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- Path: sparky!uunet!tcsi.com!sparcplug!markk
- From: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
- Subject: Re: MERCEDES MOTORCYCLE????
- In-Reply-To: paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.011553.4713@tcsi.com>
- Originator: markk@sparcplug
- Sender: markk@tcs.com
- Reply-To: markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer)
- Organization: Teknekron Communications Inc.
- References: <92317.55979.L629159@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM> <69602@cup.portal.com> <1992Nov18.173321.18408@ttinews.tti.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:15:53 GMT
- Lines: 17
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- In article <1992Nov18.173321.18408@ttinews.tti.com>, paulb@harley (Paul Blumstein) writes:
- >Not quite. Daimler invented the motorcycle in 1885. (The car was
- >invented by him in 1886). Dr. Rudolf Diesel didn't get around
- >to inventing the diesel engine until 1894.
- >
- >BTW, Daimler started Daimler Automotive. Benz bought in years later
- >making it Daimler-Benz. Daimler died in 1900. Somewhere around
- >1920, Daimler-Benz came out with a new car and decided to name it
- >"Mercedes" after the daughter of Benz (or his son?).
-
- Not quite. Mercedes was not Karl (Carl?) Benz's daughter, she was the
- daughter of one of the the companys financiers. Money talks.
-
- --
- )V(ark)< markk@tcs.com DoD #400
- 1988 FZR400 1985 ZX900 Ninja 1977 RD400D
- "I'd rather shoot back."
-