche" (motor carriage) was the first automobile of Gottlieb Daimler. It was a conventional carriage without a drawbar, which Daimler subsequently equipped with an internal combustion engine Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TA26A6/the-motorkutsche-motor-carriage-was-the-first-automobile-of-gottlieb-daimler-it-was-a-conventional-carriage-without-a-drawbar-which-daimler-subsequently-equipped-with-an-internal-combustion-engine-TA26A6.jpg)
The "Motorkutsche" (motor carriage) was the first automobile of Gottlieb Daimler. It was a conventional carriage without a drawbar, which Daimler subsequently equipped with an internal combustion engine Stock Photo - Alamy
Old Engraved Illustration Of The Daimler Motorized Carriage First Car Produced By German Engineers Gottlieb Daimler And Wilhelm Maybach High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images
![March 25, 1901 -The Mercedes was introduced by Gottlieb Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France. March 25, 1901 -The Mercedes was introduced by Gottlieb Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France.](https://images.cdn.circlesix.co/image/1/640/0/uploads/posts/2017/03/fe1d7990e4613ebba238f4274243107a.jpg)
March 25, 1901 -The Mercedes was introduced by Gottlieb Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France.
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Amazon.com: Gottlieb Daimler N(1834-1900) German Engineer And Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer Daimler And His Son Paul In One Of His Early Automobiles C1886 Line Engraving German Late 19Th Century Poster Print by: Posters
![1883 Daimler--one of the first. We should be thankful to Gottlieb Daimler for his fabulous cars. | Antique cars, Vintage cars, Benz 1883 Daimler--one of the first. We should be thankful to Gottlieb Daimler for his fabulous cars. | Antique cars, Vintage cars, Benz](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/25/75/ad/2575ad39401fd09948127108930f16dd.jpg)
1883 Daimler--one of the first. We should be thankful to Gottlieb Daimler for his fabulous cars. | Antique cars, Vintage cars, Benz
![Gottlieb Daimler with Son Adolf in his First Vehicle with an Internal Combustion Engine (1886) | German History Intersections Gottlieb Daimler with Son Adolf in his First Vehicle with an Internal Combustion Engine (1886) | German History Intersections](https://germanhistory-intersections.org/media/volume-2/image-63/61134_ca_object_representations_media_633_frontend.jpg)